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In Brief: Renewed nuclear deal ‘in sight’ but not certain, claims US

Posted 9 February, 2022 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. The Biden administration said on Monday that a renewed deal to restrict Iran’s nuclear programme was possible, but that any agreement had to be completed urgently as Tehran advances its capabilities. Negotiations in Vienna, which began last summer, were halted at the end of January, before being…

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In Brief: US fills International Fund board for coexistence projects

Posted 9 February, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
The US Agency for International Development last week announced appointments to an advisory board to recommend how to distribute $250 million in funding for Israeli-Palestinian coexistence projects. The filling of the board is a major step forward since the passing of the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act that passed Congress in December…

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In Brief: Israeli politics rocked by police spyware allegations

Posted 9 February, 2022 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Spyware > Pixabay, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel’s police commissioner, Kobi Shabtai, has repeatedly denied allegations that his officers have used spyware to illegally monitor public and private figures in Israel. In a bombshell report published on Monday, the Calcalist newspaper claimed that NSO Group’s Pegasus program had been deployed against senior government officials, mayors, journalists, leaders…

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Analysis: PLO and behold

Posted 9 February, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons A rare meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s Central Council held this week strengthened the position of Mahmoud Abbas and dropped further clues as to the long-standing president’s potential eventual successor. What happened Abbas loyalists joined the PLO’s Executive Committee and will head its top decision-making body, the National Council.…

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Steps to a two state solution: Ensure enforcement of UNSCR 1701, international action to prevent Hezbollah’s precision-missile project and attacks on Israel

Posted 8 February, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Nine: Ensure enforcement of UNSCR 1701, international action to prevent Hezbollah’s precision-missile project and attacks on Israel UN Security Council Resolution 1701 brought to an end the bloody 2006 Lebanon war between Israel and terror group Hezbollah. Hezbollah is committed to the destruction of…

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In Brief: Hateful content remains in Palestinian curriculum, report finds

Posted 2 February, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Image: IMPACT-se Palestinian Authority textbooks have remained largely unchanged and still contain incitement to violence and hatred despite EU pledges to work with the PA to revise them, a study by IMPACT-se has found. Following an in-depth survey of the curriculum last year, the EU announced its intention to “work with the Palestinian Authority” to remove “antagonism…

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In Brief: Kuwait see calls for diplomatic normalisation with Israel

Posted 2 February, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Map of Kuwait > Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The editor-in-chief of the Arab Times newspaper has written a passionate editorial calling for Kuwait and other Gulf states to normalise diplomatic ties with Israel, ahead of Israeli president Herzog’s historic first visit to the UAE this week. President Herzog landed in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, having flown…

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Analysis: Houthis attack UAE as peace with Israel celebrated

Posted 2 February, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Peace process
President Isaac Herzog meets Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan > WAM handout/AFP President Isaac Herzog arrived in Abu Dhabi this week, paying the first visit by an Israeli head of state to the United Arab Emirates. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a ballistic missile at the Emirates during the visit – the…

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Steps to a Two State Solution: Support Jerusalem as capital of Israel and future Palestinian state

Posted 1 February, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Eight: Support Jerusalem as capital of Israel and future Palestinian state Jerusalem is a holy city for three religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – and that status makes it one of the most spectacular – but also tense and politically contested – places…

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In Brief: Gulf states slam Palestinian groups for supporting Houthis

Posted 27 January, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Yemeni civil war map > Ali Zifan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Palestinian terror groups including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad received sharp criticism from Gulf states over the weekend due to their condemnation of Saudi airstrikes in Yemen. Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain launched scathing attacks on the Palestinian groups for their alleged support…

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