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…
Category Archives: Lib Dem Policies on Palestine
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,
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…
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…
Lib Dem Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran’s Spring 2024 conference speech
She described her family’s pre 1948 life in Palestine and the catastrophe that followed. She said that the war was serving the wicked fusion of Netanyahu’s government, calling their rhetoric genocidal.
Israel-Gaza conflict: Liberal Democrats call for immediate bilateral ceasefire
Official Lib Dem press release Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey and Lib Dem Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran MP have today called for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict. The purpose of such a ceasefire, which…
An immediate bilateral ceasefire in Israel and Gaza
More than a month since Hamas’ atrocities, it is increasingly clear that a military solution to eliminate Hamas is not possible. Nor is it tenable for Israel to reoccupy Gaza. Only a sustained political and…
Lib Dems call for radical new approach to Israel/Palestine conflict
The Lib Dems have called for more trade with Palestine and Israel, more resources for peace and upholding of international law by ceasing trade with illegal settlements Liberal Democrat members have today passed a motion…
F22: Centenary of the Balfour Declaration
The big policy change is that the motion calls for the British government to immediately recognise the state of Palestine, with no conditions, but with the expectation that free and fair elections will be held…