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Analysis

Herzog calls for dialogue as protests enter sixth week

Over 100,000 Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday as mass protests against the Netanyahu government’s controversial judicial reforms enter their sixth week. Demonstrations took place throughout the country, but, as before, Israel’s second city saw the biggest crowds. As the protests continued, President Isaac Herzog attempted Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 2 years7 February, 2023 ago

Largest LFI delegation in a decade meets President Herzog

The biggest Labour Friends of Israel delegation in more than a decade this week met with the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog. The delegation also met with Israeli Labor party leader Merav Michaeli; Tzachi Hanegbi, the head of the National Security Council; and the Palestinian Authority’s deputy foreign minister Amal Jadou. LFI chair Steve Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 2 years7 February, 2023 ago

Iranians accused of torturing protesters sentenced to death

Iranian has been accused of torturing three young men it has sentenced to death for participating in the wave of protests against the regime which have swept the country since last September. A report by Amnesty International issued this week highlights the cases of 19-year-old Mehdi Mohammadifard, 18-year-old Arshia Takdastan Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 2 years31 January, 2023 ago

Former top civil servants warn Bibi against judicial reforms

Fifty former top civil servants – including some who served under Benjamin Netanyahu for years – have launched a strong attack on the new government’s controversial judicial reforms. A letter this week – which includes the names of former heads of the Prime Minister’s Office, Finance Ministry, Competition Authority and Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 2 years31 January, 2023 ago

Israel reportedly behind strike on Iranian missile factory

Israel reportedly carried out a drone strike on a missile facility in the Iranian city of Isfahan late on Saturday night. The strike was launched by the Mossad intelligence service at the facility, which is part of Tehran’s ballistic missile programme. Isfahan plays a central role in the programme and Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 2 years31 January, 2023 ago

Analysis: Holocaust Memorial Day attack terror attack leaves 7 Israelis dead

Seven Israelis were murdered in a terror attack as worshippers departed a Jerusalem synagogue on Friday night. The attack – on Holocaust Memorial Day – was the deadliest Palestinian terrorist attack in Jerusalem since 2008. The bloodshed comes amid a spiral of violence which began with an upsurge in terrorism Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 2 years31 January, 2023 ago

In Brief: Iran arrests three female journalists in protests crackdown

Iranian authorities have arrested three female journalists in recent days, local media reported on Monday. The arrests came amid months of protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. Iran has been rocked by protests since the death on 16 September of Amini, a 22-year-old woman of Kurdish Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 2 years ago

In Brief: Israelis back talks with Palestinians and settlement freeze

More than half of the Israeli public would like to see a meeting between prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, according to a poll commissioned by the Geneva Initiative Israel NGO. When asked whether Israel should enter political talks with the PA, 52.8 percent said yes, Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 2 years ago

In Brief: Amid speculation, Saudis reaffirm commitment to two-state normalisation

Saudi Arabia will not normalise ties with Israel without progress towards a two-state solution with the Palestinians, the kingdom’s top diplomat asserted last week. The comments by Prince Faisal bin Farhan al Saud, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, followed reported discussion of the topic between Israeli prime minister Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 2 years25 January, 2023 ago

Analysis: Protests and debate continue over Israeli government’s reforms

Over 100,000 Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night amid rising opposition to controversial judicial reforms proposed by Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government. What happened The protests, which also saw smaller demonstrations across the country, came as the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, was said to be considering Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 2 years ago

In Brief: Morocco announces expanded military cooperation with Israel

  The Moroccan military announced this week that it had agreed to strengthen military cooperation with Israel, including in intelligence and cybersecurity, following defence meetings in Rabat. The two countries “agreed to further strengthen cooperation and expand it to other areas, including in intelligence, air defence and electronic warfare”, a Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 2 years18 January, 2023 ago

In Brief: One in four Likud voters fear for Israeli democracy, poll finds

Most voters for prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party support the government’s plans to dramatically restructure Israel’s legal system, according to a poll aired on Israel’s Channel 12 last week. The poll found that 55 percent of Likud voters backed the new government’s plans to overhaul the judiciary, with Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 2 years ago

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