Happy Pride to all those celebrating in Tel Aviv 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Israel is the only Middle Eastern country with LGBTQ+ rights and freedoms 🇮🇱

Yesterday, the UK, Australia and Canada announced a groundbreaking international fund that will supercharge grassroots peacebuilding among Israelis and Palestinians. Working with our friends at the Alliance for Middle East Peace, LFI has championed the project in the UK for over a decade.

Labour Friends of Israel Labour Friends of Israel warmly welcomes the launch of the International Peace Fund, backed by the UK, Australia and Canada, to support grassroots peacebuilding between Israelis and Palestinians and the pledge of £3m in initial funding.

2 Romanians convicted of stabbing Iran International journalist in UK; prosecutors say they acted for Tehran www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Hezbollah rejects US-backed Israel-Lebanon ceasefire www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Lebanese president: Iran using Lebanon as ‘bargaining chip’ in negotiations with US www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

LFI has long advocated proscription of the IRGC. We strongly welcome the government’s decision to include legislation in the King’s Speech which - as Labour promised in its manifesto - will achieve that goal.

Prime minister Keir Starmer: “If you stand alongside people who say ‘globalise the intifada’, you are calling for terrorism against Jews. And people who use that phrase should be prosecuted. It is racism, extreme racism.”

Wishing all those celebrating a very happy St George's Day today!

Today, Israel marks 78 years since the declaration of the Jewish state, one of the most remarkable achievements in modern history. This year, Israelis celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut for the first time since the return of all hostages. יום העצמאות שמח - Happy Independence Day.

Tonight marks the start of Yom HaZikaron, Israel's memorial day for the soldiers and victims of terrorism who gave their lives so that the Jewish state could live. We stand with the Israeli people as they remember their fallen. May their memories be a blessing. 🕯️ #YomHaZikaron

🆕 LFI has published an updated policy paper, UK-Israel Aerial Defence Collaboration: Towards a British "Iron Shield", with a new introduction by Air Vice-Marshal Philip Lester CBE. Iran fired 600+ missiles at Israel. 90% were intercepted. Britain must learn the lessons. 🧵

This evening marks the start of Yom HaShoah, the day the Jewish world pauses to remember the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. We remember them. May their memories be a blessing.🕯 #NeverAgain

READ: A former RAF chief warns of "notable gaps" in Britain's air and missile defences – and says Israel, "with its unparalleled experience in defending against a spectrum of aerial threats, offers a valuable partner in this endeavour." www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

We welcome the cessation of hostilities with Iran. Any long-term agreement with the Iranian regime must: 1️⃣ End uranium enrichment 2️⃣ Halt its ballistic missile programme 3️⃣ Cut off funding to terrorist proxies 4️⃣ Stop threats to Israel, Britain and allies 5️⃣ End the brutal repression of its own people

Leader of the Democrats party, Yair Golan, to German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung: The death penalty law is a “stain on Israel’s history, immoral and unconstitutional.” www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/isra...

Wishing a very happy Easter to all those celebrating in the UK, Israel and around the world. ✝️🌷🐣

READ: Israel’s Budget Shows Netanyahu’s Weaknesses by LFI director Michael Rubin in Progress blog "the pattern will be familiar: a prime minister manoeuvring for political survival, leaving Israel’s most pressing challenges unresolved." www.progressonline.org.uk/israels-emer...

LATEST: Hezbollah has fired more than 50 rockets from Lebanon at northern Israel this morning, as Israelis celebrate the first day of the Passover festival, forcing hundreds of thousands of people into shelters. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-apr...

READ: The foreign secretary's joint statement on Lebanon: "The responsibility for this situation lies with Hezbollah. We strongly condemn Hezbollah’s attacks in support of Iran against Israel, which must cease immediately." www.gov.uk/government/n...

Wishing a very happy Pesach to all those celebrating in Britain, Israel and around the world. Chag Sameach! 🫓 #Passover

READ: The prime minister's message for Pesach: "The idea that we live in a society where people should feel they need to hide their identity or their religion is, frankly, abhorrent." www.thejc.com/opinion/happ...

LFI strongly opposes the announcement by Smotrich regarding the E1 proposals in the West Bank. Settlements and their expansion are a major barrier to peace and to a two-state solution. A viable Palestinian state living alongside a safe and secure Israel remains the only long-term route to peace.

LFI vice-chair @miketapp.bsky.social argues "the release of the hostages must be among the conditions for any UK recognition." Read the full article in @jewishnews.bsky.social ⬇ www.jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-reco...

“They are on the absolute brink of death. In their current, unimaginable condition, they may have only days left to live.” 'Ilay, brother of hostage #Evyatar David, spoke at the rally at Hostages Square. A deal is more urgent than ever. Their lives are not forfeit. Bring them home, NOW.' 🟧🎗️

Recognition of a Palestinian state outside of a meaningful peace process will change nothing on the ground and will damage our reputation as an impartial broker, reducing our ability to bring about a sustainable long-term peace. Full statement below. www.lfi.org.uk/lfi-statemen...

‘Unilateral recognition won’t end Gaza’s suffering – a genuine peace process will’ LFI chair @jon4highpeak.bsky.social in @labourlist.bsky.social 👇 labourlist.org/2025/07/pale...

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is catastrophic and must be urgently addressed.

"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 Jon Pearce’s first interview as LFI chair in @jewishchron.bsky.social 👇 www.thejc.com/news/politic...

As talks continue in Qatar towards a ceasefire, we remain clear: 1️⃣ The war must end 2️⃣ All hostages must be freed 3️⃣ Humanitarian aid must get into Gaza

“Smashing windows will not free Palestine or help Palestinians, but it does intimidate British Jews. “It leads to an environment where British Jews feel unsafe and harassed; something we should never tolerate.” LFI chair @jon4highpeak.bsky.social welcomes proscription of Palestine Action.

Today LFI vice-chair @miketapp.bsky.social asked what the government will do to prevent the Iranian regime from acquiring nuclear weapons. "The Iranian regime funds and arms terror groups and must never have nuclear weapons."

Foreign secretary David Lammy tells MPs that the Hamas terror attack on 7 October 2023 was designed to thwart prospects for peace. “One of the objectives of Hamas was to tear apart the prospects of normalisation.”

Yesterday foreign secretary David Lammy met Eli Sharabi, who was held by Hamas for 491 days and whose wife and daughters were murdered on 7th October 2023. “Those from Hamas who were holding him ate plentifully while they watched him and others with him starve.” ⬇️

Watch David Taylor MP today in parliament: “the Iranian regime has supported Assad to kill half a million people in Syria, including Palestinians”

“For decades, Iran and its terrorist proxies have effectively colonised five Middle Eastern countries and used them as launching pads for attacks against Israel.” Watch @luke-akehurstmp.bsky.social’s question on Britain supporting our allies in region.

“Jewish communities are deeply concerned at the moment about what lies ahead.” @blairmcdougall.com asks foreign secretary David Lammy about protecting British Jews in the wake of MI5 identifying 23 threats to the UK organised by the Iranian regime.

This is the right decision and we strongly welcome it. There must be zero tolerance for extremist violence and intimidation. www.bbc.com/news/article...

“The painful lesson of Israeli - and indeed Jewish - history, is that when someone tells you they want to destroy them, believe them.” 🎥 LFI vice-chair Damien Egan asks Foreign Secretary David Lammy if ‘never again’ is now. ⬇️

☢️ “It should come as no surprise that Israel considers the Iranian nuclear program an existential threat.” Foreign Secretary David Lammy sets out the UK government’s opposition to Iran’s nuclear ambitions and commitment to Israel’s security against Iranian threats.

We stand with the Israeli people, who've spent three nights in bomb shelters during Iranian ballistic missile attacks. Tragically, 24 civilian casualties have already been reported. We pray for the safety of Israel and the whole Middle East and are reminded of the danger a nuclear Iran would pose.

“We need to get back to a ceasefire.” Watch PM Keir Starmer @10dowingstreet.bsky.social at #PMQs ⬇️

🚨 NEW: LFI publishes Laying the Foundations for a Two-State Solution. Our major policy paper calling for an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace that could scale peacebuilding TENFOLD. ⬇️ www.lfi.org.uk/internationa...

Marking 40 years since Operation Moses - the first large covert evacuation of Ethiopian Jews to Israel in 1984-85 - Israel's president Isaac Herzog led Israel in reflecting on the courage and commitment of the Ethiopian Jewish community. t.co/mLlqiuao4l

Sending warm wishes to everyone marking Shavuot in the UK, Israel, and across the globe. May this holiday bring joy, reflection, and a celebration of community. Chag Shavuot Sameach!

This week, an LFI parliamentary delegation visited Israel & Palestine as we marked 600 days since 7 Oct 2023. We called for a renewed ceasefire & hostage deal, unrestricted humanitarian aid to Gazans, an end to Hamas rule, and progress towards a two-state solution and regional normalisation.

Today marks 600 days since the horrors of October 7th, where 58 hostages remain in Hamas' captivity. 🎗️ We must #BringThemHomeNOW

It’s time to bring the tragic conflict in Gaza to an end 🎥

We are horrified by the antisemitic murder of two Israeli diplomats in DC. This attack painfully illustrates how extreme rhetoric fuels violence and terror against Jewish people around the world. Our thoughts are with their families and loved ones at this devastating time.