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September 22, 2024, 12:14 pm

Packed Labour conference event warned about threat of left-wing antisemitism

MP Joani Reid, the new chair of the parliamentary group on antisemitism, tells fringe event 'I grew up on the left, I've been subjected to antisemitic conspiracy theories my whole life'

By Lee Harpin

Palestine flags are waved during the Labour conference 2019 (Jewish News)

September 27, 2019, 2:38 pm

OPINION: Labour draws inches closer to Israel boycott policy

Following the opposition's party conference this week, which saw Palestinian flags waved as an 'ethical foreign policy' was backed, Luke Akehurst reflects on its wider implications

By Luke Akehurst

September 26, 2019, 11:20 am

Brighton & Hove leader reassures community after fringe event

'We are dealing with a set of deeply complex issues with very strong and differing views being expressed,' said Council Leader

By Mathilde Frot

Husam Zomlot addressing the Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East event at Labour Conference 2019

September 25, 2019, 2:44 pm

Palestinian Ambassador to UK: Ban illegal settlers from Britain

Husam Zomlot accuses Israel of acting 'above the law' and urges the UK to 'either de-recognise Israel, or recognise the state of Palestine'

By Jenni Frazer at Labour Conference

Miko Peled (left) and Azzam Tamimi (right) at UCL in 2017. Both spoke at Labour conference in 2019
Credit: Azzam Tamimi on Twitter

September 24, 2019, 7:52 pm

Infamous anti-Zionist claims Israel plotting to destroy Dome of the Rock

Miko Peled addresses sparsely attended Israel-bashing fringe event at Brighton's Labour conference

By Jenni Frazer at Labour Conference

Emily Thornberry addressing the Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East meeting (@lfpme on Twitter)

September 24, 2019, 9:57 am

Emily Thornberry: Labour would ‘immediately review all arms sales to Israel’

Shadow foreign secretary tells Friends of Palestine fringe meeting that the party would immediately recognise Palestine and host an 'international emergency conference'

By Jenni Frazer at Labour Conference

Palestine flags flown during Labour conference in 2019 (Screenshot)

September 24, 2019, 9:36 am

Palestine flags flown as Labour conference backs ‘ethical foreign policy’ motion

The resolution called on the party to 'adhere to an ethical policy' when trading with Israel, with a particular focus on stopping arms and settlements trade

By Jenni Frazer at Labour Conference

Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry speaks during the Labour Party's annual conference 2018. Photo credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

September 23, 2019, 5:28 pm

Thornberry: Netanyahu ‘trying to turn Israel into an apartheid state’

Shadow foreign secretary makes remark during Labour party conference, accusing Donald Trump of supporting 'the suppression of Palestinians'

By Jewish News Reporter

September 23, 2019, 2:41 pm

Jeremy Newmark ‘rules out standing for Finchley and Golders Green’ in 2019

The councillor has told members he would not accept such an offer in the event of an election this year, Jewish News understands

By Jewish News Reporter

September 23, 2019, 10:37 am

Jeremy Corbyn ‘disgusted’ by ‘antisemitic’ banner at Labour conference

Cartoon showing the Israeli PM firing rockets adorned with word 'defamation' while shouting 'antisemite' at the Labour leader causes row at the party conference

By Jenni Frazer at Labour Conference

Police take down controversial poster depicting Bibi Netanyahu targeting Jeremy Corbyn, as seen at Labour conference (Theo Usherwood on Twitter)

September 23, 2019, 10:05 am

Police remove banner at Labour conference depicting Netanyahu targeting Corbyn

Cartoon showing the Israeli PM firing rockets adorned with word 'defamation' while shouting 'antisemite' at the Labour leader causes row at the party conference

By Jenni Frazer at Labour Conference

Lisa Nandy speaks at the PSC event during Labour conference (PSCUpdates on Twitter)

September 23, 2019, 9:47 am

MPs Diane Abbott and Lisa Nandy leave PSC event before BDS founder speaks

Two Labour MPs avoided sharing a platform with the founder of the movement to boycott Israel, Omar Barghouti, before he addressed the event via video link from Ramallah

By Jenni Frazer at Labour Conference

L-R: Jewish Labour MP Louise Ellman, Mike Katz, Ruth Smeeth and Ivor Caplin

Photo credit on Melantha Chittenden‏

September 23, 2019, 9:28 am

JLM members pledge to ‘fight for heart and soul of party’

Hundreds pack in to Brighton’s Brass Synagogue for the Jewish Labour Movement’s only event during the Labour Party conference, a rally headlined by London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan.

By Jenni Frazer at Labour Conference

September 22, 2019, 1:17 pm

‘Jew hate IS being tackled’, Labour’s general secretary tells conference

Jennie Formby has reassured the party's conference that antisemitism is being addressed and accused Boris Johnson of being an "unrepentant racist".

The EHRC is investigating allegations of antisemitism in the Labour Party. Pictured is 2018's Labour conference.

September 20, 2019, 11:38 am

OPINION: Some events at Labour conference should ring alarm bells

Socialists Against Antisemitism member Barnaby Marder looks ahead to Labour's annual meet in Brighton

By Barnaby Marder

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