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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>LFI supports a negotiated two-state solution for two peoples; with a safe and secure Israel, alongside a viable and independent Palestinian state.</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social</link><title>@lfisrael.bsky.social - Labour Friends of Israel</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3mlqdwwpapv22</link><description>LFI has long advocated proscription of the IRGC. We strongly welcome the government’s decision to include legislation in the King’s Speech which - as Labour promised in its manifesto - will achieve that goal.</description><pubDate>13 May 2026 12:54 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqdwwpapv22</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3mkpva2gmc72u</link><description>Prime minister Keir Starmer: &#xA;&#xA;“If you stand alongside people who say ‘globalise the intifada’, you are calling for terrorism against Jews.&#xA;&#xA;And people who use that phrase should be prosecuted. &#xA;&#xA;It is racism, extreme racism.”</description><pubDate>30 Apr 2026 15:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpva2gmc72u</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3mk5djuf5fu2h</link><description>Wishing all those celebrating a very happy St George&#39;s Day today!</description><pubDate>23 Apr 2026 06:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5djuf5fu2h</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3mk2t2vvdys2t</link><description>Today, Israel marks 78 years since the declaration of the Jewish state, one of the most remarkable achievements in modern history.&#xA;&#xA;This year, Israelis celebrate Yom Ha&#39;atzmaut for the first time since the return of all hostages. &#xA;&#xA;יום העצמאות שמח - Happy Independence Day.</description><pubDate>22 Apr 2026 06:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2t2vvdys2t</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3mjwqkjdieb2h</link><description>Tonight marks the start of Yom HaZikaron, Israel&#39;s memorial day for the soldiers and victims of terrorism who gave their lives so that the Jewish state could live.&#xA;&#xA;We stand with the Israeli people as they remember their fallen. May their memories be a blessing. 🕯️ #YomHaZikaron</description><pubDate>20 Apr 2026 15:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwqkjdieb2h</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3mjjrkshtw22c</link><description>🆕 LFI has published an updated policy paper, UK-Israel Aerial Defence Collaboration: Towards a British &#34;Iron Shield&#34;, with a new introduction by Air Vice-Marshal Philip Lester CBE.&#xA;&#xA;Iran fired 600+ missiles at Israel. 90% were intercepted. Britain must learn the lessons. 🧵</description><pubDate>15 Apr 2026 11:18 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjrkshtw22c</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3mjf55hey2y2w</link><description>This evening marks the start of Yom HaShoah, the day the Jewish world pauses to remember the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust.&#xA;&#xA;We remember them. May their memories be a blessing.🕯 #NeverAgain</description><pubDate>13 Apr 2026 15:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf55hey2y2w</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3mjexf4tau724</link><description>READ: A former RAF chief warns of &#34;notable gaps&#34; in Britain&#39;s air and missile defences – and says Israel, &#34;with its unparalleled experience in defending against a spectrum of aerial threats, offers a valuable partner in this endeavour.&#34;&#xA;&#xA;https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/04/11/restore-israel-ties-fix-britains-defences-air-vice-marshal/</description><pubDate>13 Apr 2026 13:19 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjexf4tau724</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3miyhc3wcqt26</link><description>We welcome the cessation of hostilities with Iran. Any long-term agreement with the Iranian regime must:&#xA;&#xA;1️⃣ End uranium enrichment&#xA;2️⃣ Halt its ballistic missile programme&#xA;3️⃣ Cut off funding to terrorist proxies&#xA;4️⃣ Stop threats to Israel, Britain and allies&#xA;5️⃣ End the brutal repression of its own people</description><pubDate>08 Apr 2026 13:59 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyhc3wcqt26</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3miwdfymxo226</link><description>Leader of the Democrats party, Yair Golan, to German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung: The death penalty law is a “stain on Israel’s history, immoral and unconstitutional.”&#xA;&#xA;https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/israel-todesstrafe-palaestinenser-bundesregierung-kritik-li.3461604?reduced=true</description><pubDate>07 Apr 2026 17:45 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwdfymxo226</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3miq6ifocf22p</link><description>Wishing a very happy Easter to all those celebrating in the UK, Israel and around the world. ✝️🌷🐣</description><pubDate>05 Apr 2026 07:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3miq6ifocf22p</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3mijhtyx5wm2k</link><description>READ: Israel’s Budget Shows Netanyahu’s Weaknesses by LFI director Michael Rubin in Progress blog&#xA;&#xA;&#34;the pattern will be familiar: a prime minister manoeuvring for political survival, leaving Israel’s most pressing challenges unresolved.&#34;&#xA;&#xA;https://www.progressonline.org.uk/israels-emergency-budget-shows-netanyahus-weaknesses/</description><pubDate>02 Apr 2026 14:59 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijhtyx5wm2k</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3miiuandynw2c</link><description>LATEST: Hezbollah has fired more than 50 rockets from Lebanon at northern Israel this morning, as Israelis celebrate the first day of the Passover festival, forcing hundreds of thousands of people into shelters. &#xA;&#xA;https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-april-02-2026/</description><pubDate>02 Apr 2026 09:09 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3miiuandynw2c</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3miitugp2dx2u</link><description>READ: The foreign secretary&#39;s joint statement on Lebanon:&#xA;&#xA;&#34;The responsibility for this situation lies with Hezbollah. We strongly condemn Hezbollah’s attacks in support of Iran against Israel, which must cease immediately.&#34; &#xA;&#xA;https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-on-lebanon</description><pubDate>02 Apr 2026 09:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3miitugp2dx2u</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3migquyethk2d</link><description>Wishing a very happy Pesach to all those celebrating in Britain, Israel and around the world. &#xA;&#xA;Chag Sameach! 🫓 #Passover</description><pubDate>01 Apr 2026 13:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3migquyethk2d</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3mie2haitlm2u</link><description>READ: The prime minister&#39;s message for Pesach:&#xA;&#xA;&#34;The idea that we live in a society where people should feel they need to hide their identity or their religion is, frankly, abhorrent.&#34; &#xA;&#xA;https://www.thejc.com/opinion/happy-passover-a-time-to-celebrate-the-jewish-spirit-n4t8und1</description><pubDate>31 Mar 2026 11:16 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mie2haitlm2u</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3lwgnzpiju22k</link><description>LFI strongly opposes the announcement by Smotrich regarding the E1 proposals in the West Bank.&#xA;&#xA;Settlements and their expansion are a major barrier to peace and to a two-state solution. A viable Palestinian state living alongside a safe and secure Israel remains the only long-term route to peace.</description><pubDate>15 Aug 2025 10:38 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwgnzpiju22k</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3lvnxopx4ek27</link><description>LFI vice-chair @miketapp.bsky.social argues &#34;the release of the hostages must be among the conditions for any UK recognition.&#34;&#xA;&#xA;Read the full article in @jewishnews.bsky.social ⬇&#xA;&#xA;https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-recognising-a-palestinian-state-now-will-diminish-britains-relevance/</description><pubDate>05 Aug 2025 14:55 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnxopx4ek27</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3lv4pbsbesc2r</link><description>Recognition of a Palestinian state outside of a meaningful peace process will change nothing on the ground and will damage our reputation as an impartial broker, reducing our ability to bring about a sustainable long-term peace.&#xA;&#xA;Full statement below.&#xA;&#xA;https://www.lfi.org.uk/lfi-statement-on-palestinian-recognition/</description><pubDate>29 Jul 2025 18:09 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv4pbsbesc2r</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3luzbziktks2w</link><description>‘Unilateral recognition won’t end Gaza’s suffering – a genuine peace process will’&#xA;&#xA;LFI chair @jon4highpeak.bsky.social  in @labourlist.bsky.social 👇&#xA;&#xA;https://labourlist.org/2025/07/palestine-recognition-gaza-conflict-peace-process-israel/</description><pubDate>28 Jul 2025 09:34 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3luzbziktks2w</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3lupup5gz6k2k</link><description>The humanitarian situation in Gaza is catastrophic and must be urgently addressed.</description><pubDate>24 Jul 2025 15:41 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lupup5gz6k2k</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3lukrihc7h22u</link><description>&#34;The people that shout loudest online aren&#39;t offering solutions. They are just offering division and hatred and attacks. What we try to do is to look at how can we make the situation better.”&#xA;&#xA;Read Jon Pearce’s first interview as LFI chair in @jewishchron.bsky.social 👇&#xA;&#xA;https://www.thejc.com/news/politics/lfi-chair-jon-pearce-division-hatred-m0if08au</description><pubDate>22 Jul 2025 15:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lukrihc7h22u</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3ltmhmuwors2b</link><description>As talks continue in Qatar towards a ceasefire, we remain clear:&#xA;&#xA;1️⃣ The war must end&#xA;2️⃣ All hostages must be freed&#xA;3️⃣ Humanitarian aid must get into Gaza</description><pubDate>10 Jul 2025 13:44 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltmhmuwors2b</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3lsyzhenrjs2s</link><description>“Smashing windows will not free Palestine or help Palestinians, but it does intimidate British Jews.&#xA;&#xA;“It leads to an environment where British Jews feel unsafe and harassed; something we should never tolerate.”&#xA;&#xA;LFI chair @jon4highpeak.bsky.social welcomes proscription of Palestine Action.</description><pubDate>02 Jul 2025 20:10 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsyzhenrjs2s</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3lsecmzxmzc2q</link><description>Today LFI vice-chair @miketapp.bsky.social  asked what the government will do to prevent the Iranian regime from acquiring nuclear weapons.&#xA;&#xA;&#34;The Iranian regime funds and arms terror groups and must never have nuclear weapons.&#34;</description><pubDate>24 Jun 2025 14:28 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsecmzxmzc2q</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3lsecdvsae22q</link><description>Foreign secretary David Lammy tells MPs that the Hamas terror attack on 7 October 2023 was designed to thwart prospects for peace.&#xA;&#xA;“One of the objectives of Hamas was to tear apart the prospects of normalisation.”</description><pubDate>24 Jun 2025 14:23 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsecdvsae22q</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3lsdwzu2rdk2c</link><description>Yesterday foreign secretary David Lammy met Eli Sharabi, who was held by Hamas for 491 days and whose wife and daughters were murdered on 7th October 2023.&#xA;&#xA;“Those from Hamas who were holding him ate plentifully while they watched him and others with him starve.” ⬇️</description><pubDate>24 Jun 2025 11:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsdwzu2rdk2c</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3lsc4meodwc2i</link><description>Watch David Taylor MP today in parliament: “the Iranian regime has supported Assad to kill half a million people in Syria, including Palestinians”</description><pubDate>23 Jun 2025 17:35 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsc4meodwc2i</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/lfisrael.bsky.social/post/3lsc2fiobe22z</link><description>“For decades, Iran and its terrorist proxies have effectively colonised five Middle Eastern countries and used them as launching pads for attacks against Israel.” &#xA;&#xA;Watch @luke-akehurstmp.bsky.social’s question on Britain supporting our allies in region.</description><pubDate>23 Jun 2025 16:56 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:zsoousogcxvuiduls63diflv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsc2fiobe22z</guid></item></channel></rss>