Earlier this week, the Liberal Democrat Conference debatedthe Israel – Gaza conflict. Although we are not yet a formal Affiliated Organisation of the Party, LDfPME were consulted on the text and made a number of suggestions to improve the original draft, some of which were accepted. The final version is here. The full debate is […]
On Saturday 30th December, Hannah Land, a member of the LDfPME Executive, addressed the Vigil for Peace organised by Bridgford Muslim Action Group. Here is what she said: Thursday was the Feast of the Holy Innocents in the Christian calendar. “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children […]
I am sure everyone will have been following the tragic events in Israel & Gaza over the last 8 weeks. These are difficult times for Palestinians & Israelis. On both sides, too many have been killed, too many have lost their homes. I will not use this report to go though what has happened, but […]
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Chair’s Report to Executive – June 2023
Report 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 […]
About 20 years ago, I received at my PricewaterhouseCoopers work email account (from outside the firm) a collection of photographs and cartoons. They comprised about 10 of images, putting side-by-side something from Nazi Germany and the Holocaust and something from contemporary Palestine. For example, images of barbed wire enclosing people, images of uniformed soldiers rounding […]
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 […]
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How can we stop the cycle of violence?
Last Friday, I was beginning to write a post about the Israeli Army’s raid on an Islamic Jihad hideout in Jenin which led to the death of 9 Palestinians including at least 2 civilians. Because of other commitments, I wasn’t able to finish it before I heard the news of the killing of 7 jews […]
This is an Article by our Chair Leon Duveen that was first published on Liberal Democrat Voice. **************************************************************** It has taken me a few days to deal with the results of the latest elections to the Israeli Knesset. To say they were disappointing is a massive understatement. Even though the popular, the Nationalist parties led […]
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LDfPME – Chair’s report 2022
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 […]