The butchery against Israeli civilians unleashed by Hamas on 7 October left the Jewish state with no good choices. After years of terror attacks and periodic barrages of rockets and mortars, Hamas’ massacre in southern Israel proved definitively that the Israeli people would never have safety and security so long Read more…
At today’s Foreign Office questions session, Labour’s shadow foreign secretary David Lammy MP reminded colleagues that Hamas has repeatedly rejected offers of a ceasefire deal, brokered by the US, Qatar and Egypt, in recent months. He said: “More than 30,000 Palestinians are dead, more than 100 Israeli hostages are still Read more…
At today’s Business Questions, Parliamentary Labour Party chair John Cryer MP asked the Leader of the House of Commons for a statement from the government regarding its strategy towards the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). He said: “It is widely acknowledged, in this Chamber and elsewhere, that Iran is run Read more…
134 parliamentarians, including 14 Labour MPs and peers, have today signed a cross-party letter to the Prime Minister calling for the proscription of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Iran’s ideological terror army.The letter, drafted by the UK-Israel All-Party Parliamentary Group, was sent by LFI vice-chair and UK-Israel APPG co-chair Read more…
At today’s statement from the prime minister on the situation in the Middle East, two LFI parliamentarians asked questions to the prime minister on the government’s strategy towards Hamas and the IRGC. LFI parliamentary supporter Alex Davies-Jones MP asked: “Everyone in this House is united in wanting to see the Read more…
Responding to today’s statement from the prime minister following Iran’s drone and missile attack against Israel over the weekend, Labour leader Keir Starmer set out Labour’s response. In his comments, he said: “The combined defensive action this weekend was a success and, because of that, lives were saved. As a Read more…
At today’s Home Office Questions, shadow home secretary and LFI parliamentary supporter Yvette Cooper MP reiterated Labour’s support for proscription of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation following the week’s Iranian attacks against Israel, which were orchestrated by the IRGC. She said: “We strongly condemn Iran’s Read more…
This week, an LFI delegation of MPs and prospective parliamentary candidates visited Israel and the Palestinian territories. Led by LFI chair Steve McCabe MP, this is the second such trip undertaken since October 7. The group met with Israeli and Palestinian politicians, officials and NGOs in Jerusalem and Ramallah, including Read more…
Today LFI hosted a parliamentary briefing with Co-Deputy CEO of Programmes Shahira Shalibi and Co-Director of Public Affairs Moran Maimoni of the Abraham Initiatives, a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting “full and equal citizenship and complete equality of social and political rights for Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens,” about their Read more…
This afternoon, LFI jointly hosted a cross-party APPG parliamentary screening of Nova, a film documenting the atrocities at the Nova music festival on October 7th. Nova offers an account of the horrific massacre at the Supernova music festival at Kibbutz Re’im on October 7th. Located near the Gaza border, the Read more…
At Tuesday’s Urgent Question on the situation in Israel and Gaza, LFI vice-chair Diana Johnson MP asked for an update on the government’s plans to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Iran’s terror army that is a crucial conduit with Hamas and Hezbollah. She asked: “We all know that behind Read more…
The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains desperate and it is imperative that urgent action is taken to address the plight of innocent civilians, especially women and children, who have already paid too high a price in the tragic conflict which Hamas began on 7 October. We welcome the efforts, led Read more…