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    Fathom > Articles by: Luke Akehurst

    Luke Akehurst

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    Luke Akehurst is Director of We Believe in Israel.

    Luke Akehurst's articles

    Keir Starmer is UK Labour’s new leader. Will he set a new course on Israel and Antisemitism?

    By Luke Akehurst
    Sir Keir Starmer has been elected as the British Labour Party’s new Leader. Luke Akehurst, a former member... Read more > April 2020

    UK Labour and Israel: the little-noticed shift in party policy

    By Luke Akehurst
    While the four-year long controversy over antisemitism in UK Labour has monopolised media attention, the 2019 UK Labour... Read more > October 2019

    Book Review | Dreams Deferred: A Concise Guide to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

    By Luke Akehurst
    I tried to read Dreams Deferred in the conventional style, cover to cover. Bad idea. The book isn’t... Read more > Winter 2016

    What does the ‘Corbyn Revolution’ mean for the UK Left and Israel?

    By Luke Akehurst
    Veteran activist and former UK Labour Party National Executive Committee member Luke Akehurst offers an in-depth look at... Read more > Autumn 2015

    Book Review |Boycotting Israel is Wrong: The progressive path to peace between Palestinians and Israelis

    By Luke Akehurst
    Boycotting Israel is Wrong is a timely short book on the BDS phenomenon by Australian academics Philip Mendes... Read more > Summer 2015

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