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Presidents’s Report for the AGM 17th November 2025

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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Hannah Land’s address to Nottingham Peace Vigil

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 […]

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Chair’s Report to Executive – February 2023

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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Why what LDfPME is trying to do is important

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 […]