In Brief: EU parliament condemns “hateful” Palestinian school textbooks

The European parliament last week passed a resolution condemning the Palestinian Authority over “hateful” content in its textbooks and conditioning future educational funding on the removal of antisemitic material.

The vote marked the fourth consecutive year that the parliament has passed a resolution …

Analysis: Fragile ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad takes hold

A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad appeared to be holding, bringing to a close five days of conflict in Gaza and the Jewish state.

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In Brief: Biden admin: Israel-Saudi normalisation is key security interest

US national security advisor Jake Sullivan said last week that the Biden administration would consider diplomatic normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia as being in its national security interest, underlining American commitment to expanding the 2020 Abraham Accords.

Sullivan’s comments …