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July 15, 2024, 3:07 pm

Journalist who infiltrated Iranian regime is new director of We Believe In Israel

Grassroots Israel advocacy group appoints former undercover reporter Catherine Perez-Shakdam to succeed Luke Akehurst

By Michelle Rosenberg

July 11, 2024, 4:28 pm

‘I’ll always remain an ally of the Jewish community’ vows Labour MP Luke Akehurst

Elected as the MP for North Durham, the former We Believe In Israel director says he will now prioritise the needs of his constituents, but his beliefs will never change

By Lee Harpin

January 11, 2024, 11:44 am

OPINION: Why writing to your MP DOES matter

If they don’t hear anything from supporters of Israel, they will assume we don’t exist, writes Luke Akehurst

By Luke Akehurst

Luciana Berger speaks at Labour conference fringe event (Labour List)

October 8, 2023, 3:46 pm

Luciana Berger makes emotional return to Labour Party conference

Labour First director Luke Akehurst was also moved to tears at Sunday's conference fringe event are he berated the 'extreme-left' for their 'monstrous' defence of Hamas as 'good guys' after the slaughter in Israel

By Lee Harpin

IRGC tank in 2012 military parade in Tehran (Wikipedia)

September 13, 2023, 4:45 pm

OPINION: More sanctions not proscription for Iran – a bad year for the Foreign Office

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has never been known for its friendliness to Israel and is responsible for blocking efforts to proscribe the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps

By Luke Akehurst

March 9, 2023, 12:02 pm

OPINION: Laws to stop BDS activity by local councils is essential

MPs must vote to secure government action stopping councils dabbling in Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel, writes We Believe in Israel's Luke Akehurst.

By Luke Akehurst

February 22, 2022, 12:54 pm

BDS-backers ‘trolling the community’ with Hertfordshire boycott divestment petition

Bid to divest from Israeli-linked companies received by Hertfordshire County Council, as former minister Robert Jenrick tabled an amendment on a government bill to stop council BDS motions

By Lee Harpin

September 29, 2021, 10:46 am

‘Absolutely shocking’ for Momentum to urge opposition to antisemitism changes

Labour NEC member Luke Akehurst criticises the grassroots pro-Jeremy Corbyn movement for telling supporters to vote against a rule change to disciplinary procedures

By Lee Harpin at the Labour Party Conference

Protestors with signs urging the boycott of Israel

June 16, 2021, 2:43 pm

Methodist motion blames ‘deteriorating situation’ for Gaza Christians on Israel

Exclusive: Annual conference for the Christian movement includes hardline motions against Israel, including accusing it of 'self-promotion' for its Covid-19 rollout

By Lee Harpin

November 17, 2020, 12:41 pm

OPINION: Let’s salute Luke

Councillor Michael Desmond pays tribute to a former colleague and proud supporter of Israel, Luke Akehurst, following his election to Labour's NEC

By Michael Desmond

Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the TUC speaking at the TUC's Congress in London.

September 16, 2020, 12:53 pm

TUC motion opposing annexation criticised amid UAE peace deal

Israel campaigner says motion 'focuses excessively' on' proposals which are 'no longer being actively pursued' after the deal with Gulf neighbours

By Jewish News Reporter

June 15, 2020, 3:17 pm

OPINION: PSC campaign exposes the absurdity of divestment

Luke Akehurst of We Believe in Israel reflects on the Palestine Solidarity Campaign's Supreme Court case on local government boycotts

By Luke Akehurst

Omar Barghouti (Source: Screenshot from Youtube interview with the Guardian)

February 10, 2020, 10:02 am

OPINION: Why does PSC laud a man who thinks Israel shouldn’t exist

After the founder of the BDS movement finally made it to the UK, Luke Akehurst asks why the British left still associates itself with Omar Barghouti

By Luke Akehurst

Mike Creighton, Director of Audit and Risk 2009-2017 (Credit: BBC Panorama - Is Labour Anti-Semitic?)

December 24, 2019, 4:26 pm

Labour antisemitism whistleblowers reveal spike in cases after Corbyn election

Speaking at Limmud Festival in Birmingham, Mike Creighton and Dan Hogan opened up about the surge of reported incidents after the Labour leader came to power

By Jewish News Reporter

July 5, 2019, 11:43 am

OPINION: Unmaking 71 years of Israel won’t advance Palestinian statehood

Ahead of this year's 2019 Palestine Expo, We Believe In Believe Israel's Luke Akehurst picks apart the lineup of BDS-supporting activists and why they won't help peace

By Luke Akehurst

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