Liberal Democrats for Peace in the Middle EastReport from Leon Duveen, Chair LDfPME Firstly, my apologies for the over long gap since our last meeting. I got more involved with our local election than I intended and rather put LDfPME matters on the back ring. That said, I have been following attentively what is happening in Israel and the progress of the […]
We have written an Emergency Motion on the threats to democracy in Palestine & Israel. We hope to submit it to Conference next month but need support from Lib Dem Members. The text is: Conference notes with concern: A. The Judicial Reforms proposed by the new Israeli Government. These will have the effect of: a. […]
Report from Leon Duveen The last few months have been difficult for those looking to advance peace in the Middle East. The new Netanyahu Government that took office at the end of December and, as I feared, it is more extreme than any previous Israeli Government. It contains two parties Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) of […]
Our first year as an organised group has been interesting. Our activities have been successful with a number of very interesting discussions with Palestinian & Israeli Activists, some of these are online on our Website & on our YouTube Channel. We hope to have more such discussions in the coming year, and we would also […]
Last week, at our regular Executive meeting, our Chair, Leon Duveen, gave an impassioned reason why the work LDfPME is trying to do is so important. You can watch what Leon said here: Here is the transcript of what Leon said: [00:00:00] For me, the solution has to come from the people of Israel and […]
When I think about Israel, I start from the perspective of a Muslim of Pakistani origin who has lived in the UK, as a member of a religious and an ethnic minority, from the age of two. As a long-standing observer of Israel, who for obvious reasons identifies with its minority communities, I am very […]
LDfPME held our first General meeting last night to set the group as a formal body. We adopted our Constitution (will be added onto this website later) and elected our first Executive: Chair – Leon Duveen Vice-Chairs – Lorenzo Cherin & Mohammed Amin Secretary – Zachary Barker Treasurer – vacant Membership Secretary – Alexandrine Kántor […]
by Leon Duveen Why do the Lib Dems need another group focusing on the conflict between Palestinians & Israelis? Haven’t we already got Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine (LDFP) and Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel (LDFI)? What difference will a new group make? All good questions and they deserve an answer. The difference […]