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Pledge to end Gaza crisis offers a solution, not a soundbite

Posted 8 March, 2018 in Hamas, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
This op-ed by Joan Ryan first appeared in the JewishNews, click here to read it.  The humanitarian situation in Gaza is desperate and deeply concerning. Electricity supplies are highly restricted; water and sewage facilities are under strain; rising unemployment has hit 40 percent, with an estimated six in 10 young people out of work. For many people…

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LFI launches Pledge for Gaza

Posted 8 March, 2018 in Hamas, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI today launches our new Pledge for Gaza campaign - part of our long-standing work to encourage the economic revitalisation of the coastal enclave. We will be inviting Labour parliamentarians to sign the five-point plan. It seeks to provide a multifaceted response to the challenges facing Gaza. The pledge recognises the plight of the people of Gaza and the dire humanitarian…

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Analysis: Who could replace Netanyahu?

Posted 1 March, 2018 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
The formal decision by Israel’s national police chief, Roni Alsheikh, to recommend indicting Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a range of corruption charges has many on the left heralding the end of the Likud leader. Opposition leader Avi Gabbay proclaimed “The Netanyahu era is over”. Such pronouncements may be premature. The crucial decision on whether or…

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Time to get tough, Prime Minister

Posted 1 March, 2018 in Coexistence, Incitement, News, Palestinian Territories
This op-ed first appeared in the Jewish Chronicle, click here to view the original.  Britain is a major donor to the Palestinian Authority. Over the period to 2021, £125m of taxpayers’ money will be sent to Ramallah. Supporting a viable Palestinian administration is key to the UK’s goal of achieving a two-state solution, a goal we fully…

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Government offers support for International Fund

Posted 23 February, 2018 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
The government this week said it supported the establishment of an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. Asked by LFI parliamentary supporter Luciana Berger at Foreign Office questions to "pledge the UK’s diplomatic support", Middle East minister Alistair Burt announced: "The UK supports the concept of an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace.” He continued: “We’re following the concept…

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Analysis: Iran and Israel face off over Syria

Posted 14 February, 2018 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel
  Despite the shock which accompanied it, there was an inevitability to the confrontation between Israel and Iran which took place over the skies of Syria and northern Israel last weekend. This may, moreover, be simply a harbinger of more – and worse – to come. The events unfolded in four distinct stages: On Saturday morning, Israeli forces…

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Analysis: Secret pact between Israel and Egypt against Islamic State

Posted 8 February, 2018 in Analysis, Israel, Middle East
  Israel has been covertly launching strikes against Islamic State in Sinai as part of a two-year  campaign secretly approved by Egypt, US media revealed last weekend. The airstrikes – carried out by unmarked Israeli warplanes, drones and helicopters – are estimated to be taking place at the rate of at least once a week. The targeted jihadis…

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