This afternoon in Parliament, LFI launched its new campaign to increase funding of coexistence projects entitled ‘For Israel, For Palestine, For Peace’. The campaign aims to persuade the British government to support the creation of an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace; a fund designed by the Alliance for Middle East Read more…
This blog by LFI Parliamentary Supporter Ian Austin MP first appeared on JewishNews. Trite comparisons between Northern Ireland and the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians, which ignore the very different actors, histories and complexities of the two situations, are commonplace. However, there is one lesson from the experience of Read more…
Commenting on reports about the suspension of funding to the PA in today’s Sun, Ian Austin MP, LFI parliamentary supporter, said: “British aid has a key role to play in supporting the alleviation of poverty and economic development and the promotion of peace and coexistence in Palestine. Those goals are, Read more…
Leaders from across the world gathered in Jerusalem today for the funeral of Shimon Peres. Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Obama, former President Bill Clinton, and Amos Oz all paid tribute to the former Israeli Prime Minister and President. British dignitaries present at the funeral included Prince Charles, David Cameron, Tony Read more…
This story originally appeared in the Jewish Chronicle. The Labour Friends of Israel group has trebled the number of Parliamentary supporters backing its work, as moderate MPs rebelled against Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the party. More than 65 MPs have pledged to back the group – more than when Labour was Read more…
LFI Parliamentary Supporter has written to Secretary of State for International Development Priti Patel regarding the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Palestinian Authority that governs DFID’s aid to the PA. You can read the letter here.
Russia waded into the dense diplomatic waters of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process this week. Moscow’s intervention came in the form of a proposed meeting between Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The move sought to reignite the dormant peace process by bringing the two leaders Read more…
This article first appeared on Jewish News. You can read the full, original letter here. Labour Friends of Israel has called for the Home Secretary to ban a leading Palestinian leadership contender from entry into the UK. LFI chair Joan Ryan MP asked Amber Rudd to bar Jibril Rajoub, a Read more…
This article initially appeared on PoliticsHome. The former London mayor this morning reignited the row over his claims the Nazi leader had supported the creation of a Jewish state in 1932 “before he went mad and murdered six million Jews”. Mr Livingstone – a key ally of Mr Corbyn – was suspended after making Read more…
Palestinian local elections are due to take place in the West Bank and Gaza on October 8th, where ballots will be held in 391 municipalities in the West Bank and 25 municipalities in Gaza. These are, however, no ordinary local elections. In a surprise announcement, Hamas announced they would be Read more…
LFI Chair Joan Ryan MP has written to Shadow Cabinet member Richard Burgon MP in response to reported comments in the Daily Mail. You can read the full letter here: Letter from Rt. Hon Joan Ryan MP to Richard Burgon MP
Jennifer Gerber LFI Director said: “Jeremy Corbyn’s decision to nominate Shami Chakrabarti for a peerage clearly undermines the independence of her inquiry and raises further questions about the seriousness of his commitment to ridding the Labour Party of the scourge of anti-Semitism”.