Israelis went to the polls on Tuesday (22 January) to elect their new Knesset, Israel’s 120 seat parliament. The elections brought about a significant shift to the centre, with the centre/centre-left and right-wing blocs more or less tied.
Good luck Ha’avoda by Ben Garratt:
Israel goes to the polls today for its general election. At Labour Friends of Israel, we make the progressive case for Israel, drawing attention to the country’s vibrant democracy, civil society and economic sphere in all its varied guises.
Over 100 people gathered in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening to participate in the joint Labour Friends of Israel and We Believe in Israel debate on: How can we best promote renewed negotiations and a two state solution? The panellists, led by Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy, called Read more…
We Must Not Let Frustration Over the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Stop Us Making the Case for a Negotiated Two State Solution
by John Woodcock MP
Jonathan Freedland's thoughtful piece on 23 November succinctly evokes the fatigue that has sapped so much energy from efforts to secure peace in the Middle East.
Labour front benchers head to Israel and the Palestinian territories on hi-tech fact-finding mission Shadow Secretaries of State for Work & Pensions and Business & Innovation, Liam Byrne and Chuka Umunna, led this week a Labour delegation to Israel and the Palestinian territories, to learn from Israel’s hi-tech success, and Read more…
Addressing a packed room of over 500 guests at the LFI Annual Reception on 2 October, Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband told the Labour Party Conference of his admiration for Israel and Britain’s Jewish community. Continuing his theme from his keynote conference speech, he spoke about his faith, of wanting Read more…
The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Ed Balls MP, addressed the LFI Annual Lunch on Tuesday (3 July) and called for stronger bilateral relations and deeper economic ties between Britain and Israel. The Shadow Chancellor announced that he will be “launching and leading a LFI UK-Israel Economic Dialogue… Read more…
Shadow Foreign Secretary Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP and Shadow Middle East Minister Ian Lucas MP visited Israel and the Palestinian territories with Labour Friends of Israel last week. During the two-day visit, the shadow foreign team visited communities in southern Israel blighted by rocket fire from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Read more…
Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, in a speech to the Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch, spoke extremely warmly about Israel and LFI, stating: “I want to say very clearly I’m grateful to Israel, I respect Israel, I admire Israel and that is why I’m proud to be here to Read more…
Labour Friends of Israel leads a delegation of Parliamentarians to Israel and the Palestinian territories Labour Friends of Israel have just returned from a very successful week-long visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories with seven Labour Members of Parliament. LFI Chair John Woodcock MP, a Shadow Transport Minister, led Read more…
Over 500 people attended the LFI Annual Reception at Labour Party Conference, and over 150 people attended a joint LFI-Progress fringe debate on ‘making the progressive case for Israel’ Over 500 guests attended the LFI Annual Reception, to hear speakers Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband, Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander Read more…
