The Liberal Party has watched with horror as the unfolding conflict in the Middel East spawned by the brutal Hamas attack on Israel.
The escalating conflict has seen world opinion becoming dangerously polarised between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian camps and this threatens to obstruct moves to end the violence, deliver humanitarian supplies, and create a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
The party believes that the road to peace in Gaza and the West bank is a long and difficult one, which requires many hard truths to be confronted.
Israel has failed to be magnanimous in victory since 1967 and has progressively eroded the potential for a 2-state solution in the region. It has encouraged a policy of illegal settlements on the West Bank, the eviction of Arab families in Jerusalem and discrimination against Palestinians across the West Bank and Israel.
All of this has fed into a cycle of increasingly violence, drawing in increasing fanatical factions such as Hamas and Hezbollah who have fed on the desperation of ordinary Palestinian’s who only wish to live in peace on their own land.
A conflict which traces its roots back beyond the creation of the Israeli state in 1948 has heaped misery and suffering on all sides for want of tolerance, compromise, and compounded by the failure of the international community to enforce a durable settlement.
The elections for Liberal Party leader and the party NEC are due in the Autumn of 2023 and the nomination window will be open between the 1st November and the 31st December 2023.
A total of 20 nominations from party members will be required for nomination as party leader.
A total of 3 nominations from party members will be required for admission to the NEC for which the party constitution allows 20 members.
We would ask that all nominations are e-mailed to the address NECElections@liberal.org.uk
Once the tally of nominations has been completed, the Secretary of the NEC will be advised if any elections need to be held and ballot papers distributed.
It is envisaged the newly elected NEC will hold its first open meeting on the 3rd February 2023, with the venue to be announced.
Cllr Steve Radford and other Liberal Party members joined the Liverpool Peace for Palestine demonstration on Sunday.
Following the demonstration Cllr Steve Radford, Leader of The Liberal Party endorsed comments by the Leadership of The Palestinian Authority that only a long term solution involving viable Palestinian State covering the West Banka and Gaza would break the cycle of violence and desperation
Previous Press Releases can be found here.
Liberal Party leader Cllr Steve Radford thoughts on the recent SNP Election controversy, joined by the chair of the Liberal Party NEC, Cllr Charles Shaw.
The Video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW2aJdEmqN8
Cllr Steve Radford and Cllr Charles Shaw reflect on the war in Ukraine a year on.
The Video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0HBLxuRjk0
