Skip to content Skip to sidebar Skip to footer

In Brief: Palestinian polling shows support for confidence-building

Posted 22 September, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
PA president Mahmoud Abbas. Image Credit: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Some 56 percent of Palestinians approve of recent “confidence-building measures” by the Israeli government, intended to improve everyday life for Palestinians. Polling by Khalil Shikaki, director of the Palestinian Center for Survey and Policy Research, found that 56 percent of Palestinians viewed the moves…

more

0Comments 0Likes 19Views

Analysis: New government, old problems for Lebanon

Posted 22 September, 2021 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Middle East
Foreign Minister of Greece Stavros Lambrinidis and Prime Minister of Lebanon Najib Mikati. Image Credit: Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Lebanese parliamentarians met this week to formally confirm the country’s new government. The appointment earlier this month of telecoms billionaire Najib Mikati as prime minister ends a year-long political deadlock…

more

0Comments 0Likes 28Views

In Brief: Report claims Iran will have enough uranium for nuke in one month

Posted 15 September, 2021 in Analysis, Iran, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. Iran is on track to obtain enough enriched uranium for a nuclear bomb within one month, according to a report by the US-based Institute for Science and International Security. The report, published on Monday, estimated that a worst case scenario would see Iran produce enough weapons-grade uranium for…

more

0Comments 0Likes 16Views

In Brief: Israel braces for escalation following stabbing attack

Posted 15 September, 2021 in Analysis, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories
Israeli police in Lod. Credit: Israel Police, CC BY-SA 3.0. Israeli security forces foiled a major attack this week, as Palestinian terror groups sought to set up violence in solidarity with six escaped prisoners, Hebrew media reported on Monday. The Shin Bet security service and police foiled a number of attacks, Channel 12 and 13 reported, without…

more

0Comments 0Likes 22Views

In Brief: Israel and Egypt hold first high-level meeting in a decade

Posted 15 September, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Image credit: White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The leaders of Israel and Egypt, Naftali Bennett and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, held the first open talks in a decade on Monday as Bennett flew to Sharm el-Sheik. The leaders discussed rising tensions in Gaza, where both countries have imposed border restrictions in…

more

0Comments 0Likes 16Views

Analysis: A New Vision for Gaza?

Posted 15 September, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Gaza Strip. Image Credit: NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Israel’s foreign minister launched a major new Gaza initiative on Sunday, offering a “new vision” based on “economy for security”. Yair Lapid was speaking on the 16th anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal from the coastal enclave, which has been wracked by war and a humanitarian crisis under the leadership…

more

0Comments 0Likes 29Views

In Brief: Israel-Jordan ties boosted by water and energy cooperation

Posted 8 September, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Jordan River. Image Credit: Jean Housen, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Israel and Jordan could be poised for an unprecedented boom in water cooperation amid technological advancement, environmental pressures and improved diplomatic ties. Water deals between Jerusalem and Amman suffered in recent years under former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose critics accused him of neglecting…

more

0Comments 0Likes 26Views

In Brief: Iran sends fuel to Hezbollah to reinforce regional influence

Posted 8 September, 2021 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi. Image Credit: Ali Khamenei, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Iran has embarked on a campaign to establish itself as Lebanon’s primary fuel supplier, in order to empower its local proxy: the terrorist group Hezbollah. A recent report by Iran’s state Tasnim media, titled ‘The Iranian ships, the triangle of resistance that shattered…

more

0Comments 0Likes 14Views

In Brief: Lisa Nandy: Labour will always support Israel’s right to self-defence

Posted 8 September, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News
Lisa Nandy. Image Credit: UK Parliament, CC BY 3.0. Shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy has said that Labour will “always believe that Israel has the right to defend itself” against attacks. Speaking at an event in Manchester, Nandy also voiced her opposition to a complete ban on weapons sales from the UK to Israel. She said both herself…

more

0Comments 0Likes 29Views

Analysis: Israel and PA announce confidence-building measures

Posted 8 September, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
PA president Mahmoud Abbas. Image credit: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The highest-level meeting between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in over a decade took place last week, and was followed by the announcement of a series of confidence-building measures. What happened Israel’s defence minister, Benny Gantz, met the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah last…

more

0Comments 0Likes 28Views