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Steps to a two state solution: Support the reunification of the West Bank and Gaza under PA authority

Posted 21 June, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Four: Support the reunification of the West Bank and Gaza under PA authority The reunification of the West Bank and Gaza is a crucial step in the establishment of a viable Palestinian state. It is also a key demand of the Palestinian people…

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In Brief: Biden administration leads criticism of unbalanced UN report

Posted 15 June, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
White House, public domain via Wikimedia Commons The Biden administration has joined 20 other countries in issuing a harsh rebuke on Monday to the UN Human Rights Council after a Commission of Inquiry formed to probe Israel released a report last week condemning the Jewish state. The report blamed Israel’s “persistent discrimination against Palestinians” for the 11-day…

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In Brief: Fatah: Hamas trying to take control of the West Bank

Posted 15 June, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Hamas insignia in Ramallah (Hoheit, CC BY-SA 2.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons). Members of the Hamas terror group planned to seize control of a Palestinian security installation near Ramallah, Palestinian sources claimed this week. The allegation coincides with the fifteenth anniversary of Hamas’s violent takeover of the Gaza Strip, which saw the Palestinian Territories split between Islamist…

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In Brief: Two dead Revolutionary Guards were reportedly arming Hezbollah

Posted 15 June, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Peace process
IRGC Parade in Tehran > YPA, CC-BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Two aerospace division officers from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps who died over the weekend were involved in arming the Lebanese-based and Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group, according to reports. UK-based Iran International reported that Ali Kamani and Mohammad Abdous were “developing arms” for Hezbollah, an Iranian…

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Analysis: Tel Aviv Pride marks its twenty third birthday

Posted 15 June, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East
Hilton Beach at Tel Aviv Pride, Tel Aviv Israel 1640001 > Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Tel Aviv Pride celebrated its 23rd birthday on Saturday as 170,000 Israelis took to the streets of the city in a joyous celebration which saw the number of participants close to pre-pandemic levels. The parade took place amid several…

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Steps to a two state solution: Support a reformed UNRWA

Posted 14 June, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Three: Support a reformed UNRWA The plight of Palestinian refugees is both tragic and a recurring obstacle in the search for a two-state solution. Established in 1949, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has…

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In Brief: Fears grow that missing dissident journalist has been kidnapped by Iran

Posted 7 June, 2022 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East
Ankara > Uğurgüler06, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A dissident journalist who lives under asylum protection in Turkey has been kidnapped by suspected Iranian agents, a news agency close to Tehran’s opposition forces has reported. Mohammad-Bagher Moradi escaped Iran nine years ago while on trial for criticising the regime and was later sentenced to five years…

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In Brief: Israel signs trade pact with UAE amid plans for Europe gas export deal

Posted 7 June, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East
Noa natural gas field > Uri Kfir, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel last week signed its first free trade agreement with an Arab state. The deal with the United Arab Emirates – with which Israel established diplomatic relations under the Abraham Accords in 2020 – plans to eliminate or cut almost all tariffs and could…

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In Brief: Iran faces censure vote at IAEA meeting as uranium stockpile grows

Posted 7 June, 2022 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East
Negotiations about Iranian Nuclear Program, US State Department, Public domain. Britain, the US and their European allies are expected to push for a resolution censuring Iran when the International Atomic Energy Agency’s leading figures meets this week. The resolution – urging Tehran to “fully cooperate” with the IAEA – is backed by France and Germany but opposed…

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Analysis: Israel’s coalition govt under pressure as legislation deadline approaches

Posted 7 June, 2022 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Israel's coalition government > Avi Ohayon / Government Press Office (Israel), CC BY SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel’s coalition government was rocked by parliamentary drama last night as two of its Knesset members voted to defeat the routine renewal of 55-year-old legislation. What happened On Monday night, two coalition MKs – Meretz’s Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi and…

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