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Analysis: Did Israel attack Iran’s Natanz nuclear site?
Iran has blamed Israel for an explosion last week which badly damaged a building producing centrifuges at the secret Natanz nuclear site. The blast may have delayed Iranian efforts to produce enough highly enriched uranium for a nuclear weapon by months or even years, analysts suggest. On Sunday, the New York Times quoted a Middle[…]
In Brief: Abbas says ready to talk peace as PA holds press conference with Hamas
Mahmoud Abbas said this week that the Palestinian Authority is ready to enter peace talks with Israel. The president’s comments came during a call with Vladimir Putin and follow a rare joint press conference between the PA and Hamas last week. Abbas told the Russian president that the Palestinians believe any negotiations should be based on “international[…]
In Brief: Israel introduces new measures to battle covid as cases soar
Israel this week introduced a series of measures to combat the coronavirus as cases in the country soar. On Thursday morning, the Health Ministry confirmed 1,231 new coronavirus cases in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 33,947. Two additional people have died, bringing the death toll to 346. After being[…]
In Brief: US Congress gives big boost to Israeli-Palestinian Peace fund
A key committee in the US Congress has voted to include in its budget legislation to introduce an international fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. The campaign for the $250m fund, which would support people-to-people work between Israelis and Palestinians, has been led by the Alliance for Middle East Peace. In the UK, it has been spearheaded[…]
The best way to oppose Netanyahu is to redouble our efforts on behalf of a two-state solution, says LFI chair Steve McCabe MP
LFI chair Steve McCabe has written in the Jewish Chronicle to oppose any annexation and and setting out five tests for a measured and effective response from the UK. Click here to read the original. As we approach a possible July announcement, a decision by the Israeli government to begin annexing parts of the West[…]
In Brief: Israel has record number of virus cases, new restrictions imposed
The number of new coronavirus cases in Israel topped 1,000 on Wednesday as the country began imposing new restrictions. On Thursday morning, the Health Ministry reported a further 195 cases, taking the total number to 26,452. The death toll in Israel rose by a further two to 324. There are currently 8,647 active cases, of which[…]
In Brief: PA announces 5-day West Bank lockdown as virus cases surge
The Palestinian Authority has announced a five-day lockdown of the West Bank as coronavirus cases there surge. The lockdown, which will begin on Friday, comes as the number of infections in the West Bank rose to 2,435. Ten people have died, 12 remain in a serious condition and three are on ventilators. Seventy-eighty per cent of[…]
Analysis: Netanyahu’s annexation drive stalls
Benjamin Netanyahu’s drive to begin annexing parts of the West Bank appears to have stalled amid opposition from his Blue and White coalition partners, the Palestinians and the Arab world, and confusion in the White House. The “unity government” agreement signed in April – which allows Netanyahu to remain in power until next autumn – also[…]
Labour parliamentarians urge Palestinian economic support package
A group of Labour parliamentarians have written to the foreign secretary urging a “comprehensive, internationally backed, programme of assistance to help stabilise the Palestinian economy” They also urge “medical and humanitarian assistance to help ensure that efforts by Palestinians and Israelis to contain the spread of the virus, in the West Bank, are maintained as restrictions[…]
Analysis: Israel and West Bank ready for coronavirus second wave
Israel is bracing itself for a new coronavirus wave as infections across the country surge. The Palestinian Authority also reported a big jump in infections in the West Bank. The news comes as both the Israeli government and the PA attempt to wrestle with the economic fallout caused by the pandemic. In more positive[…]
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