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Labour Friends of Israel
"Labour Friends of Israel is a Westminster based lobby group working within the British Labour Party to promote the State of Israel."- From the 2003 homepage of Labour Friends of Israel.
People tend to vote Labour on the grounds that they are the party of the people, the workers of England, Scotland and Wales. They do not vote for them because they are pandering to a war criminal and racist Apartheid state such as Israel.This article about the Labour Friends of Israel is based on Wikipedia and the homepage of the organization.
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Labour Friends of Israel is a UK Parliament-based lobby group promoting support within the British Labour Party for a strong bilateral relationship between Britain and Israel. It also seeks to strengthen ties between the British and the Israeli Labour party...The Wiki fingers:
As of 25th September 2007, its Chair was Jane Kennedy MP and President was Rt Hon Gwyneth Dunwoody (Deceased) MP. Vice Chairs were Barbara Keeley MP, Andrew Dismore MP, Louise Ellman MP and Gary Titley MEP.Members of the Labour Friends of Israel Policy Council were Rt Hon Stephen Byers MP, Rt Hon Derek Foster MP, Rt Hon George Foulkes MSP, Jane Kennedy MP, Rt Hon Paul Murphy MP, Rt Hon Don Touhig MP and Denis MacShane MP. House of Lords Chair was Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale.
"At ease in the corridors of power, Mendelsohn has the contacts and know-how to advance Israels case in his Labour Friends of Israel role."- The Jewish Chronicle, April 27, 2007.
Wikipedia lists the following persons as members of LFI, people from a "lobby group working within the British Labour Party to promote the State of Israel"In alphabetical order, members of Labour Friends of Israel include:
- David Abrahams - former Treasurer [5]
- Lord Archer of Sandwell[6]
- Stuart Bell MP [7]
- Tony Blair former MP and Prime Minister[8]
- Gordon Brown MP and Prime Minister[9][8]
- Chris Bryant MP[6]
- Stephen Byers MP[6]
- Wayne David MP[6]
- Andrew Dismore MP[6]
- Louise Ellman MP[6]
- Derek Foster MP[6]
- George Foulkes MP[6]
- Mike Gapes MP - former Deputy Chairman (2004)[10]
- Anthony Greenwood MP - first Chair (1957)[2]
- Fabian Hamilton MP[6]
- Joan Humble MP[6]
- Baroness Hayman[6]
- Barbara Keeley MP[6]
- Jane Kennedy MP[6] - Chair (2007)[6]
- Ashok Kumar MP[6]
- Ivan Lewis MP, former Vice Chair of LFI [11]
- Lord Macdonald of Tradeston[6]
- Denis MacShane MP[6]
- Jonathan Mendelsohn - former Chairman (2002)[12]
- Andrew Miller MP[6]
- Jim Murphy MP - former Chairman (2001) [13]
- Dan Norris MP[6]
- Nick Palmer MP[6]
- James Purnell MP - former Chairman [14]
- Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale[6]
- John Reid MP [15]
- Terry Rooney MP[6]
- Siôn Simon MP[6]
- Dari Taylor MP[6]
- Gary Titley MP[6]
- Lord Winston[6]
- Iain Wright MP - Chair (2006)[6]
- Lord Young of Norwood Green[6]