Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel

🚨 NEW: The Government will fund 4 replacement ambulances after those belonging to a Jewish community service were set on fire in Golders Green this morning

And this is why the Israeli government has banned public worship at Jerusalem’s holiest religious sites. No, it isn’t about persecuting Muslims or Christians. It’s about keeping them alive.

On Eid, one of the most important days in the Muslim calendar, access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem has been restricted by Israeli authorities, with many Palestinians prevented from entering and forced to pray outside. Reports also indicate restrictions affecting Christian worshippers, including access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City. Emerging reports this morning say Israeli forces confronted worshippers outside the Old City, with tear gas reportedly used against those gathered for prayer. These developments raise concerns that heightened security measures are further restricting freedom of worship and movement for Palestinians. I raised the situation at Al-Aqsa in Parliament yesterday, highlighting ongoing concerns about restrictions even following the ceasefire. The Israeli government should uphold international law, ensure freedom of worship, and engage in meaningful diplomacy to support a just and lasting peace.

Another video shows the moment a fragment from an Iranian missile struck inside the Mughrabi Gate at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City.

Israeli MK Meirav Cohen delivered a powerful speech in the Knesset on settler terrorism in the West Bank: “This is terror, and it is Jewish terror..... It’s not ‘just a few bad apples.’... The politicians excusing this violence are complicit.”