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LFI vice-chair Christian Wakeford: False charges of genocide are no defence for 7th October atrocities

Posted 17 January, 2024 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI vice-chair Christian Wakeford MP has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. LFI vice-chair Christian Wakeford MP Last February, I visited Israel with a group of Labour parliamentary colleagues. Towards the end of our delegation, we travelled to the south of the country, having a relaxed lunch with residents the residents of…

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Labour welcomes proscription of Hizb ut-Tahrir

Posted 15 January, 2024 in Iran, Labour Party, News
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper MP Labour's shadow home secretary and LFI parliamentary supporter Yvette Cooper MP has today welcomed the government's announcement that it would lay a draft order to proscribe the Hizb ut-Tahrir organisation as a terror group. Hizb ut-Tahrir is an Islamic fundamentalist group with an ideology rooted in antisemitism, anti-Zionism and anti-Western sentiment. Cooper…

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LFI Lords chair: A war for the future of the Middle East

Posted 15 January, 2024 in Abraham Accords, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair in the House of Lords Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale has written the below article for the Jewish News. Click here to read the original. LFI Lords chair Baroness Ramsay Hamas’ brutal assault of Saturday 7th October did not just trigger a war between the terror group and Israel. Instead, as a newly published paper from Labour…

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LFI parliamentary supporter Alex Davies-Jones condemns pro-Houthi chanting

Posted 15 January, 2024 in Antisemitism, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
LFI parliamentary supporter Alex Davies-Jones MP At today's statement from the prime minister on the US-UK airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen, following their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, LFI parliamentary supporter Alex Davies-Jones MP reminded colleagues of the Houthis' destructive ideology and condemned pro-Houthi chanting at protests in London at the weekend. She said:…

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LFI at JLM one-day conference 2024

Posted 14 January, 2024 in Antisemitism, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI had a major presence at today's Jewish Labour Movement one-day conference in north London, including a stall and several sessions on issues relating to Israel and the wider Middle East. First session at JLM conference. The day began with an event on the future of the Israeli left, chaired by former LFI chair Louise Ellman,…

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Louise Ellman leads LFI solidarity delegation to Israel

Posted 11 January, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI solidarity delegation meeting president Isaac Herzog An LFI delegation of Labour parliamentarians and former parliamentarians has this week visited Israel in solidarity following the 7 October attacks and subsequent conflict with Hamas. The delegation, led by former LFI chair Dame Louise Ellman, includes LFI vice-chair Christian Wakeford MP, Dame Margaret Hodge MP, Baroness Ruth…

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Rayner: Labour “completely opposes” BDS against Israel

Posted 10 January, 2024 in Antisemitism, Labour Party, News, Peace process
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner MP At this evening's third reading of the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill, Labour's deputy leader and shadow levelling up secretary, Angela Rayner MP, set out how the party "completely opposes" the campaign to boycott, disinvest and sanction Israel. Rayner said: "Let me start by making clear that the…

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LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson discusses visiting Israel with LFI in antisemitism debate

Posted 9 January, 2024 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News
LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson MP At today's Westminster Hall Debate on antisemitic offences in the UK, LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson spoke about the increase in antisemitism that has taken place in the UK since 7 October and discussed her experiences visiting Israel on LFI delegations. She said: "It has been the most horrific time since the attack in…

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LFI parliamentarians push government on Gaza’s future

Posted 8 January, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI parliamentary supporter Andrew Gwynne MP At today's Urgent Question on the situation in Gaza, two LFI parliamentarians used their questions to push the government for detail on the future of the Gaza Strip amid Israel's ongoing conflict with Hamas. LFI chair Steve McCabe MP asked: "The Israeli Defence Minister has set out proposals for the post-war…

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Analysis: Battles rage inside Gaza

Posted 15 December, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
IDF troops in operation protective edge 2023. (Israel Defense Forces), via WikiMedia Latest developments Israel continues intensive ground and air attacks on Hamas fighters and infrastructure, including its tunnels. The main focus of operations is the southern city of Khan Younis, with the IDF continuing to give instructions to Gazan citizens to evacuate the areas…

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