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In Brief: Labor minister: Settler attacks are ‘organised actions of a terror group’

Posted 27 January, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics
Omer Barlev > Josius, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Footage from an incident on Friday in the Palestinian village of Burin showed a group of settlers, likely form the Givat Ronen illegal outpost, attacking left-wing activists and Palestinians, with six people injured. “This is the organised action of a terrorist organisation”, Barlev told the Kan public…

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In Brief: Israeli FM Yair Lapid meets senior Palestinian official in Israel

Posted 27 January, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Yair Lapid > Sapir Academic College, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Israel’s foreign minister Yair Lapid met with senior Palestinian Authority official Hussein al-Sheikh on Sunday night, in the latest in a series of meetings between senior Israeli and Palestinian officials. “I met this evening with Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid and we discussed several political and…

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Analysis: Nuclear talks at the crossroads

Posted 27 January, 2022 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. Negotiations with Iran surrounding its nuclear programme have reached a “decisive moment”, the US and European countries have warned. The warning comes amid speculation that Tehran is deliberately foot-dragging while its efforts to become a nuclear power gain speed. What happened “We are indeed at a decisive moment,”…

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Steps to a Two State Solution: Ensure transportational contiguity for Palestinians

Posted 25 January, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Seven: Ensure transportational contiguity for Palestinians Some 90 percent of Palestinians live in territory in the West Bank – including all of the main towns and cities – which is under the control of the Palestinian Authority (designated Areas A and…

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In Brief: Indonesia and Israel hold Covid talks despite lack of ties

Posted 19 January, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Peace process
Globe showing Indonesia > Bennylin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A delegation of Indonesian officials have made a rare visit to Israel to discuss Coronavirus response strategies. The reports come despite the fact that the two countries do not have formal diplomatic ties due to Indonesia’s refusal to recognise Israel. The Indonesian officials met with Israeli counterparts…

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In Brief: Gaza reconstruction needs more than $500 million, says Egypt

Posted 19 January, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Image credit: White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The reconstruction of the Gaza Strip will require more than the $500 million Egypt has provided, Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said last week. “We were hoping to contribute more than this sum”, Sisi said at a panel of the World Youth Forum…

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In Brief: Fatah and Hamas play down ‘reconciliation’ talks in Algeria

Posted 19 January, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
PA president Mahmoud Abbas. Image credit: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Representatives of six Palestinian factions – including Fatah, the party of Palestinian Authority president Abbas, and the Hamas terror group, which governs the Gaza Strip – are expected to hold talks in Algeria this week to discuss how to achieve “national reconciliation”. The factions…

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Analysis: Netanyahu on trial

Posted 19 January, 2022 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Photo: Crown Copyright, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Some seven months after he left the prime minister’s office, Benjamin Netanyahu’s trial for corruption has reached a climax this week, with speculation that he is considering the terms of a plea deal to avoid jail time. What happened Netanyahu, who has been leader of the opposition since July, has reportedly agreed to…

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Steps to a Two State Solution: Increase work permits for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza

Posted 18 January, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Six: Increase work permits for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Around 120,000 Palestinians travel to Israel each day to work, with some 87,000 holding work permits and an estimated further 30,000 to 40,000 regularly crossing illegally to seek employment. In August 2021,…

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In Brief: Comoros and Maldives reportedly next to join Abraham Accords

Posted 12 January, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Peace process
Comoros > Radosław Botev, CC BY 3.0 PL, via Wikimedia Commons The Muslim-majority island nations of the Comoros and Maldives, both in the Indian Ocean, are reportedly the next candidates to normalise diplomatic relations with Israel, according to Israeli diplomatic sources. Negotiations are allegedly ongoing to establish diplomatic ties between the two states and Israel, although no…

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