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Day: 22 September, 2021

In Brief: Iranian revolutionary guards boast of their power

Posted on 22 September, 2021 by lfiIsrael

Hossein Salami, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC), boasted that Iran had “built power” to confront the US this week.

“We have built power to defeat the US. When we build power [to confront] man’s largest military empire, …

Posted in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East

In Brief: Israel and Sweden renew ties after seven-year freeze

Posted on 22 September, 2021 by lfiIsrael

The foreign ministers of Israel and Sweden held their first phone call in seven years on Monday, in a move one Israeli diplomat called a “relaunching of relations” after a lengthy period of tension.

Yair Lapid spoke with his Swedish …

Posted in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Peace process

In Brief: Palestinian polling shows support for confidence-building

Posted on 22 September, 2021 by lfiIsrael

Some 56 percent of Palestinians approve of recent “confidence-building measures” by the Israeli government, intended to improve everyday life for Palestinians.

Polling by Khalil Shikaki, director of the Palestinian Center for Survey and Policy Research, found that 56 percent of …

Posted in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process

Analysis: New government, old problems for Lebanon

Posted on 22 September, 2021 by lfiIsrael

Lebanese parliamentarians met this week to formally confirm the country’s new government. The appointment earlier this month of telecoms billionaire Najib Mikati as prime minister ends a year-long political deadlock following the resignation of his predecessor in the wake of …

Posted in Analysis, Hezbollah, Middle East

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