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LFI supports a negotiated two-state solution for two peoples; with a safe and secure Israel, alongside a viable and independent Palestinian state.
Jul 30 14 tweets 3 min read
🚨NEW: LFI’s new report argues that Britain must continue to take considered and calibrated steps to address the challenges of Israeli settlement expansion and violent extremist settlers and organisations.

Not steps that are counterproductive and risk unintended adverse ethical, economic and political knock-on effects. 🧵(1/14) Netanyahu's govt. has accelerated settlement construction at an unprecedented rate while failing to crack down on violent settler extremists.

LFI believes this undermines trust, does nothing to enhance Israel’s security and weakens the viability of a future 🇵🇸 state.

However... (2/14)
Feb 14, 2024 20 tweets 3 min read
🧵 Antisemitism on the left.

For many years, LFI has warned about the danger of antisemitism on the left, particularly in @UKLabour.

In most cases, it takes the form of antizionist antisemitism. Antizionist antisemitism is an ideology which presents Zionism - support for Jewish self-determination - as a pure, powerful, evil.

It sees Israel as being “central to, or symbolic of, every political or ideological corruption, cruelty or injustice on the planet” (@DavidHirsh).
Jul 16, 2019 11 tweets 2 min read
THREAD: In 2017 Qatari state TV channel Al Jazeera released "The Lobby". A combination of lies, insinuations and distortions, the documentary attempted to construct a vast conspiracy involving hidden power, money and improper influence - typical antisemitic tropes (1/) "The Lobby" has now been weaponised by antisemites to attack, defame and undermine the brave young Jews and whistleblowers who appeared in #Panorama last week. In the light of this, it's time for some facts (2/)
Jul 11, 2019 11 tweets 2 min read
Last night during #Panorama, Labour said "Jeremy Corbyn has repeatedly expressed his support for Israel’s right to exist and for a two-state solution, with a secure Israel alongside a secure and viable Palestinian state.". Below is a thread of the reality of that "support" 1/ In 2015, Corbyn attended LFI's Annual Reception at Labour party conference and did not even say the word "Israel" 2/
Nov 27, 2018 14 tweets 7 min read
LFI chair @joanryanEnfield begins her speech to our Annual Lunch 2018 by thanking today’s attendees, including our Guest of Honour @Isaac_Herzog, Chairman of the Jewish Agency and former Israeli Leader of the Opposition. #LFILunch “It has been a difficult, shameful year for the Labour party.” - @JoanryanEnfield