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In Brief: Israel has record number of gay MKs as Tel Aviv pushes marriage rights

Posted 24 June, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East
  Photo: יוראי להב-הרצנו, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel this week set a record for the highest number of openly gay members of the Knesset. Yorai Lahav-Hertzano (pictured) was sworn in on Monday as a member of the centrist Yesh-Atid-Telem alliance. He joins the Knesset following the passage of a law which allows ministers to leave their…

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Analysis: Gantz and Netanyahu spar over annexation

Posted 17 June, 2020 in Analysis, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
  Photo: Matankic, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to begin annexing parts of the West Bank next month appear to be facing new obstacles as the prime minister battles to secure approval from his Blue and White coalition partners. The position of Benny Gantz’s centrist party appears to have become pivotal: the United States…

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In Brief: 8,000 Palestinian students stranded overseas by coronavirus closures

Posted 17 June, 2020 in Analysis, Palestinian Territories
The families of 8,000 Palestinian students feared to be stranded abroad due to the coronavirus staged a protest in Ramallah on Monday. The parents carried posters attacking the Palestinian Authority which read: "You Returned Your Children [Home], Return Our Children [To Us]." The PA pledged on Sunday evening that the government would begin bringing the…

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In Brief: Israel fears second coronavirus wave as cases rise sharply

Posted 17 June, 2020 in Analysis, Israel
CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons Israel recorded 300 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday morning, raising fears that the country is experiencing a second wave of the deadly pandemic. The number of cases reported by the Health Ministry was the highest daily rise in nearly two months. With a further…

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In Brief: Hezbollah vows it will keep its weapons as Lebanon protests moun

Posted 17 June, 2020 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Middle East
Photo: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hassan Nasrallah has vowed that Hezbollah will keep its weapons as protests against Lebanon's economic and financial crisis have continued. In a fiery address, the terror group leader (pictured) pledged on Tuesday evening: "Our weapons will remain in our hands and we will not starve; we will…

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Analysis: Annexation: opposition mounts at Bibi prepares retreat

Posted 10 June, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Peace process
Kremlin.ru, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Benjamin Netanyahu is facing mounting opposition at home and abroad to his plans to annex parts of the West Bank. Last weekend saw thousands of Israelis take to the streets of Tel Aviv to protest against the move, as polls indicated growing public opposition. There were also demonstrations last…

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In Brief: Iran continues to violate nuclear deal, says international watchdog

Posted 10 June, 2020 in Analysis, Iran, Middle East
Image: Nanking2012, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium has grown by 50 percent in the last three months, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported this week. A former head of Israeli military intelligence warned that Iran has now substantially reduced the "break-out time" - the time in which it would be possible for the Islamic…

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In Brief: Israel freezes further lifting of restrictions as coronavirus cases mount

Posted 10 June, 2020 in Analysis, Israel
CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Israeli government decided this week to freeze the further lifting of coronavirus restrictions and step up the enforcement of social distancing requirements and other regulations as cases in the country continued to grow. The Health Ministry announced today that a further 88 coronavirus cases…

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In Brief: Norway halts PA education money over incitement in curriculum

Posted 10 June, 2020 in Analysis, Incitement, Palestinian Territories
Image: IMPACT-SE Norway is withholding more than half of the money it planned to give the Palestinian Authority for education spending this year due to concerns about incitement in the curriculum. Norway is a major donor to the PA and the announcement by foreign minister Ine Eriksen Søreide follows a cross-party vote in the country's parliament last…

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