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In Brief: First rocket of year launched at Israel from Gaza Strip

Posted 12 January, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Gaza Strip > NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons A rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel on 3 January, according to Israeli military reports. The IDF said the projective landed inside Gaza itself, causing no injuries or damage. Incoming rocket sirens did not sound in nearby Israeli communities, as defence systems had projected it…

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Analysis: Tens of thousands rally to oppose Israel’s new government

Posted 12 January, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Israel's 37th government > Ronan 143, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia commons Tens of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets in recent weeks to show their opposition to the formation of Israel’s most right-wing government. What happened The new coalition government, led by former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is made up of six parties: right-wing Likud,…

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In Brief: Peace with Saudis on the horizon, claims Israeli lawmaker

Posted 15 December, 2022 in Abraham Accords, Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Crown prince Mohamad bin Salman > US State Department, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Last week, Likud Knesset member Danny Danon told an international Abraham Accords forum that he expects to “see an agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia in the coming year.” Diplomats, business leaders and high ranking academics gathered in Rome at the Abraham Accords Global…

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LFI director: Pro-Israel, pro-Palestine and pro-peace solutions to the Gaza humanitarian crisis

Posted 14 December, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI director Michael Rubin has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original. The plight of the people of Gaza is desperate and undeniable. Amid rampant unemployment, creaking infrastructure and overstretched services nearly two in three Gazans live below the poverty line. At Labour Friends of Israel, we’ve long attempted to increase awareness…

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Gaza: Reconstruction, Revitalisation and Reality

Posted 14 December, 2022 in Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
View a PDF copy of our new pamphlet: Gaza Reconstruction Revitalisation and Reality Labour Friends of Israel is proud to publish our third policy pamphlet of the year: Gaza: Reconstruction, Revitalisation and Reality.  This publication explores the causes of the present political and humanitarian crises in Gaza, and what steps might help to resolve them.   With…

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In Brief: West Bank violence showing no sign of coming to an end

Posted 7 December, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
MDA armoured ambulance > Tewfik, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons The escalating situation in the West Bank is likely to only get worse in the coming year as current tensions should not simply view this as a ‘wave of terror’ according to several Israeli officials. Brig. Gen. Amit Saar said that Iran will be the most…

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In Brief: Female soldier seriously hurt in latest car ramming terror attack

Posted 29 November, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
MDA armoured ambulance > Tewfik, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons An Israeli woman was seriously wounded on Tuesday following a car ramming attack in the West Bank. Surveillance footage of the attack near the West Bank settlement of Migron, north of Jerusalem, showed a black SUV turning to drive into a female soldier. The vehicle rammed into…

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Labour MPs attend briefing from Palestinian human rights activist

Posted 29 November, 2022 in Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
This evening, a number of Labour MPs joined a briefing from Palestinian human rights activist Bassem Eid at an event organised by the UK-Israel APPG. Eid's work since the 1990s has focused on human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, including by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. He also spoke about problems with corruption in the…

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Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves addresses record LFI Annual Lunch

Posted 23 November, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel welcomed shadow chancellor and LFI vice-chair Rachel Reeves as keynote speaker at its Annual Lunch this week, the largest since Labour was last in government. Following on from last year’s success, at which Labour leader Keir Starmer made clear his rejection of antisemitic anti-Zionism and BDS, the 2022 Annual Lunch was LFI’s biggest since…

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LFI chair Steve McCabe’s speech to LFI’s 2022 Annual Lunch

Posted 23 November, 2022 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe addresses LFI's 2022 Annual Lunch   *** Check against delivery ***   Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch Tuesday 22 November 2022   Steve McCabe MP, Chair Labour Friends of Israel   Introduction Chief Rabbi, Ambassador Hotovely, friends. It’s my great pleasure to welcome you to Labour Friends of Israel’s Annual Lunch. We wouldn’t be here today without the support of many in this…

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