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NEW: The 7 October attacks unleashed an unprecedented rise in antisemitism in the UK and worldwide.
What is needed now is a strategy that gets to the very root of the hate and antisemitism festering in our society.
Our new report examines the rise of anti-Zionist antisemitism in the UK and the action needed to confront it. ๐
lfi.org.uk/the-7-october-attโฆ
Today is Sigd! A unique Ethiopian-Jewish festival that is an official state holiday in Israel.
From everyone at Labour Friends of Israel, Happy Sigd
Today we pause to remember all who have died in service of our country and thank those who continue to serve to keep us safe.
Lest we forget
31 years ago today, Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated.
He fought hard for peace between Israel and its neighbours, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994.
May his memory be a blessing.
In 2005 LFI published Striving for Peace: The Legacy of Yitzhak Rabin which can be found here: lfi.org.uk/wp-content/uploadโฆ
On this day 109 years ago today British foreign secretary Arthur Balfour sent a letter to Lord Rothschild, a leading member of the UK's Jewish community, expressing the British government's support for the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Israel.
It laid the foundation for the eventual end of the British Mandate of Palestine and the establishment of the State of Israel.
This article from the declaration's centenary explains how the Labour party already supported its aims months before it was written:
labourlist.org/2017/10/why-lโฆ
Labour Friends of Israel retweeted
We welcome Labourโs decision to end coalition and power-sharing agreements with the Green Party over its โZionism is Racismโ motion.
The motion is antisemitic. Labour is right: there can't be compromise when it comes to standing with Jewish communities and tackling antisemitism.
BREAKING: Labour has announced it's pulling out of coalition and power-sharing with the Greens in 11 local authorities over the party's 'Zionism is racism' policy.
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1/ Itโs election day in Israel.
Hereโs a look at some of the key issues that have shaped the contest.
For the latest election analysis, read LFIโs Israel Elects blog: lfi.org.uk/israel-elects-โฆ
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Labour Friends of Israel retweeted
Israel deserves a future built on democracy, equality and peace.
Ahead of tomorrowโs elections, the Party of European Socialists (PES) stands in solidarity with The Democrats, our associated member party, and its leader, Yair Golan.
In a joint letter, PES President Stefan Lรถfven and Secretary General Giacomo Filibeck expressed their support:
โA democratic, liberal and progressive Israel, grounded in the rule of law and respect for the fundamental rights of all its citizens, is essential to the countryโs future.โ
We share a commitment to social justice and to a just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians through a two-state solution, enabling both peoples to live in peace, security and dignity.
โWe hope that the elections will mark a step towards renewed confidence in democratic institutions and a more just, inclusive and hopeful future for Israel and all its citizens,โ they wrote.
Labour Friends of Israel retweeted
ืื ืฆืืื ืืช ืืืืขื ืืช, ื-ืืืช.
ืืชืจืืฉืืช ืืืืื ืืงืืคืืืช ืืืืืื. ืืื ื ืืกืืื ืืช ืืืคืืื ืฉื ื ืชื ืืื ืืฉืืชืคืื, ืื ืื ื ืจืืืื ืืืืื ืืฆืืขื ืืืกืืืจืืื.
ืจืง ืืื ื ื ืฆื ืืช ืืืื ืืกืืื.
ืจืง ืืื ื ืืืื ืขืชืื ืฉื ืฉืืืืื.
ืคืชืง ืืืืืงืจืืื ืืื ืคืชืง ืืฉืืชืคืืช, ืืืืืฉืืช ืฉืื ืื.
ืฆืืืื: ืืืจืื ืืจืื
Labour Friends of Israel retweeted
Voter turnout stands at 55.7% as of 4:00 PM.
Still the highest since at least 1969.
1/ As Israelis head to the polls today amid reports of record-breaking turnout levels, LFI wishes the @DemocratsIL, Labour's sister party in Israel, the very best of luck.
Under @YairGolan1, the Democrats will be a strong voice for peace, social justice and liberal democratic values in a new Israeli government.
Labour Friends of Israel retweeted
๐จ๐ฎ๐ฑVoter turnout in Israeli elections as of 2pm local time (8am ET) reaches 44.9% - the highest since 1973
1/ Today is election day in Israel.
Swipe through for some key information about whatโs at stake, how Israeli elections work, and when to expect results.
For the latest election analysis, read LFIโs Israel Elects blog: lfi.org.uk/israel-elects-202โฆ
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