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Analysis: Weekend of violence sees terror attack and settlers rioting

Posted 28 February, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Hallel and Yagel Yaniv > Courtesy via Times of Israel A weekend of violence in the West Bank saw two Israelis murdered in a terror attack and a deadly and unprecedented riot by settlers in the Palestinian town of Huwara. The violence came during a summit at the Jordanian port of Aqaba aimed at reducing tensions ahead…

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Netanyahu rows back on new settlements ahead of planned UN vote

Posted 21 February, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Benjamin Netanyahu > World Economic Forum / Manuel Lopez, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel won’t approve any new settlements in the West Bank in the coming months in a blow to his far-right ministers. “Israel informed the United States that, in the coming months, it will not authorise new settlements beyond the nine already…

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Fury as Netanyahu rams through first reading of judicial reforms

Posted 21 February, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Merav Michaeli > Labour Friends of Israel The Knesset last night passed the first reading of key elements of the Netanyahu government's judicial reform package, despite widespread protests, polling showing strong public opposition, and calls by President Isaac Herzog for a delay and negotiations. The legislation was passed by 63-47. However some MKs, including the opposition Yisrael Beytenu…

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In Brief: Two children die in new Jerusalem terror attack as violence mounts

Posted 14 February, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Two children and a 20-year-old student died in a terrorist attack in northern Jerusalem on Friday when a car was driven into a crowd waiting at a bus stop. The attack brought to 10 the number of Israeli civilians killed by terrorists in the last two weeks. The two children who died were brothers, Asher Menahem Paley,…

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In Brief: Israeli foreign minister to meet Erdogan during rare Turkey visit

Posted 14 February, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Middle East
Israel's foreign minister is paying a rare visit to Turkey today and is expected to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Eli Cohen said he wanted to visit the country to show Israel's solidarity and support following last week's devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Israel swiftly despatched a 160-strong search and rescue team to Turkey last…

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In Brief: Iran smuggling advanced drones to Russia for use in Ukraine

Posted 14 February, 2023 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Iran, Middle East
Shabab missile > Hossein Velayati, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Iran’s state airline is being used to smuggle advanced long-range armed drones to Russia for use in Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. The Guardian reported on Monday that some of the drones - at least 18 in total - were transferred to the Russian navy at sea by an…

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Analysis: Mass demos continue as Herzog assails Bibi’s judicial reforms

Posted 14 February, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
The Netanyahu government’s controversial judicial reforms have begun their passage through the Knesset this week – amid a national strike, huge demonstrations and an unprecedented appeal from President Isaac Herzog for the current plans to be abandoned. What happened   More than 100,000 Israelis rallied at the Knesset on Monday as the judicial reforms were debated…

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Lammy assails government inaction on IRGC proscription

Posted 7 February, 2023 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Middle East
David Lammy > David Woolfall, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The shadow foreign secretary assailed the government’s failure to proscribe Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in parliament last week. Facing foreign secretary James Cleverly during Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office questions, David Lammy accused the IRGC of being “responsible for 10 kidnap and death plots on…

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