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Analysis: Houthis attack UAE as peace with Israel celebrated

Posted 2 February, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Peace process
President Isaac Herzog meets Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan > WAM handout/AFP President Isaac Herzog arrived in Abu Dhabi this week, paying the first visit by an Israeli head of state to the United Arab Emirates. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a ballistic missile at the Emirates during the visit – the…

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Steps to a Two State Solution: Support Jerusalem as capital of Israel and future Palestinian state

Posted 1 February, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Eight: Support Jerusalem as capital of Israel and future Palestinian state Jerusalem is a holy city for three religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – and that status makes it one of the most spectacular – but also tense and politically contested – places…

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In Brief: Labor minister: Settler attacks are ‘organised actions of a terror group’

Posted 27 January, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics
Omer Barlev > Josius, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Footage from an incident on Friday in the Palestinian village of Burin showed a group of settlers, likely form the Givat Ronen illegal outpost, attacking left-wing activists and Palestinians, with six people injured. “This is the organised action of a terrorist organisation”, Barlev told the Kan public…

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In Brief: Israeli FM Yair Lapid meets senior Palestinian official in Israel

Posted 27 January, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Yair Lapid > Sapir Academic College, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Israel’s foreign minister Yair Lapid met with senior Palestinian Authority official Hussein al-Sheikh on Sunday night, in the latest in a series of meetings between senior Israeli and Palestinian officials. “I met this evening with Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid and we discussed several political and…

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Steps to a Two State Solution: Ensure transportational contiguity for Palestinians

Posted 25 January, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Seven: Ensure transportational contiguity for Palestinians Some 90 percent of Palestinians live in territory in the West Bank – including all of the main towns and cities – which is under the control of the Palestinian Authority (designated Areas A and…

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In Brief: Indonesia and Israel hold Covid talks despite lack of ties

Posted 19 January, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Peace process
Globe showing Indonesia > Bennylin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A delegation of Indonesian officials have made a rare visit to Israel to discuss Coronavirus response strategies. The reports come despite the fact that the two countries do not have formal diplomatic ties due to Indonesia’s refusal to recognise Israel. The Indonesian officials met with Israeli counterparts…

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In Brief: Gaza reconstruction needs more than $500 million, says Egypt

Posted 19 January, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Image credit: White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The reconstruction of the Gaza Strip will require more than the $500 million Egypt has provided, Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said last week. “We were hoping to contribute more than this sum”, Sisi said at a panel of the World Youth Forum…

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Steps to a Two State Solution: Increase work permits for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza

Posted 18 January, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Six: Increase work permits for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Around 120,000 Palestinians travel to Israel each day to work, with some 87,000 holding work permits and an estimated further 30,000 to 40,000 regularly crossing illegally to seek employment. In August 2021,…

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In Brief: Comoros and Maldives reportedly next to join Abraham Accords

Posted 12 January, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Peace process
Comoros > Radosław Botev, CC BY 3.0 PL, via Wikimedia Commons The Muslim-majority island nations of the Comoros and Maldives, both in the Indian Ocean, are reportedly the next candidates to normalise diplomatic relations with Israel, according to Israeli diplomatic sources. Negotiations are allegedly ongoing to establish diplomatic ties between the two states and Israel, although no…

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Analysis: Hope for 2022 as Gantz and Abbas meet in Israel

Posted 12 January, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
PA president Mahmoud Abbas. Image credit: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The period between Christmas and New Year witnessed the first talks between a senior Israeli official and the Palestinian president in Israel since 2010. What happened Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz hosted Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas at his home in Rosh Ha’ayin on…

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