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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 588

Labour Friends of Palestine

Newly-elected Labour Party leader Keir Starmer arrives at BBC Broadcasting House in London, April 5, 2020 (Aaron Chown/PA via AP)
April 7, 2020, 5:30 pm
New Labour boss is no Corbyn, but unlikely to reverse party’s anti-Israel stance
Keir Starmer expected to avoid internal debates on Middle East as much as possible; his foreign policy chief, by contrast, is known as a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause
By Raphael Ahren
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, walking along the promenade, arrives for the Labour Party Conference at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England, September 21, 2019. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)
December 13, 2019, 11:05 am
Who might replace Labour’s Corbyn and how have they responded to anti-Semitism?
After failure of UK opposition party under hard-left leader, MPs vie to succeed him; they include anti-Israel Emily Thornberry and Labour Friends of Israel member Jess Phillips
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Israel ambassador to the UK Mark Regev (c) addresses a 2018 Labour Friends of Israel meeting, flanked by Labour party deputy leader Tom Watson (l) and LFI chair Joan Ryan. (Screen capture: Twitter)
September 30, 2018, 2:26 pm
Police question UK Labour MP who insulted Israel envoy
Graham Jones overheard muttering ‘tosser’ at Mark Regev at a Labour Friends of Israel event during annual party conference
By ToI Staff
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, left, and deputy leader Tom Watson attend the opening session of the Labour Party annual conference in Brighton, England, September 24, 2017. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
August 6, 2018, 9:27 pm
Deputy head of UK Labour under pressure for slamming party on anti-Semitism
Online campaign attacks Tom Watson for calling on Corbyn to drop probes into MPs who have spoken out, senior party member suspended for likening him to Judas
By ToI Staff
Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Britain's Labour Party, listens to speakers during the Party of European Socialists Council in Lisbon, December 2 2017. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
August 5, 2018, 7:12 pm
Corbyn posts new anti-Semitism apology as UK Jewish leaders pan his efforts
Board of Deputies of British Jews together with the Jewish Leadership Council slams Labour Party leader for ‘ill-timed and ill-conceived’ lecture
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson, left, party head Jeremy Corbyn, center, during a referendum event in London on June 7, 2016. (AP/Frank Augstein)
August 5, 2018, 2:34 am
Deputy Labour head warns party faces ‘eternal shame’ over anti-Semitism scandal
Tom Watson urges under-fire leader Jeremy Corbyn to accept international anti-Semitism definition, drop probes against MPs Hodges and Austin who have spoken out
By ToI Staff
Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks in London on June 30, 2018. (AFP Photo/Tolga Akmen)
August 4, 2018, 1:32 pm
Corbyn under fire again for ‘vague, meaningless’ article against anti-Semitism
Observant Jews unable to respond to opinion piece published by UK Labour leader just before start of Sabbath; critics note he appears to have copied section from earlier article
By ToI Staff
Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, March 9, 2018. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)
April 1, 2018, 3:45 pm
Netanyahu refuses to say if he’d meet with Jeremy Corbyn
4 days after embattled UK Labour chief said he plans to visit Israel at some stage and would be happy to meet PM, Jerusalem officials pass the buck when asked if feeling is mutual
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative: Leader of Britain's Unite trade union Len McCluskey. (Public domain)
November 16, 2017, 12:42 pm
Propping up UK’s Labour is a staunchly anti-Israel, influential trade union
Unite leader and key Corbyn ally Len McCluskey downplays and denounces anti-Semitism in Labour — while harshly criticizing Israel
By Robert Philpot
Emily Thornberry (right) with former Supreme Court justice Dalia Dorner in Jerusalem on November 9, 2017 (Courtesy Labour Friends of Israel)
November 9, 2017, 7:20 pm
Israeli government has lost its way, says Corbyn’s visiting foreign policy chief
Emily Thornberry, UK Labour’s choice for foreign secretary, castigates ‘silly’ Priti Patel, urges recognizing Palestine, won’t buy ‘illegal’ settlement goods but opposes boycotts
By Raphael Ahren
Labour Friends of Palestine's offensive tweet, since deleted (Guido Fawkes)
From the WebSeptember 28, 2017, 8:09 pm
UK Labour Palestine group apologizes for ‘final solution’ tweet
Labour Friends of Palestine sorry for using ‘extremely poor choice of words’ to describe solving Israeli-Palestinian conflict, UK’s Jewish News reports
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