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Pro-Israel Labour lobby group oppose UK plan to ban trade with illegal settlements

ANDY Burnham is facing opposition from a high-profile pro-Israel Labour group over reported plans to announce “robust” sanctions targeting…

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Labour Friends of Israel defends trade with illegal West Bank settlements

THE Labour Friends of Israel lobby group has urged the UK Government not to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land ...

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BBC admits breaching impartiality rules in peer's Palestine Action interview

BBC executives have admitted the broadcaster was wrong to interview a former chair of Labour Friends of Israel without informing audiences of his…

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How many of Andy Burnham's Cabinet are Labour Friends of Israel backers? See the list

MORE than a third of Andy Burnham’s new Cabinet are supporters of an influential Labour Party pro-Israel lobbying group, The National can reveal.

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UK Parliament hit with formal complaint over pro-Israel lobbying debate

THE UK Parliament has been sent a formal complaint about the conduct of a debate on pro-Israel lobbying after a petition was repeatedly branded…

The National (Scotland)

Ofsted holds snap inspection of Bristol school criticised for cancelling MP’s visit

Visit by Damien Egan, Labour Friends of Israel vice-chair, was called off after opposition from pro-Palestine group

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer promises action over cancellation of Jewish MP’s school visit

PM will ‘hold to account’ campaigners who said Damien Egan’s presence would ‘inflame teachers’

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Jewish MP’s visit to local school cancelled after pro-Palestine campaign

Concerns were raised over Damien Egan’s school visit by Palestine Solidarity Campaign due to his recent visits to Israel and role as vice-chair of the Labour Friends of Israel group

The Independent UK

Lindsay Hoyle blocks release of emails he sent to Israeli politicians

Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle has personally intervened to block the release of emails he sent to Israeli politicians

The National (Scotland)

UK should recognise state of Palestine while there is still a state to recognise, MPs tell Starmer

Hard hitting report has also fuelled deep divisions within the Labour Party over Middle East policy

The Independent UK

UK Government panned for blanking letter questioning links to pro-Israel group

THE UK Government has been condemned for refusing to respond to a letter expressing concerns over its links to Labour Friends of Israel ...

The National (Scotland)

Labour politicians fail to declare all-expenses-paid trip to Israel

LABOUR politicians failed to declare a foreign trip funded by a pro-Israel lobbying group.

The National (Scotland)

What is the Israel lobby – and why is it so anxious?

Last May, on a trip to the United States, world-renowned Israeli–Jewish historian Ilan Pappe was detained by Homeland Security and held for two hours.

The Conversation

UK ministers silent as Labour Friends of Israel attacks International Criminal Court

THE Labour Government has remained silent after the chair of the party's pro-Israel group attacked the International Criminal Court (ICC) ...

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Starmer meets mother of British Hamas captive and vows no Gaza ceasefire without return of hostages

The prime minister was the keynote speaker at the Labour Friends of Israel annual lunch where he recommitted his support for Israel and a two-state solution

Evening Standard

Starmer: No Gaza ceasefire without return of hostages

The Prime Minister spoke at the Labour Friends of Israel annual lunch.

The National (Scotland)

Labour panned as senior MPs meet with Israeli politician

LABOUR have been accused of a “complete lack of judgement” after two senior figures met with Israeli politician Merav Michaeli ...

The National (Scotland)

'Then why not Gaza?': David Lammy's 'reversal' on genocide rhetoric called out

FOREIGN Secretary David Lammy has been pushed on why he “only seem[s] to have a problem” describing Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide,…

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David Lammy refuses to sanction IDF leader who called for Gazans to 'starve to death'

THE Foreign Secretary has been challenged on whether he will sanction an Israeli politician found guilty of illegally using Palestinians as human…

The National (Scotland)

Ex-Labour Friends of Israel boss claims images of burning Gazans 'fabrication'

THE former director of Labour Friends for Israel has been slammed for claiming that images of people burning alive in Gaza had been…

The Independent UK

Rayner and Reeves lead big turnout by cabinet for Labour Friends of Israel

With pro-Palestinian protesters outside, cabinet ministers were out in force at conference to support Labour Friends of Israel

The Guardian - UK

Labour Friends of Israel presses UK to restore funding to Unrwa

Internal pressure on party for policy shift as group of MPs also call for end of arms sales to Netanyahu government

The Guardian - UK

For Labour, the Gaza crisis is a foreign policy tightrope in waiting

Starmer’s belief in international law and the rise of Labour Friends of Israel offer clues to potential stance on Palestinian statehood

Al Jazeera

‘As someone with Palestinian heritage, I couldn’t stay in the Labour Party’

Disillusioned with the UK opposition, British Palestinian professor Kamel Hawwash plans to run in the general election.

The Guardian - UK

Lord Hoyle, father of Commons speaker, Lindsay, dies aged 98

‘Bereft’ family pay tribute to Doug Hoyle, who chaired Labour parliamentary party in 1990s

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