At our AGM last year, we were one year into the horrendous war in Gaza. Re-reading my report from then is sobering, too little has changed. While there is now a ceasefire in Gaza that seems to be just about holding, there has been little progress in resolving the issues that will allow the people […]
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My apologies for being little late with this month’s update. I have not been well for a few days but also I wanted to wait until the outcome of the Trump Peace initiative became clearer. This morning (Monday) we are seeing the last of the living Hostages being returned to Israel and Palestinian Detainees and […]
Another month, more deaths, more fruitless talks about a ceasefire that neither the Netanyahu Government nor Hamas want, and more worthy words from governments around the world but little effective action. It has not been a good month for anyone in Palestine or Israel. As I write, Netanyahu is presenting a plan to order a “full […]
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 […]