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Steps to a two state solution: Support a Palestinian seaport at Haifa

Posted 2 August, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Nine: Support a Palestinian seaport at Haifa A crucial component of economic independence (see Step 25) is the ability of Palestinian businesses to trade more freely with the rest of the world. Unlike Gaza, the West Bank is landlocked, adding a further barrier…

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Steps to a two state solution: Action by international donors to improve Palestinian governance

Posted 26 July, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Eight: Action by international donors to improve Palestinian governance A viable, democratic Palestinian state rests on the strength, transparency and accountability of the institutions of Palestinian governance. This is vital for the Palestinian people. And it is vital if Israel is to be…

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Steps to a two state solution: Increase exit permits to allow Gaza residents to study abroad

Posted 18 July, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Seven: Increase exit permits to allow Gaza residents to study abroad After Hamas’ 2007 coup in Gaza, and its use of the coastal enclave as a base from which to launch terror attacks into Israel, restrictions imposed by Israel and Egypt made the movement…

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Young Labour activist Kira Lewis: Labour cannot drift back into equivocating on Israel’s existence

Posted 17 July, 2022 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Young Labour activist Kira Lewis has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. Joining last month’s delegation of Young Labour activists, which allowed me to see all of Israel and travel into the West Bank, has reaffirmed my understanding of the complexity of the tragic conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. The…

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In Brief: Saudi normalisation will be a “long process”, White House cautions

Posted 12 July, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Crown prince Mohamad bin Salman > US State Department, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Biden administration warned on Monday that the normalisation of diplomatic ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia would be a "long process" despite being a presidential priority. Biden is set to arrive in Israel on Wednesday for a visit that will include Israel…

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In Brief: Gantz meets with Abbas to discuss security cooperation

Posted 12 July, 2022 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. Israel's defence minister Benny Gantz met with Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Thursday to discuss security coordination ahead of US president Joe Biden's visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories this week. Israel's security establishment has expressed concerns about the possibility…

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In Brief: Israel approves Palestinian housing and 4G coverage plans

Posted 12 July, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories
Construction in Jenin > Guillaume Paumier, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel will advance a long-delayed plan to approve the construction of some 1,000 new Palestinian homes and make a number of other confidence-building measures towards the Palestinian Authority. The moves come ahead of President Biden's visit to the region this week, according to reports. The move to…

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Steps to a two state solution: End incitement in the Palestinian school curriculum

Posted 11 July, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Six: End incitement in the Palestinian school curriculum In 2017, the Palestinian Authority introduced a new school curriculum which teaches the virtues of martyrdom, describes terrorists as “heroes” and repeats antisemitic tropes. The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se)…

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In Brief: Israeli man seriously hurt in suspected terror stabbing

Posted 5 July, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics
MDA armoured ambulance > Tewfik, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons A man was seriously hurt in a suspected stabbing attack near the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak on Tuesday morning. The incident is thought to be a terror attack, as police said officers launched a manhunt for the stabber, who fled after attacking the man on a…

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In Brief: Israel and Arab allies agree to tighten cooperation

Posted 30 June, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Peace process
Negev summit > AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool Senior diplomats from Israel, the US and regional Arab allies agreed to increase efforts to improve security, stability and prosperity in the Middle East during a follow up meeting to the Negev Summit in Bahrain on Monday. The first meeting of the Negev Summit Steering Committee – consisting of Israel,…

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