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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]