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LFI parliamentary supporter Kim Leadbeater writes to PM on coexistence fund

Posted 17 January, 2023 in Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI parliamentary supporter Kim Leadbeater has today written to prime minister Rishi Sunak to push him to pledge UK participation in the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace, a longstanding LFI campaign goal. The letter referenced Sunak's comments to Conservative Friends of Israel in December 2022, in which he committed to "explore with our U.S. allies joining…

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Labour backs IRGC proscription for “maximum pressure” on Iran

Posted 12 January, 2023 in Iran, Labour Party, Middle East, News
At a backbench business debate on the treatment of protestors in Iran yesterday, Labour's shadow minister for the Middle East, Bambos Charalambous MP, called for a "coordinated international approach" to deal with the Iranian regime that would require "maximum pressure" to succeed. In his comments, Charalambous said that a "coordinated international approach to sanctions" was needed…

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Labour MPs raise threat from Iran

Posted 12 January, 2023 in Antisemitism, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Peace process
A number of LFI MPs and their colleagues have today used a backbench business debate in the House of Commons on the treatment of protestors in Iran to push the government to adopt a more comprehensive strategy towards Iran. In the debate, LFI vice-chair John Spellar MP twice repeated LFI's longstanding policy ask of proscribing the…

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In Brief: UK reportedly preparing to proscribe Revolutionary Guards

Posted 12 January, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. The UK government is reportedly preparing to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, following a longstanding campaign by LFI and many Jewish community groups. The IRGC is a hugely influential apparatus of the Iranian state, spearheading operations against opponents of the regime at home and abroad, especially in entrenching Iran’s influence…

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In Brief: Oman formally bans ties with Israel amid Iran intimidation

Posted 12 January, 2023 in Abraham Accords, Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said > US State Department, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The parliament of Oman, which has widely been speculated to be a prime candidate for future diplomatic normalisation with Israel, voted last week to criminalise relations or interactions with “the Zionist entity”. The legislation would “severe any economic, sports or…

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In Brief: First rocket of year launched at Israel from Gaza Strip

Posted 12 January, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Gaza Strip > NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons A rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel on 3 January, according to Israeli military reports. The IDF said the projective landed inside Gaza itself, causing no injuries or damage. Incoming rocket sirens did not sound in nearby Israeli communities, as defence systems had projected it…

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Analysis: Tens of thousands rally to oppose Israel’s new government

Posted 12 January, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Israel's 37th government > Ronan 143, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia commons Tens of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets in recent weeks to show their opposition to the formation of Israel’s most right-wing government. What happened The new coalition government, led by former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is made up of six parties: right-wing Likud,…

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LFI partners with JLM at one day conference

Posted 8 January, 2023 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel was delighted today to partner with the Jewish Labour Movement to organise a series of sessions on Israel and the Middle East as part of their one-day conference. First up was a fascinating discussion between Dame Louise Ellman and Labour's shadow Middle East minister Bambos Charalambous, in which he committed Labour to…

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In Brief: Iran executes second protestor with more to come

Posted 15 December, 2022 in Analysis, Iran, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. Iran announced that it has publicly hanged a 23-year-old as the second execution linked to the recent anti-government protests. On Monday, 23-year-old Majidreza Rahnavard was hanged in the city of Mashhad after a court convicted him of "enmity against God" after being accused of killing two members of the…

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In Brief: Peace with Saudis on the horizon, claims Israeli lawmaker

Posted 15 December, 2022 in Abraham Accords, Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Crown prince Mohamad bin Salman > US State Department, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Last week, Likud Knesset member Danny Danon told an international Abraham Accords forum that he expects to “see an agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia in the coming year.” Diplomats, business leaders and high ranking academics gathered in Rome at the Abraham Accords Global…

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