Today, Labour leader Keir Starmer and shadow foreign secretary David Lammy met in Parliament with a delegation of family members of some of the Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza by the Hamas terror group since the 7 October attacks. The delegation, largely made up of young people, is Read more…
Ahead of a speech from Michael Gove on the subject, Labour’s deputy leader and shadow communities secretary Angela Rayner MP today set out Labour’s view that: “There is no place in Britain for antisemitic hate and those who push this poison should face the full force of the law. We Read more…
At today’s Westminster Hall Debate on the prevention of sexual violence in conflict, three LFI parliamentarians spoke about the sexual assaults carried out by Hamas against Israeli women and girls on 7 October and the international community’s reluctance to recognise them as such. Having applied for the debate to take Read more…
At today’s Westminster Hall Debate on countering Iran’s hostile activities, two LFI parliamentarians set out the case for the government to take a stronger stand against the Iranian regime, and particularly its ideological terror army, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). LFI parliamentary supporter Margaret Hodge MP, who co-sponsored the Read more…
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for JewishNews. Click here to read the original. Amid the horror in Israel and Gaza over the past seven months, there have been few causes for hope and optimism. While President Biden’s credible and constructive plan for the future is much needed, Read more…
READ AND DOWNLOAD THE REPORT HERE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since 7 October, Israelis and Palestinians have seen catastrophic violence and injustice, eclipsing the already bleak precedents of recent decades. There is now an urgent need to launch a diplomatic process towards ending this conflict. If a renewed diplomatic process is to Read more…
At today’s Urgent Question on the situation in Gaza, two LFI parliamentarians pushed the government on the topics of the 133 remaining hostages still in Gaza and planning for the ‘day after’ governance of the Strip. LFI parliamentary supporter Margaret Hodge MP asked: “I think we all want an immediate Read more…
The butchery against Israeli civilians unleashed by Hamas on 7 October left the Jewish state with no good choices. After years of terror attacks and periodic barrages of rockets and mortars, Hamas’ massacre in southern Israel proved definitively that the Israeli people would never have safety and security so long Read more…
At today’s Foreign Office questions session, Labour’s shadow foreign secretary David Lammy MP reminded colleagues that Hamas has repeatedly rejected offers of a ceasefire deal, brokered by the US, Qatar and Egypt, in recent months. He said: “More than 30,000 Palestinians are dead, more than 100 Israeli hostages are still Read more…
At today’s Business Questions, Parliamentary Labour Party chair John Cryer MP asked the Leader of the House of Commons for a statement from the government regarding its strategy towards the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). He said: “It is widely acknowledged, in this Chamber and elsewhere, that Iran is run Read more…
Unprecedented Iranian attacks on Israel In recent decades, Iran has embarked on an aggressive policy of expanding its influence across the Middle East, with a key aim of encircling Israel. This has involved the funding of proxies, armed militias and terrorist groups across the region, Iran’s “axis of resistance”. Iran Read more…
134 parliamentarians, including 14 Labour MPs and peers, have today signed a cross-party letter to the Prime Minister calling for the proscription of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Iran’s ideological terror army.The letter, drafted by the UK-Israel All-Party Parliamentary Group, was sent by LFI vice-chair and UK-Israel APPG co-chair Read more…