US national security advisor Jake Sullivan said last week that the Biden administration would consider diplomatic normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia as being in its national security interest, underlining American commitment to expanding the 2020 Abraham Accords. Sullivan’s comments went further in support of ties between Jerusalem and Riyadh Read more…
Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad cemented his return to the Arab fold this week, as Saudi Arabia – a key ally of rebel groups in Syria’s civil war – said its diplomats would return to the country. The restoration of diplomatic ties on Tuesday, later confirmed by Damascus, follows more than Read more…
The start of May has seen a significant escalation in tensions and violence in Israel and Gaza, following on from a spate of terror attacks and counter-terror operations in recent months. What happened More than 350 rockets have been fired at Israel from Gaza in recent days, some of which were launched at Read more…
In today’s House of Lords question on Palestinian civilian casualties, LFI parliamentary supporter Lord Turnberg reminded colleagues of the malign influence of Iran as a barrier to peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, particularly through the funding of terrorist groups like Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas and Hezbollah. He asked: “My Lords, Read more…
Labour leader Keir Starmer has today met with Israeli president Isaac Herzog, who have arrived in London to represent Israel at the coronation ceremony for King Charles III. In a meeting this afternoon, the pair discussed a number of issues including Labour’s commitment to strong UK-Israeli relations and the need Read more…
The European Union will make sure it does not fund Palestinian Authority school textbooks that incite hatred against Israel and Jews, EU commissioner for neighbourhood and enlargement Oliver Varhelyi said last week. “Israel does not oppose aid to the Palestinian Authority, but we will not allow a situation in which Read more…
Iran’s foreign minister toured Lebanon’s border with Israel on Friday as part of a visit to the Arab nation, including taking pictures looking into the Jewish state, of which his regime routinely calls for the destruction. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian visited with a number of Lebanese parliamentarians and members of Hezbollah, the Read more…
104 rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza yesterday following the death in custody of an affiliate of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group, following an 86-day hunger strike. An IDF spokesman said the projectiles included rockets, mortars, and shoulder-launched missiles fired at Israeli aircraft over Gaza. The Iron Dome air Read more…
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Tehran’s much-feared ideological army – has effectively taken charge of the Iranian economy, secret documents published last weekend indicate. The revelations – published by the Sunday Times – come amid warnings about IRGC assassination plots in Britain and its efforts to rally terror groups Read more…
This afternoon, a number of LFI parliamentarians joined a Britain-Israel APPG briefing from Tamir Hayman, managing director of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), on the security situation in the Middle East, including the threat posed by Iran and the domestic situation in Israel.
At today’s Foreign Office Questions session, LFI parliamentarians questioned the government on a number of issues relating to Israel and the Middle East. Shadow Tech Minister and LFI parliamentary supporter Alex Davies-Jones MP asked what work the Foreign Office was doing to encourage the use of innovative tech and AI Read more…
Iran has reportedly shipped over 300,000 artillery shells and a million rounds of ammunition to Russia across the Caspian Sea in the past 6 months, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Iran has mostly used cargo flights to ship weapons to Russia due to the inability of Ukraine Read more…