Labour Friends of Israel
@_LFI
LFI supports a negotiated two-state solution for two peoples; with a safe and secure Israel, alongside a viable and independent Palestinian state.
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is catastrophic and must be urgently addressed.
One step closer to establishing the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace 🕊️ Last week, the @CommonsForeign officially endorsed government support for the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace, following a key push from the Paris Peace Conference.
"Britain must reject a performative approach to an issue that demands a willingness to do the detail and last the course." Jon Pearce makes the case that only a genuine peace process will end the suffering in Gaza labourlist.org/2025/07/palest…
‘Unilateral recognition won’t end Gaza’s suffering – a genuine peace process will’ LFI chair @Jon4HighPeak in @LabourList 👇 labourlist.org/2025/07/palest…
Board of Deputies President @PhilR_R in today's Sunday Telegraph on why we need substance, not gestures in pursuit of the two-state solution
✍️ After the horrors of the last 21 months, lasting peace and security for Israelis, Palestinians and the wider Middle East must be our mission | Writes @PhilR_R Read the full column below ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/2…
🚨🚨🚨The IDF is going to implement humanitarian pauses in the fighting in several population centers in Gaza starting Sunday morning and until Sunday evening to allow the UN and other aid organizations safe access for the delivery of aid, Israeli official tells me
The Israeli military will carry out an airdrop of humanitarian aid into Gaza tonight, among a "series of actions" aimed at improving the humanitarian situation in the Strip, the IDF announces. In a statement, the IDF says that the airdrop is being conducted by the Israeli Air…
The French President’s declaration will not advance peace in the Middle East. It will not help defeat the threat of terror. And most importantly – it will certainly not help bring them home any sooner.🎗️
ההכרה החד־צדדית של צרפת במדינה פלסטינית היא כשלון ידוע מראש של נתניהו. אפס ביטחון, אפס דיפלומטיה. ממשלת ישראל גוררת את המלחמה, מפקירה את החטופים, את החיילים, ומשאירה את חמאס בשלטון, מייצרת משבר הומניטרי - ועכשיו העולם פועל בלעדינו. במקום ברית אזורית בושינגטון, ריאד ופריז,…
BREAKING: Keir Starmer to hold emergency talks over Gaza ‘humanitarian catastrophe' mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
We have decided to bring our team home from Doha for consultations after the latest response from Hamas, which clearly shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. While the mediators have made a great effort, Hamas does not appear to be coordinated or acting in good…
It’s time for Israel to put a clear public proposal on the table - end of the war, return of all the hostages, significant increase of aid to the people of Gaza and an end to Hamas rule. It is a proposal the vast majority of the people of Israel support. It is a proposal the…
“Will my right hon. Friend therefore tell us what the UK Government are doing to support the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace?” Watch @gregorpoynton question the foreign secretary on the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
"The people that shout loudest online aren't offering solutions. They are just offering division and hatred and attacks. What we try to do is to look at how can we make the situation better.” Read @JonPearceMP's first interview as LFI chair in @JewishChron 👇…
“Until all hostages are released, no hostage is released.” @Matthew_Patrick provides a stark reminder of the need for the release of the hostages as he asks the foreign secretary, @DavidLammy, about a permanent ceasefire.
“Will the foreign secretary set out what pressure the government are applying to Hamas, via Qatar and Egypt, to agree a ceasefire and to bring the hostages home?” LFI chair @Jon4HighPeak asks the Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy about a release of the hostages and a ceasefire deal.
Calm restored to southern Syria following sectarian violence - mailchi.mp/lfi/ceasefire-…
Thank you, Deputy Prime Minister @AngelaRayner, for meeting former hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel and for listening to their powerful, heartbreaking testimonies this week. There is an urgent need to secure the release of all remaining 50 hostages still being held captive by…
‘It's not within our power to decide the outcome of this conflict’: LFI’s new chair on facing down ‘division and hatred’ in Parliament and beyond thejc.com/news/politics/…
Police arrest woman after antisemitic tirade aimed at Jewish diners at kosher café thejc.com/news/uk/police…