Dear David, I am writing to you about the terrible violence which is currently engulfing Israel. The brutal attacks on Israeli civilians are without justification and I would ask that you convey to the Israeli government that the British people stand with the people of Israel at this most difficult Read more…
Jeremy Corbyn caused controversy on Tuesday night when he failed to mention the word “Israel” in his address to LFI’s annual party conference reception. At the end of the Labour leader’s eight-minute speech – in which he defended the vote to recognise Palestine last October and called for the lifting Read more…
Over the coming weeks and months, I intend to begin an open and frank dialogue with Labour’s new leadership. On behalf of LFI’s supporters, I want to do three things. First, we will make clear to Jeremy Corbyn why some are deeply concerned about statements he has made regarding Israel, Read more…
Former government minister Joan Ryan is to be the new chair of Labour Friends of Israel. Ryan, the newly elected MP for Enfield North, replaces Dame Anne McGuire, who stood down from parliament at the general election. A former Home Office minister, senior whip and vice-chair of the Labour Party, Read more…
Nearly 500 people attended Monday night’s Labour Leadership Hustings event organised by LFI in partnership with the Jewish Chronicle, Jewish Labour Movement and JW3. Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn and Liz Kendall appeared at the event which was chaired by Jewish Chronicle and Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland. Much of Read more…
Watch the live stream of the Labour Party Leadership Hustings at JW3 tonight in association with JW3, the Jewish Chronicle, and the Jewish Labour Movement.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Published by Labourlist on 18 March Yesterday millions of Israelis voted in the country’s general election. It followed a closely fought campaign, covered by a media which pulls no punches and contested by parties representing leftwing secularists, rightwing Haredim, Islamist Arabs and every point in between. Sadly, that election appears Read more…
Published by the Times of Israel on 5th March — Six months ago Operation Protective Edge came to an end, bringing to a close 51 days of bloody fighting between the IDF and Hamas. In Britain, the war provoked strong reactions and it was deeply divisive. Some argued that the Read more…