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John Cryer pushes government on IRCG proscription

Posted 2 March, 2023 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
PLP chair John Cryer MP Parliamentary Labour Party chair John Cryer MP has today used Business Questions to once again urge the government to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Tehran’s ideological terror army – a longstanding LFI campaign goal. He asked: The Leader of the House will be aware that there is extensive consensus across all…

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Analysis: Weekend of violence sees terror attack and settlers rioting

Posted 28 February, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Hallel and Yagel Yaniv > Courtesy via Times of Israel A weekend of violence in the West Bank saw two Israelis murdered in a terror attack and a deadly and unprecedented riot by settlers in the Palestinian town of Huwara. The violence came during a summit at the Jordanian port of Aqaba aimed at reducing tensions ahead…

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In Brief: Two children die in new Jerusalem terror attack as violence mounts

Posted 14 February, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Two children and a 20-year-old student died in a terrorist attack in northern Jerusalem on Friday when a car was driven into a crowd waiting at a bus stop. The attack brought to 10 the number of Israeli civilians killed by terrorists in the last two weeks. The two children who died were brothers, Asher Menahem Paley,…

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LFI and CFI chairs: Iranian terror is a clear and present danger to the UK

Posted 13 February, 2023 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP and CFI chair Stephen Crabb MP have written the below article for the Daily Telegraph. Click here to read the original. LFI chair Steve McCabe MP. David Woolfall, CC BY 3.0. As it clings on to power with ever greater desperation, deploying unimaginable violence against its own citizens for daring to call for…

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Labour MPs push Security Minister to be tougher on Iran at Home Office Questions

Posted 6 February, 2023 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Labour Party, Middle East, News
LFI parliamentary supporter Virendra Sharma At Home Office Questions today, two Labour MPs pushed the government to take a tougher stance against the operation of Iranian agents in the UK, in particular the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, the proscription of which is a longstanding LFI policy goal. LFI parliamentary supporter Virendra Sharma MP asked: It has been…

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Analysis: Holocaust Memorial Day attack terror attack leaves 7 Israelis dead

Posted 31 January, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Peace process
Victims of terror attack > Courtesy, via Times of Israel Seven Israelis were murdered in a terror attack as worshippers departed a Jerusalem synagogue on Friday night. The attack – on Holocaust Memorial Day – was the deadliest Palestinian terrorist attack in Jerusalem since 2008. The bloodshed comes amid a spiral of violence which began with…

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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: 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 director: Pro-Israel, pro-Palestine and pro-peace solutions to the Gaza humanitarian crisis

Posted 14 December, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original. The plight of the people of Gaza is desperate and undeniable. Amid rampant unemployment, creaking infrastructure and overstretched services nearly two in three Gazans live below the poverty line. At Labour Friends of Israel, we’ve long attempted to increase awareness…

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