Latest Updates

  • Our Position Paper on Palestine and Israel
    Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine call on our party and the UK government to: • Recognise the State of Palestine, as most UN members have done • Work for a lasting ceasefire, recognising there is no military solution to remove Hamas from Gaza • Lead a diplomatic push towards establishing a State of Palestine based on 1967 borders • Support Palestinians and Israelis in building a peaceful future based on equal rights, justice and security for all • Uphold and respect the findings of international courts and international law (ICC and ICJ) • Suspend all arms exports to Israel • Legislate to cease trade with the illegal settlements in the Palestinian Territories. This is not new policy. At the Liberal Democrat Party Conference in September 2024, the motion (set out below) was moved by Layla Moran MP, and passed by an overwhelming majority of party members. This built on previous Lib Dem policy on Palestine, and the LDFP are dedicated to supporting this approach.
  • Vacancy: Public Affairs, Communications and Administration Officer
    LDFP is looking for an organised, ambitious and passionate Public Affairs, Communications and Administration Officer to support its work and that of the Party.  
  • Jewish opinions on Palestine vary considerably – As the daughter of a holocaust survivor my own view explained
    Like very many British Jews, I am not a pawn for pro-Israeli propaganda to use in their grotesque political game. There are plenty of Jewish voices in the UK that show the strength of pro-Palestinian Jewish sentiment including the Holocaust Survivor’s Descendants Network, Jews for Justice for Palestinians,  to which I belong, Yachad,  Na’amod,  and others. These include a range of Jewish voices, both religious and secular and all oppose the Israeli occupation and ethnic cleansing and advocate for the freedom of the Palestinian people.
  • Palestinian Head of Mission and Arab Ambassadors brief MPs and Peers
    Calum Miller our Foreign affairs spokesman gave a clear account of our policies on immediate recognition of Palestine, the rule of law and supporting the ICC and ICJ, which are being deliberately undermined by the Israeli government
  • Using the influence of the Liberal Network to push for peace: reviewing ties with Israel’s Yesh Atid
    Liberal Democrats who refer to Yesh Atid as a sister party should clearly stop doing so.  And, while the Liberal Democrats cannot unilaterally move for the expulsion of Yesh Atid from Liberal International, to which it was admitted as an observer member in 2021, we should begin the process of ending this engagement