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Analysis: Israelis prepare for new elections – and another stalemate?

Posted 18 February, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Image: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Voters in Israel go to the polls in two week’s time – for an unprecedented third time in less than one year, with many fearing that continued stalemate may even lead to further elections. The general elections held in April and September last year saw both Benjamin Netanyahu and…

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Analysis: Trump plan’s threat to Arab Israelis

Posted 12 February, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: Moataz1997, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Among the many flaws of Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” – although one which has received little intentional attention – was its seeming proposal that thousands of Arab Israelis should be effectively stripped of their citizenship and transferred to a future Palestinian state. The US plan proposes that…

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Analysis: Trump’s plan: Palestinians say “No” as Bibi fails to reap political windfall

Posted 6 February, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Image: US Government, Public Domain, via Wikipedia Commons The release of the US Middle East plan last week was a nakedly political event. As his impeachment trial in the US Senate continued, Donald Trump attempted to bolster his support among pro-Israel evangelical Christians at home, while throwing an electoral lifeline to Benjamin Netanyahu. Indeed, the Israeli prime…

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LFI Focus: ‘Deal of the century’ or joke of the century?

Posted 5 February, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, LFI Focus, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI Focus provides a periodic analysis on Israel-Palestine, providing an in-depth view of the issues that affect the region. Image: Shealah Craighead Official White House Photo, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons This edition focuses on the release of the US Middle East plan. You can read it here. To view other editions of LFI Focus, please click here.

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Analysis: Trump prepares to roll out “peace plan”

Posted 27 January, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel’s prime minister and opposition leader met with Donald Trump today as the US administration began to roll out its controversial Middle East peace plan. Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz had separate White House meetings with the president, with the US reportedly not planning to announce full details…

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Analysis: Britain and Israel: the ever-strengthening relationship

Posted 22 January, 2020 in Analysis, Israel
The British ties with Israel are becoming wider and deeper, according to a new report from BICOM published this week. It details the burgeoning bilateral trade and economic, security and foreign policy, and cultural and scientific links between the two countries. It also notes that, while British public attitudes towards the Jewish state have remained largely stable…

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Analysis: “The difference-maker in the 2020 election”? Labor and Meretz form poll pact

Posted 15 January, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party
Photo: משה שי, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons The Israeli Labor party and Meretz have announced a joint run in March’s general election. The deal agreed on Monday marks a landmark coming together of the Israeli left – although one driven by fear that they risked being shut out of the Knesset unless they teamed…

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Analysis: Qassem Soleimani’s bloody legacy for Iran and the region

Posted 9 January, 2020 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Middle East
Photo: khamenei.ir, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the United States last week, has been described as the “single most powerful operative in the Middle East today”. His two-decade leadership of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp’s Quds Force has seen the Islamic Republic’s influence and power in the region seemingly expand –…

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Analysis: Israeli Emigration: Seeking opportunities abroad, amid a tech boom

Posted 18 December, 2019 in Analysis, Israel
Photo: Elad Brami, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Israel was established as a home for the Jewish people, to provide a haven for the victims of millennia of persecution and to attain the self-determination needed to rebuild their lives in security and prosperity. As the fledging state thrived, over the last 70 years, the population…

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