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Tonight’s hustings could begin to rebuild the bridges between Labour and the Jewish community, by Jennifer Gerber, Director of LFI

This article was published by LabourList on 20 July 2015 and is available here: http://labourlist.org/2015/07/tonights-hustings-could-begin-to-rebuild-the-bridges-between-labour-and-the-jewish-community/ Tonight’s hustings could begin to rebuild the bridges between Labour and the Jewish community Among the many depressing moments on election night was the result from Hendon. Number three seat on Labour’s target list, it required Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 9 years20 July, 2015 ago

Labour Leadership Hustings

Labour Leadership Hustings We are delighted to invite you to a special LFI Labour Leadership hustings with the JC, JLM and JW3 on Monday 20 July, 8.30pm at JW3. All four candidates for the party’s leadership – Andy Burnham MP, Yvette Cooper MP, Jeremy Corbyn MP and Liz Kendall MP Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 9 years6 July, 2015 ago

Why Labour lost the community’s support, and how we’ll try to win it back- by Jennifer Gerber, Director of LFI

Hendon was the number three seat on Labour’s target list going into last week’s general election. But, despite needing a swing of only 0.2 per cent, Andrew Dismore, the unimpeachably pro-Israel former Labour MP who represented the seat prior to 2010, was defeated. A similar sad story was repeated elsewhere, Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 10 years13 May, 2015 ago

LFI vice chair ,Michael Dugher MP, gives keynote speech at ‘We Believe in Israel’ conference

Chief Rabbi, my Lords, Ladies and Gentleman. Thank you for inviting me here this morning. It’s great to see so many old friends. To meet new friends. It’s also good to be here with Michael Gove. We sit on opposite benches of the House of Commons. In the forthcoming general Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 10 years22 March, 2015 ago

The British left needs to be a bridge between progressives- by Jennifer Gerber, Director of LFI

Published by Progress on 19 March In its early days, many people on the British left offered the young, embattled state of Israel their staunch support: Harold Wilson, Ian Mikado, Barbara Castle, Richard Crossman and Eric Heffer were all early supporters of Labour Friends of Israel. That support stemmed not Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 10 years19 March, 2015 ago

LFI leads a delegation of Labour PPCs and MPs to Israel and the Palestinian territories

Labour Friends of Israel have just returned from a very successful four day-long visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories with four Labour Prospective Parliamentary Candidates and two Labour Members of Parliament. Dame Tessa Jowell MP, who held several senior ministerial positions under PM Tony Blair and PM Gordon Brown, Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 10 years11 December, 2014 ago

Ed Miliband Speech to Labour Friends of Israel’s Annual Lunch 2014 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY

Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, in a speech to Labour Friends of Israel, said: Friends, it is once again a privileged to have the opportunity to address the annual LFI lunch. I would like to thank everyone from LFI for organising today’s lunch, and I am sure Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 11 years17 June, 2014 ago

Ed Miliband, Leader of the Labour Party’s first visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, April 2014

Ed Miliband showed strong solidarity with Israel and highlighted his personal connection to the country on his first visit as Leader of the Labour Party. The Labour Leader was joined by his wife Justine, Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander, political advisors and LFI director Jennifer Gerber. Ed Miliband met with Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 11 years15 April, 2014 ago

Shadow Secretary of State Jim Murphy leads defence and security-focused delegation to Israel and the Palestinian territories

The Labour delegates, 29th September to 4th October, explored how to strengthen the bilateral strategic defence relationship; discussed how we can support each other against common challenges; and were briefed on the threats facing Israel as well as the security challenges in the Palestinian territories. Joining Jim on the visit were LFI Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 11 years4 October, 2013 ago

Labour Friends of Israel at Labour Party Conference 2013, Brighton

Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband, Israeli MK Hilik Bar, Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander, Israeli Ambassador Daniel Taub and LFI Chair Anne McGuire addressed the 2013 LFI Annual Reception; and, with BICOM, we held a panel debate how the left can best support a two state solution Addressing the LFI Annual Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 11 years24 September, 2013 ago

LFI events at Labour Party Conference on Tuesday 24 September

At this year’s Labour Party Conference in Brighton we are delighted to be hosting special Israeli guest Labor party Member of the Knesset Hilik Bar. Hilik is Secretary General of the Israeli Labor Party, Deputy Speaker the Knesset (Israeli parliament), and leads the Israeli all party group for a two state Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 11 years23 August, 2013 ago

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls visits Israel and the Palestinian territories and calls for closer economic ties and progress towards peace

Shadow Chancellor Rt Hon Ed Balls MP visited Israel and the Palestinian territories this week with Labour Friends of Israel, and called for the economic partnership between Britain and Israel to be celebrated, and for Israelis and Palestinians to develop closer business links with each other. Describing the visit as Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 11 years18 July, 2013 ago