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Steps to a two state solution: Expand Palestinian autonomous zones and issue building permits for Area C

Posted 7 June, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Two: Expand Palestinian autonomous zones and issue building permits for Area C The Oslo Accords established three zones – Areas A, B and C – in the West Bank. In Area A, the Palestinian Authority exercises both political…

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In Brief: Israel working towards normalisation with Saudi Arabia, Lapid indicates

Posted 31 May, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Crown prince Mohamad bin Salman > US State Department, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Israel is working with the United States and Gulf nations like the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in a process to ultimately normalise ties with Saudi Arabia, foreign minister Yair Lapid said on Monday. “We believe that it is possible to have a normalisation…

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In Brief: Hamas threatens Israel after Jerusalem Day march

Posted 31 May, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories
Jerusalem Day march > Utilisateur:Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The terror group Hamas, which has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007, warned on Sunday that it could still respond to the weekend’s Jerusalem Day flag march “at the right time”. Last year, Hamas fired a number of rockets at Jerusalem during the annual parade, sparking an…

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Steps to a two state solution: Preserve the Temple Mount status quo

Posted 31 May, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty One: Preserve the Temple Mount status quo The Temple Mount is a frequent flashpoint in Jerusalem – a city which is holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians. The site of the former Temple, it is the most holy site in Judaism. The Temple…

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LFI Lords chair: We must reform our sanctions regime to stop human rights abuses in Iran

Posted 30 May, 2022 in Analysis, Iran, Middle East, News
LFI Lords chair Baroness Ramsay has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original. The current talks in Vienna may help to put the brakes on Iran’s accelerating nuclear programme, but they will almost certainly do nothing to stop Tehran’s ballistic missile programme or its support for terror groups that have caused chaos…

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LFI chair: Curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions should not deter the UK from taking a tougher stance on Tehran

Posted 30 May, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP has written the below article for Politics Home. Click here to read the original. Chris McAndrew, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Whatever the eventual outcome of the talks surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme, one thing is clear: we must urgently develop a comprehensive approach to tackling the multi-faceted challenges posed by Tehran. As…

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Iran: A Darkening Picture at Home and Abroad

Posted 30 May, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
View a PDF copy of our new pamphlet: Iran A Darkening Picture at Home and Abroad Britain must urgently develop a comprehensive approach to tackling the multi-faceted threat posed by Iran, argues a new report published by Labour Friends of Israel.     Whatever the outcome of the Vienna talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme, major…

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In Brief: Turkish FM visits Israel as Jerusalem-Ankara relations warm

Posted 24 May, 2022 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Peace process
Israeli and Turkish flags > Newtimes.az, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will visit Israel this week in the latest sign of improving relations between the Jewish state and Turkey. One of the key issues on the agenda is likely to be energy cooperation, following the discovery of natural gas in the eastern…

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In Brief: Iran pledges to ‘avenge’ assassinated Revolutionary Guards colonel

Posted 24 May, 2022 in Analysis, Iran, Middle East
IRGC Parade in Tehran. Image Credit: YPA, CC-BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi has sworn to avenge the killing of Hassan Sayad Khodayari, a colonel in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, in Tehran on Sunday. Khodayari was shot five times outside his home by two assailants on motorcycles, according to Iranian state media. Tehran has…

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In Brief: Hope for normalisation as part of US-brokered Egypt-Saudi deal

Posted 24 May, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Straits of Tiran > US Central Intelligence Agency, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Biden administration is reportedly brokering a deal to transfer two Red Sea islands from Egypt to Saudi Arabia that could include steps to normalise Saudi-Israeli ties. The treaty would return control of Tiran and Sanafir, which have been leased by Egypt since the…

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