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Analysis: Only 14% of Britons back BDS, says poll

Posted 11 December, 2019 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Image: Dr. Zachi Evenor, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Less than one in five Britons support boycotts of Israel and most view the Jewish state as the UK’s most important Middle Eastern ally in the fight against terrorism, according to polling released last week by BICOM. The annual poll also found an increase in the number…

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Analysis: Bibi indictment leads to political chaos

Posted 26 November, 2019 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Photo: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Israel is facing unprecedented political chaos after Benjamin Netanyahu was formally indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. The announcement from attorney general Avichai Mandelblit came less than 24 hours after opposition leader Benny Gantz gave up his efforts to form a government. Both he and…

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Analysis: Iran faces protests at home and abroad

Posted 20 November, 2019 in Analysis, Iran, Middle East
Photo: GTVM92, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Mass protests swept Iran over the weekend after the regime abruptly cut fuel subsidies and raised petrol prices. Protests occurred in 100 cities and towns, including Tehran, Shiraz, Tabriz, Kermanshah and Sanandaj. Amnesty International says over 100 people have been killed in clashes between demonstrators and baton-wielding security forces. Unofficial reports…

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Analysis: Israel under rocket attack after terror chief killed

Posted 13 November, 2019 in Analysis, Israel, Palestinian Territories
More than 250 rockets have been launched at Israeli towns and cities by terrorist groups in Gaza over the past two day. The attacks followed an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday morning which targeted and killed the military commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Baha Abu al-Atta, Israel says, was responsible for multiple rocket and border attacks…

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Analysis: PA and Hamas human rights crackdown under fire

Posted 29 October, 2019 in Analysis, Palestinian Territories
Image: Futurhit12, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Hamas security forces arrested dozens of Palestinian activists last week in a bid to prevent anti-government protests similar to those which have rocked Lebanon. The arrests – believed to have targeted left-wing and moderate opponents of Gaza’s Islamist rulers – came as a court in the West Bank ordered…

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Analysis: Gantz gets his chance

Posted 23 October, 2019 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
ראובן קפוצ'ינסקי, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Israel’s opposition leader, Benny Gantz, will this evening be formally invited to form a government by President Reuven Rivlin. The president made the move after Benjamin Netanyahu failed to assemble a coalition in the required 28 days. Netanyahu did not request a 14-day extension. It is the second time…

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LFI Dame Louise Ellman Statement

Posted 17 October, 2019 in Antisemitism, Labour Party, News
Photo: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Following Dame Louise Ellman's decision to resign her membership of the Labour Party, LFI have released the following statement: Jennifer Gerber, director of LFI, said: “Louise Ellman has taken a characteristically brave and principled decision today. It highlights once again the institutional antisemitism which continues to shame the Labour…

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