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In Brief: Israel hopes to increase trade with Morocco to $500m

Posted 24 February, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East
Koutoubia Mosque, Marrakech > Marcin Sochanki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel and Morocco signed a new bilateral agreement this week aimed at deepening economic ties, expanding trade and developing joint business opportunities. Economy minister Orna Barbivai, who arrived in Morocco in Sunday, said the agreement “is intended to bring about economic growth and prosperity for…

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Steps to a two state solution: Demand Hamas releases hostages

Posted 22 February, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Eleven: Demand Hamas releases hostages Hamas should also be pressured to end its practice of holding hostages as a bargaining chip to attempt to free terrorist prisoners held in Israel. Hamas is currently holding the bodies of two Israeli soldiers –…

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Analysis: Shifting sands in the Middle East

Posted 17 February, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Naftali Bennett lauded a new “regional architecture of moderate countries” in the Middle East as he left Bahrain on Tuesday evening, completing the first official visit by an Israeli prime minister to the Gulf State. What happened Bennett’s visit to Bahrain saw the prime minister meet with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad…

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LFI vice-chair urges FCDO to take seat on coexistence Fund board

Posted 9 February, 2022 in Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Labour Party, News, Peace process
LFI vice-chair Cat McKinnell MP has today written to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Secretary Liz Truss calling for the FCDO to approach the Biden administration to discuss the UK taking up one of the international seats on the board of the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. This followed the news that the US Agency for International…

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In Brief: US fills International Fund board for coexistence projects

Posted 9 February, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
The US Agency for International Development last week announced appointments to an advisory board to recommend how to distribute $250 million in funding for Israeli-Palestinian coexistence projects. The filling of the board is a major step forward since the passing of the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act that passed Congress in December…

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Steps to a two state solution: Ensure enforcement of UNSCR 1701, international action to prevent Hezbollah’s precision-missile project and attacks on Israel

Posted 8 February, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Nine: Ensure enforcement of UNSCR 1701, international action to prevent Hezbollah’s precision-missile project and attacks on Israel UN Security Council Resolution 1701 brought to an end the bloody 2006 Lebanon war between Israel and terror group Hezbollah. Hezbollah is committed to the destruction of…

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LFI host parliamentary briefing on Israel’s Arab community

Posted 7 February, 2022 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, News, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel was delighted to host a parliamentary briefing on Israel's Arab community today, exploring the place of Arab Israelis in the country's society, the challenges they face, and recent progress towards overcoming those challenges. Labour MPs and peers were joined by Amnon Be'eri-Sulitzeanu and Dr. Thabet Abu Pass, co-executive directors of The Abraham…

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In Brief: Hateful content remains in Palestinian curriculum, report finds

Posted 2 February, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Image: IMPACT-se Palestinian Authority textbooks have remained largely unchanged and still contain incitement to violence and hatred despite EU pledges to work with the PA to revise them, a study by IMPACT-se has found. Following an in-depth survey of the curriculum last year, the EU announced its intention to “work with the Palestinian Authority” to remove “antagonism…

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In Brief: Kuwait see calls for diplomatic normalisation with Israel

Posted 2 February, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Map of Kuwait > Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The editor-in-chief of the Arab Times newspaper has written a passionate editorial calling for Kuwait and other Gulf states to normalise diplomatic ties with Israel, ahead of Israeli president Herzog’s historic first visit to the UAE this week. President Herzog landed in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, having flown…

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In Brief: Israeli defence minister insists on ‘diplomatic horizon’ with PA

Posted 2 February, 2022 in Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Benny Gantz > U.S. Secretary of Defense, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz has defended his recent meetings with Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas, following an opposition motion of no confidence in response to the meetings. Gantz told the Knesset that all Israeli governments have maintained ties with the PA since its…

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