Labour leader Keir Starmer received two standing ovations after stressing the party’s support for Jews and for Israel in his keynote speech to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Starmer said that he was “shocked and appalled by the events in Israel”. He went on to “utterly condemn the senseless Read more…
Keir Starmer strongly backed Israel and condemned Hamas at LFI’s reception on Tuesday evening, at which some 1,000 people turned out to show support for the Jewish state. The Labour leader addressed LFI supporters during a vigil for the victims of the terrorist attacks, during which there was a memorial Read more…
Angela Rayner led a moment’s silence at Labour party conference in Liverpool today, in memory of those killed in Hamas’s terror attacks against Israel. She said that “I know you will all be appalled by the shocking situation and events in Israel where over one thousand people including 10 British Read more…
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy rushed back to London from Labour party conference in Liverpool on Monday to attend a vigil in central London as thousands of people gathered at Downing Street to show their support for Israel. Lammy, told attendees: “I stand amongst you deeply understanding the trauma amongst Read more…
Ahead of Labour’s annual conference next week, LFI has released its latest policy pamphlet: Britain and the Middle East: Priorities for the Next Labour Government exclusively in the Guardian today. Priorities for the next Labour government Britain and the Middle East: Priorities for the Next Labour Government offers 26 policy recommendations to a wide Read more…
Israeli security forces on Sunday arrested eight Palestinian students suspected of planning an imminent terror attack. The students, from Birzeit University near Ramallah, were arrested following an investigation into Hamas cells in Palestinian education institutions, the IDF said. The students were allegedly recruited by Hamas operatives in Gaza, and had Read more…
The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, stripped Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas of the Grand Vermeil medal after her office said he “justified the extermination of the Jews of Europe” in World War II. Ms Hidalgo, of the Socialist Party’ sent Abbas a letter stating that “the comments you made are contrary Read more…
Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Chipping Barnet, Dan Tomlinson, has written the below article about our recent LFI delegation to Israel and Palestine for the Jewish Chronicle. Click here to read the original. Last week, I had pleasure of joining Labour Friends of Israel’s largest ever delegation of parliamentary candidates to Israel Read more…
The largest ever Labour Friends of Israel delegation of prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) visited Israel and the Palestinian Territories last week. The five-day delegation provided a wide-ranging introduction to Israel and the wider Middle East, with opportunities to learn about the country’s history, its dynamic and innovative economy, and the importance of Read more…
One million Israelis have visited the United Arab Emirates since the signing of the 2020 Abraham Accords. Speaking to the Jewish News, Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson Lior Haiat said: “almost one-in-ten Israelis has visited the UAE since the end of 2020”. There are currently more than 200 weekly flights between the Read more…
The first Labour Friends of Israel delegation of prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) since 2014 last week met with the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog. What happened The delegation, led by LFI chair Steve McCabe MP and joined by Luciana Berger – who rejoined the Labour party in February this year – Read more…
View a PDF copy of our new pamphlet: Antisemitic Anti-Zionism: The Origins and Character of an Ideology Labour Friends of Israel is proud to publish its latest policy pamphlet, Antisemitic Anti-Zionism: The Origins and Character of an Ideology. This publication explores the nature and origins of anti-Zionism as an ideology Read more…