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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…
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…
There are ways to achieve peace in the Middle East
World leaders first need to openly reject the idea that Israel is the victim and Iran is ultimately responsible for the deaths in Gaza and Lebanon
Recognising the state of Palestine
My Bill would recognise Palestine on the basis of the pre-1967 borders, and the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.
LDFP executive’s critiques of the Israel-Palestine motion tabled at Lib Dem autumn conference 2024
We discuss the weaknesses of the motion that we otherwise support because it calls for the immediate recognition of Palestine, an end to arms exports to Israel, and upholds international law.
The Israel-Gaza Conflict – an immediate bilateral ceasefire and securing two states
Conference calls to enact a presumption of denial for arms exports to governments listed by the Foreign Office as human rights priorities, and therefore immediately suspending arms exports to Israel,
Lib Dem Friends of Palestine and ICJP Events at the Lib Dem Autumn Conference 2024
LDFP & ICJP co-hosted events which attracted 250 attendees, includi the party CEO, the party Deputy Leader, at least 23 MPs, several peers, councillors and assembly members as well as former MEPs.
Baroness Lindsay Northover files a bill for recognition of Palestine’s statehood
The Secretary of State must, within one month of the passing of this Act, take such steps as are necessary to ensure the Government of the United Kingdom formally recognises Palestine as a sovereign and…
Lib Dems should take stronger stand after reports of human rights abuses of Palestinian detainees
A state with any respect for international law ought to impose sanctions on sales of arms to Israel, and the UK has a legal obligation to do this, not merely to impose a ban on…
Lib Dem autumn 2024 conference – Friends of Palestine activities
There will be a full range of LDFP activities at the Autumn Conference in Brighton. We will have a motion on Israel/Palestine on the agenda, our usual stall in the exhibition area, and a fringe meeting – and this…
Update 20 July 2024
To no-one’s surprise, Israel’s invasion and subsequent de facto annexation of East Jerusalem and the West Bank is illegal.
Proposed Lib Dem Friends of Palestine conference motion
Conference notes that the Hamas attack of 7th October 2023 and the on-going Israeli destruction of Gaza which followed are but the latest, and most devastating, episode in a cycle of recurring violence in Israel and Palestine,…
Lib Dems support Palestine
This election is your chance to make a difference for Palestinians. Vote Liberal Democrat, and you will vote for a stronger presence in Parliament for a party that supports Palestinians. We will push the next…
The failure to defeat Hamas
Recognition of their state by Britain would be a hugely important moment for the Palestinians, and a blow to those in Israel who want to believe world opinion backs the idea that ‘all Palestinians are…