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In Brief: Israeli health minister Nitzan Horowitz visits Ukraine field hospital

Posted 5 April, 2022 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Nitzan Horowitz > Heinrich-Boll-Stiftung, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Israel’s health minister and leader of Meretz, Nitzan Horowitz, visited western Ukraine on Sunday to see an Israeli field hospital set up following Russia’s invasion of the country. The field hospital, named Kochav Meir (‘Shining Star’), opened two weeks ago some 90 minutes west of Lviv. More than…

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Analysis: Tensions high following terror attacks and religious festivals

Posted 5 April, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Jerusalem terrorist attack in 2015 > Israel Police, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Last week’s series of terror attacks against Israel and the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan have collided to raise tensions in Jerusalem and the West Bank this week. What happened Following the start of Ramadan last week, Jerusalem’s Old City…

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Steps to a two state solution: Support steps towards a permanent Gaza ceasefire

Posted 4 April, 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 Sixteen: Support steps towards a permanent Gaza ceasefire Hamas’ refusal to renounce violence and terrorism, accept Israel’s right to exist within the framework of a two-state solution, and agree to abide by past diplomatic agreements makes the prospect of a peace deal between the…

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In Brief: Israel set to raise work permit quotas for Gazans to 20,000

Posted 30 March, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Erez crossing between Israel and Gaza > Zero0000, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Israeli government has raised the number of permits for residents of the Gaza Strip to work in Israel by some 8,000, bringing the total to 20,000, according to the country’s Ministry for Regional Cooperation. The cabinet signed off the government resolution on Sunday,…

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In Brief: Palestinians hold rare local elections, despite Hamas boycott

Posted 30 March, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Palestinian elections in 2012 > Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Palestinians in the West Bank’s major cities headed to the ballot box for only the second time since 2006 at the weekend, as they voted in a second round of local elections, a rare democratic event in the Palestinian Authority. Some 234 slates of candidates…

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In Brief: Israeli leaders visit Jordan to reduce Ramadan tensions

Posted 30 March, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
King Abdullah II of Jordan. European Parliament, CC BY-4.0. Israel’s border with Jordan has witnessed a flurry of official crossings in recent days, as several senior Israeli politicians have visited the Hashemite kingdom ahead of Ramadan. Labor's public security minister Omer Barlev reportedly met with Jordanian foreign minister Ayman Safadi last week to discuss security arrangements ahead of the…

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Analysis: Israel hit by terror attacks as it welcomes Arab foreign ministers

Posted 30 March, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Negev summit > AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool Israel has been rocked by three terrorist attacks in the past week, killing at least eleven people, while it welcomed the foreign ministers of a number of Arab nations for an unprecedented summit over the weekend. What happened The foreign ministers of four Arab countries – the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco…

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STEPS TO A TWO STATE SOLUTION: Support construction of a Gaza seaport

Posted 29 March, 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 Fifteen: Support construction of a Gaza seaport In the wake of the 2014 Gaza war, Labor MK and security minister in the Bennett-Lapid government Omer Barlev presented a comprehensive strategy to effectively end Gaza’s international isolation without compromising Israel’s security. One of its key…

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STEPS TO A TWO STATE SOLUTION: Ensure Palestinians can travel abroad more freely

Posted 29 March, 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 Fourteen: Ensure Palestinians can travel abroad more freely by new infrastructure at Allenby Bridge and direct, secure shuttles from the West Bank to Ben Gurion Airport The freedom and ability of the Palestinian people to travel abroad for commercial reasons, to visit…

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Shadow Middle East minister joins first LFI delegation since pandemic

Posted 23 March, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Peace process
Bambos Charalambous and Steve McCabe participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at Yad Vashem The shadow minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Bambos Charalambous, is with Labour Friends of Israel on a delegation this week – his first visit to the region since his appointment last November. He is being accompanied by LFI chair Steve McCabe.…

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