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In Brief: Shin Bet uncovers Iran-backed terror cell in West Bank

Posted 22 July, 2020 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Israel's security forces announced this week they had foiled a West Bank terror plot backed by Iran and Hezbollah. Shin Bet said it had uncovered a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine cell which planned to carry out attacks on Israeli civilians and soldiers. "The investigation revealed intelligence regarding the deep involvement of Iran and…

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Analysis: Simulation highlights annexation danger

Posted 15 July, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: B1408, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons An influential Israeli think tank has published the results of a “war game” simulating the dangers of Benjamin Netanyahu attempting to annex parts of the West Bank. The report from the Institute for National Security Studies identifies a series of resulting “explosive events”, rising violence affecting Israelis and Palestinians, and…

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In Brief: Health minister warns of return to lockdown as serious covid cases surge

Posted 15 July, 2020 in Analysis, Israel
Image: CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MSMI; Dan Higgins, MAMS, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons Israel's health minister warned today that the country may have to return to a full lockdown if the current rise in coronavirus cases in the country continues. Yuli Edelstein was speaking as the Health Ministry said that 1,578 coronavirus infections were diagnosed in the…

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In Brief: Thousands take part in “black flag” demos against “crime minister” Bibi

Posted 15 July, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Photo: Yaara Di Segni, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Several thousand Israelis protested outside the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem last night calling for Benjamin Netanyahu's resignation. The demonstration was part of a series of anti-corruption "black flag" protests directed against Netanyahu, who has been labelled the "crime minister". There were 50 arrests as police…

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In Brief: 28 new Hezbollah missile launch sites identified in residential areas of Beirut

Posted 15 July, 2020 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Israel, Middle East
Photo: khamenei.ir, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hezbollah has placed at least 28 missile launch sites in civilian areas of Beirut, a report by Israel's ALMA Research and Education Centre has found. The sites in the Lebanese capital, which have not previously been documented, are next to hospitals, schools and restaurants in areas controlled by…

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Analysis: Did Israel attack Iran’s Natanz nuclear site?

Posted 9 July, 2020 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Middle East
Photo: Hamed Saber, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 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…

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In Brief: Abbas says ready to talk peace as PA holds press conference with Hamas

Posted 9 July, 2020 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Kremin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 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…

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In Brief: Israel introduces new measures to battle covid as cases soar

Posted 9 July, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Palestinian Territories
Image: Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons 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…

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In Brief: US Congress gives big boost to Israeli-Palestinian Peace fund

Posted 9 July, 2020 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: The Clerk of the United States House of Representives, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 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…

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The best way to oppose Netanyahu is to redouble our efforts on behalf of a two-state solution, says LFI chair Steve McCabe MP

Posted 2 July, 2020 in News
Photo: Chris McAndrew, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 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…

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