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Saima Akhtar, former inclusion and diversity co-ordinator, was dismissed following investigation into social media posts. Photo: LinkedIn
April 15, 2026, 11:43 am
School that blocked Jewish MP sacks diversity lead over Hamas ‘heroes’ posts
Bristol Academy Trust dismisses inclusion officer after social media remarks praising Hamas following 7 October attacks
By Annabel Sinclair
LONDON- UK- 13th June 2023. Photo by Ian Jones.
January 26, 2026, 9:37 am
It is now imperative for the UK to reset its relationship with Israel
Britain should use its influence in the region to affect positive change, including a long-term peace settlement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By Mark Sewards MP
Israeli education leaders at UK Parliament, January 2026
January 22, 2026, 1:11 pm
Parliament brings together Jewish and Arab educators from Israel
Part of an ongoing exchange focused on innovation, the delegation brought together 38 secondary school leaders from Jewish, Muslim and Arab schools
By Michelle Rosenberg
LONDON- UK- 13th June 2023. Photo by Ian Jones.
November 5, 2025, 12:59 pm
BDS fail: UK-Israel trade GREW in the last year, government figures show
Trade between the two countries increased by 3.7%, or £218 million in current prices, year-on-year
By Daniel Sugarman
Marching at Israel Day on Fifth, May 18th 2025, New York City. Pic: Twitter/X
September 25, 2025, 10:42 am
OPINION: Isolating Israel strengthens its current government via siege mentality
The Israeli Right has consistently used international hostility and double standards to defeat Progressive political opponents, presenting them as caving to outside pressure
By Dame Louise Ellman
Abrahamic Family House complex, UAE.
April 2, 2025, 2:24 pm
OPINION: Why the Abraham Accords still matter
Labour MP Jon Pearce reflects on his groundbreaking trip from Israel to the UAE — and argues that peace, prosperity, and UK interests all depend on normalisation in the face of Iranian extremism
By Jon Pearce MP
Assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh meets Iran's Ali Khamenei in Tehran, 2012/ Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
September 17, 2024, 4:33 pm
OPINION: A brazen defiance deserving western wrath
Tehran’s defiance of both public and private warnings from London, Berlin and Paris underlines once again its status as an international pariah
By Michael Rubin
Jon Pearce MP, LFI parliamentary chair with UJS president Sami Berkoff
September 17, 2024, 3:10 pm
Labour Friends announces new parliamentary chair
Jon Pearce MP, part of 2024 intake of new MPs, succeeds Steve McCabe as LFI chair in Commons
By Jenni Frazer
Israeli and Palestinian flags
May 8, 2024, 5:37 pm
OPINION: How a Labour Government could advance peace in the Middle East
LFI's Michael Rubin urges a Keir Starmer administration to bring together the international community to fund peacebuilding projects involving Israelis and Palestinians to underpin any future peace process
By Michael Rubin
Christian Wakeford MP with Dame Margaret Hodge, Baroness Anderson and Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Pic: Facebook
January 17, 2024, 3:00 pm
OPINION: False charges of genocide are no defence for 7th October atrocities
"A Nova survivor lost so many friends, she had to choose which of their funerals to attend," writes Christian Wakeford for Jewish News
By Christian Wakeford
Kibbutz Kfar Aza
December 12, 2023, 2:13 pm
OPINION: The world has failed the Jewish people, again.
We cannot allow Hamas to deprive another generation of Israelis and Palestinians the prospect of peace, writes Steve McCabe MP, chair of Labour Friends of Israel
By Steve McCabe
Labour Friends of Israel delegation; July 2023-
November 20, 2023, 12:25 pm
OPINION: Could the Good Friday agreement be a model for Israeli-Palestinian peace?
Ahead of 'much needed change and new thinking' in Israel, Labour Friends of Israel today sets out a new framework for the long road ahead
By Michael Rubin
Labour Friends of Israel delegation; July 2023-
August 9, 2023, 11:34 am
OPINION: Israel needs a revival of the centre-left
Mike Tapp's participation in a delegation to Israel and Palestine highlighted the intricate political landscape of the region’s only democracy
By Mike Tapp
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a news conference in Tehran.
March 6, 2023, 12:19 pm
OPINION: Offering Iran a voice at UN Human Rights Council is grotesque
The "surreal" decision to give Iran a vocal platform is "an insult to the memory of all those Tehran has gunned down, executed and tortured in recent months" writes Labour MP Steve McCabe.
By Steve McCabe MP
LFI delegates met with Israeli president @Isaac_Herzog at the President’s House in Jerusalem, including passing on a signed gift from Labour leader @Keir_Starmer; Pic: Catherine McKinnell/LFI Twitter .
February 14, 2023, 11:59 am
OPINION: Threats to the most precious aspect of Israel’s character
Labour Friends of Israel vice-chair Catherine McKinnell reflects on last week's delegation to Israel and the Palestinian territories
By Catherine McKinnell MP
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