Labour Friends of Israel

What Labour Friends of Israel does

Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) is a UK-based political advocacy organisation founded in 1957 that works to strengthen relations between Britain and Israel and to advance a negotiated two-state solution. Operating from London as a private limited company governed by six named directors, LFI is the recognised friendship group within the UK Labour Party for Israel-related engagement, working directly with MPs, peers, parliamentary candidates, advisers, and trade unionists. Its core service lines are parliamentary engagement, a two-decade delegation programme to Israel and the Palestinian territories, policy publications, and a weekly "Key Issues" newsletter distributed via the NationBuilder platform. Recent outputs include the "Israel Elects 2026" election coverage series, the "Voices for Change" publication, the "Laying the Foundations for a Two-State Solution" policy paper co-authored with ALLMEP, and Iran-related analysis referencing MI5 intelligence. LFI does not operate a commercial product or technology platform; its value proposition is delivered through convening, briefings, and direct parliamentary access. The business model is donation-based, funded by members of the British Jewish community and individuals who share LFI's policy commitments, with explicit exclusion of funding from the Israeli government or embassy. LFI charges no membership fees and has no commercial pricing tiers; parliamentary engagement costs are declared to the UK Electoral Commission. Marketing is conducted through its weekly email bulletin, the lfi.org.uk website, X (Twitter) and Instagram channels, the Annual Lunch event, and in-person parliamentary briefings.

Name

Labour Friends of Israel

Legal name

Labour Friends of Israel

Website

https://lfi.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Labour Friends of Israel is a UK political advocacy organisation, founded in 1957, that strengthens Britain-Israel relations through Labour Party parliamentary engagement, policy papers, weekly newsletters, and delegation programmes to Israel and Palestine.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Advocacy and Policy Research

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

Keywords

• Political advocacy services
• Policy research publications
• Parliamentary engagement
• Diplomatic delegation programs
• International relations advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor and supporter contributions: LFI is funded by the generosity of members of the Jewish community and those who share the organisation's commitment to the State of Israel. It does not receive money from the Israeli government or the Israeli Embassy. Labour MPs who participate in LFI delegations declare the value of those trips to the Electoral Commission and in the Register of Members' Financial Interests.

Go-to-market motion2 records

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Labour Friends of Israel is a political advocacy organisation that strengthens UK–Israel relations and promotes a negotiated two-state solution. It engages UK Labour parliamentarians through briefings, events and delegations, and publishes policy papers, a weekly 'Key Issues' newsletter, election coverage, and educational resources on Middle East affairs, antisemitism, and UK policy toward Israel and the wider region.

Product overview

Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) is a political advocacy organization, not a technology product company. Its offering consists of publications and advocacy services, including policy papers and analysis on Middle East affairs, a weekly Key Issues newsletter, the Israel Elects 2026 election coverage series, the Voices for Change publication series highlighting Israeli peace activists, parliamentary delegation programs, parliamentary support services, and educational resources such as A Guide to the Conflict. These publications and programs work together to promote UK-Israel relations, the two-state solution, and combat antisemitism.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Policy Papers and Publications Policy papers, political analysis, and explainers focused on Israel, the two-state solution, the Middle East, Iranian threats, and anti-Zionist antisemitism, published for parliamentarians, supporters, and the public.
• Key Issues Newsletter A weekly email update covering the Middle East peace process, regional developments, domestic Israeli and Palestinian affairs, and UK policy on Israel, delivered to subscribers.
• Israel Elects 2026 Ongoing coverage and analysis of Israeli Knesset elections scheduled for October 2026, including party primaries, polling data, and political developments.
• Voices for Change A publication project highlighting Israeli activists, researchers, and changemakers committed to democratic values, social justice, and peace, spanning strengthening democracy, shared society, gender and sexual equality, Israeli-Palestinian peacebuilding, regional peacebuilding, and social justice.
• Parliamentary Delegations Organised delegations to Israel and the Palestinian territories for parliamentarians, candidates, Labour party staff, and trade unionists, including high-level political meetings, field visits, and Holocaust education.
• Parliamentary Support Program Support for parliamentarians in debates, discussions, and events in both Houses of Commons and Lords, providing briefings and ensuring balanced, evidence-based debate on Middle East issues.
• A Guide to the Conflict A comprehensive policy briefing outlining the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, key issues, myths, and pathways to peace, designed to promote constructive and informed discussion.

Quantifiable outcome

• LFI has advocated for the proscription of Iran's IRGC, a policy Labour promised in opposition and delivered in government, helping ensure the safety of British citizens.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026LFI co-authored its 'Laying the Foundations for a Two-State Solution' policy paper with John Lyndon, executive director of ALLMEP. The paper makes the strategic case for an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace, modelled on the International Fund for Ireland, to support peacebuilding civil society organisations.
• UK Government / Australia / Canada (International Peace Fund)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026At a meeting of foreign ministers hosted by the UK, the government along with Australia and Canada announced the establishment of a new International Peace Fund for Israelis and Palestinians, prioritising long-term peacebuilding and fostering trust, empathy and dialogue. LFI advocated for this fund for a decade.
• Israel Labour Party / The DemocratscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026LFI maintains a formal sister-party relationship with the Democrats (the merged Israeli Labour and Meretz parties), Labour's sister party in Israel. LFI chair Jon Pearce met with the Democrats' leader Yair Golan and the group has been described as Labour's sister party. LFI also strengthens relations with Israeli trade unions and civil society movements.
• Kingdom of BahrainminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026LFI honorary chair Mark Sewards became the first Labour Friends of Israel chair to visit the Kingdom of Bahrain, marking a historic diplomatic milestone and expanding LFI's regional engagement beyond Israel.
• United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025LFI published the policy paper 'Iran's Terror Army Abroad: The IRGC Threat to Britain', authored by Jemima Shelley, senior research analyst at United Against Nuclear Iran and a non-resident fellow at LFI.
• United Arab Emirates (UAE)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025LFI chair Jon Pearce became the first British MP to travel directly between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, a route enabled by the Abraham Accords and marking a milestone in UK-Israel-Gulf relations.
• MI5 / UK Security ServiceminorOthersLFI's IRGC policy paper cites MI5's director-general Ken McCallum's warnings that the IRGC has been linked to at least 20 foiled terror plots in the UK since 2022, and that Iranian regime plots present 'potentially lethal threats' to British nationals.
• International Fund for Ireland modelcoreOthersLFI's 'Laying the Foundations for a Two-State Solution' policy paper draws directly on the success of the International Fund for Ireland (IFI), established in 1986 with contributions from the UK, Ireland, USA, EU, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, which helped build the civic foundations for the Good Friday Agreement.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East: The Labour-aligned counterpart advocacy group focused on Palestine and the broader Middle East. Directly competes for the same MP relationships and donor mindshare within the Labour movement.
• Jewish Labour Movement: A Labour Party affiliate representing Jewish members and campaigning on antisemitism. Shares LFI's Labour-Party institutional setting and antisemitism advocacy, with overlap on key personnel and donor networks.
• British Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM): A UK-based pro-Israel advocacy and research organisation. Comparable in policy publication output, media engagement and pro-Israel advocacy remit, though operates cross-party rather than within Labour specifically.
• Conservative Friends of Israel: The Conservative Party's parallel parliamentary friendship group for Israel. Directly comparable in mission, structure (membership-based, delegation-led, parliamentary engagement) and target audience; differs only in partisan alignment.
• Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel: The Liberal Democrats' parliamentary friendship group for Israel. Mirrors LFI's structure and delegation model for a smaller UK party, providing a third-party benchmark for the friendship-group model.

Emerging players

• Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP): A coalition of Israeli and Palestinian civil-society peacebuilding organisations. Directly comparable as LFI's co-author partner on the two-state solution paper and a like-minded advocate for an international peace fund.
• Middle East Forum: A US-based think tank promoting US and Western interests in the Middle East. Comparable in policy publication and advocacy focus on Iran, Hezbollah and Israeli security, though operates transatlantically rather than within UK party politics.

Regional players

• Conservative Middle East Council: A Conservative-affiliated UK organisation focused on broader Middle East engagement. Comparable in mission (parliamentary advocacy on the Middle East) but operates from a different partisan base and a wider geographic remit.

Broad incumbents

• Board of Deputies of British Jews: The UK's principal representative body for the Jewish community. A broader incumbent that overlaps with LFI on antisemitism advocacy and Jewish communal representation, but covers the full spectrum of Jewish political engagement rather than the Israel-Labour niche.

Others

• UK Israel Business: A bilateral UK-Israel trade body that LFI cites as supporting £6bn in trade and 38,000 UK jobs. Not a direct competitor but a thematically adjacent enabler that shares LFI's underlying mission of strengthening UK-Israel relations through a commercial rather than parliamentary lens.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/_LFI
• Instagraminstagram.com/labourfriendsofisrael
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/labour-friends-of-israel

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

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