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LFI Focus: ‘Deal of the century’ or joke of the century?

Posted 5 February, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, LFI Focus, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI Focus provides a periodic analysis on Israel-Palestine, providing an in-depth view of the issues that affect the region. Image: Shealah Craighead Official White House Photo, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons This edition focuses on the release of the US Middle East plan. You can read it here. To view other editions of LFI Focus, please click here.

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Analysis: Trump prepares to roll out “peace plan”

Posted 27 January, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel’s prime minister and opposition leader met with Donald Trump today as the US administration began to roll out its controversial Middle East peace plan. Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz had separate White House meetings with the president, with the US reportedly not planning to announce full details…

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Analysis: Britain and Israel: the ever-strengthening relationship

Posted 22 January, 2020 in Analysis, Israel
The British ties with Israel are becoming wider and deeper, according to a new report from BICOM published this week. It details the burgeoning bilateral trade and economic, security and foreign policy, and cultural and scientific links between the two countries. It also notes that, while British public attitudes towards the Jewish state have remained largely stable…

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Analysis: “The difference-maker in the 2020 election”? Labor and Meretz form poll pact

Posted 15 January, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party
Photo: משה שי, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons The Israeli Labor party and Meretz have announced a joint run in March’s general election. The deal agreed on Monday marks a landmark coming together of the Israeli left – although one driven by fear that they risked being shut out of the Knesset unless they teamed…

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Analysis: Qassem Soleimani’s bloody legacy for Iran and the region

Posted 9 January, 2020 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Middle East
Photo: khamenei.ir, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the United States last week, has been described as the “single most powerful operative in the Middle East today”. His two-decade leadership of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp’s Quds Force has seen the Islamic Republic’s influence and power in the region seemingly expand –…

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Analysis: Israeli Emigration: Seeking opportunities abroad, amid a tech boom

Posted 18 December, 2019 in Analysis, Israel
Photo: Elad Brami, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Israel was established as a home for the Jewish people, to provide a haven for the victims of millennia of persecution and to attain the self-determination needed to rebuild their lives in security and prosperity. As the fledging state thrived, over the last 70 years, the population…

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Analysis: Only 14% of Britons back BDS, says poll

Posted 11 December, 2019 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Image: Dr. Zachi Evenor, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Less than one in five Britons support boycotts of Israel and most view the Jewish state as the UK’s most important Middle Eastern ally in the fight against terrorism, according to polling released last week by BICOM. The annual poll also found an increase in the number…

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Analysis: Bibi indictment leads to political chaos

Posted 26 November, 2019 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Photo: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Israel is facing unprecedented political chaos after Benjamin Netanyahu was formally indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. The announcement from attorney general Avichai Mandelblit came less than 24 hours after opposition leader Benny Gantz gave up his efforts to form a government. Both he and…

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Analysis: Iran faces protests at home and abroad

Posted 20 November, 2019 in Analysis, Iran, Middle East
Photo: GTVM92, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Mass protests swept Iran over the weekend after the regime abruptly cut fuel subsidies and raised petrol prices. Protests occurred in 100 cities and towns, including Tehran, Shiraz, Tabriz, Kermanshah and Sanandaj. Amnesty International says over 100 people have been killed in clashes between demonstrators and baton-wielding security forces. Unofficial reports…

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