Prime Minister Keir Starmer
At today's statement on the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, Prime Minister Keir Starmer set out the government's position that the disarmament of Hamas is "non-negotiable".
He said: "Disarmament must be non-negotiable, and that is why it is written into the 20-point plan, and it is why we are now…
Danny Beales MP and Jonathan Davies MP
At today's statement from the Prime Minister on the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Labour MPs pushed the government for greater support for peacebuilding between Israelis and Palestinians to ensure future peace.
Uxbridge and South Ruislip MP Danny Beales asked: "I welcome the Prime Minister’s statement, which we all…
At today's statement on the terror attack against a synogogue in Manchester, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set out the government's condemnation of the attack and its response.
She said: "Let me start by calling this attack what it was: an evil act of antisemitic terrorism that targeted innocent worshippers on Yom Kippur, the holiest day…
Graham Stringer MP, Mark Sewards MP and Luke Myer MP
At today's statement from the Home Secretary following the terrorist attack against a synagogue in Manchester, a number of Labour MPs pushed for greater action to tackle antisemitic anti-Zionism.
Local MP Graham Stringer ended his remarks by saying: "Partly because of what has happened in Gaza,…
Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman
Former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman has written the below article for the Daily Telegraph. Click here to read the original.
A major terror attack on a Jewish institution – such as that which tragically occurred at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation last Thursday – was both predictable and predicted.
For two…
Sowing regional seeds of hope
Eli Bar-On, Dr Najah Al Otaibi and Ghanem Nuseiben
In May, at the historic Château d’Ermenonville outside Paris, something remarkable happened. Dozens of leaders from across the Middle East and North Africa – Israelis, Palestinians, Moroccans, Egyptians, Bahrainis, Jordanians and many others – gathered not to debate borders or assign…
For two years, the peoples of Israel and Gaza have endured unimaginable suffering, loss and pain sparked by the barbaric Hamas attacks of 7 October.
LFI strongly supports the ceasefire deal agreed overnight which will see the release of the Israeli hostages and a surge in aid to Gaza.
Our thoughts this morning are especially…
The below is a standalone essay from Ayala Metzger, daughter-in-law of Yoram Metzger, who was taken hostage by Hamas on 7 October 2023.
My name is Ayala Metzger.
On 7 October 2023, my 80-year-old father-in-law and mother-in-law were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz to Khan Yunis. They were abducted violently and separately and…
Justice for atrocities must matter
by Yael Vias Gvirsman
As Robert Jackson, the chief US prosecutor, reminded the world at Nuremberg: “Civilisation cannot tolerate [these acts] being ignored, because it cannot survive their being repeated.”
The trials at Nuremberg and, later, the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem, stand as defining moments in modern legal and moral…
A voice for the region’s concerned mothers
by Naama Barak Wolfman
Since 7 October 2023, our lives have been marked by fear, grief and pain. Recent days have seen anger and frustration added to this unfortunate list. But, at Women Wage Peace, we refuse to let despair shape the future. We do not represent governments;…
