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Analysis: A New Vision for Gaza?

Posted 15 September, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Gaza Strip. Image Credit: NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Israel’s foreign minister launched a major new Gaza initiative on Sunday, offering a “new vision” based on “economy for security”. Yair Lapid was speaking on the 16th anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal from the coastal enclave, which has been wracked by war and a humanitarian crisis under the leadership…

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In Brief: Israel-Jordan ties boosted by water and energy cooperation

Posted 8 September, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Jordan River. Image Credit: Jean Housen, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Israel and Jordan could be poised for an unprecedented boom in water cooperation amid technological advancement, environmental pressures and improved diplomatic ties. Water deals between Jerusalem and Amman suffered in recent years under former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose critics accused him of neglecting…

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Analysis: Israel and PA announce confidence-building measures

Posted 8 September, 2021 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. The highest-level meeting between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in over a decade took place last week, and was followed by the announcement of a series of confidence-building measures. What happened Israel’s defence minister, Benny Gantz, met the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah last…

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In Brief: Foreign minister Lapid reverses Netanyahu-era neglect of diplomacy

Posted 27 July, 2021 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics
Foreign minister Yair Lapid (Sapir Academic College, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons). Israel’s neglect of public advocacy and diplomacy in recent years led to a rise in antisemitism and support for Palestinian terrorist organisations, Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid said on Sunday, in a strong rebuke of former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “They are doing this because…

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Analysis: Hamas threatens Israel as ceasefire reaches two-month anniversary

Posted 27 July, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Incendiary balloons from Gaza (MinoZig, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons). The terrorist group Hamas, which has governed the Gaza Strip since it seized power in 2007, has this week threatened Israel over the supply of aid into Gaza. Incendiary The threats come in the context of incendiary balloon arson attacks, a Hamas practice since 2018. Terrorists in Gaza…

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LFI vice chair pushes FCDO to take initiative on peacebuilding

Posted 21 July, 2021 in Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI vice chair Cat McKinnell MP today pushed Middle East Minister James Cleverly about why the UK government isn't showing more initiative to support the creation of the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace, as envisioned by ALLMEP. Her question came following a written parliamentary question, in which the FCDO claimed that "US planning for the International…

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In Brief: Palestinian singer arrested by PA for performing for Israelis

Posted 21 July, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
PA security forces. Image credit: Stop the Wall, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Palestinian Authority security forces arrested a Palestinian singer for performing in the Israeli settlement of Ariel on Monday. The singer, a resident of Kafr ad-Dik, will be tried on charges of “promoting normalisation with Israel”, sources told the Jerusalem Post. The singer was invited to…

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Recap: Launch of The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach

Posted 21 July, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI last week launched a major new publication examining the changing shape of the Middle East. From the growing threat posed by Iranian expansionism to diplomatic shifting sands and demographic changes, The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach is an important contribution to Labour’s foreign policy development. Launch event The pamphlet was launched at an online event last…

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Analysis: LFI launches The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach

Posted 14 July, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI this week launches a major new publication on the changing shape of the Middle East. From demographic changes to diplomatic revolutions, and the growing threat posed by an expansionist Iran, The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach is designed to contribute to the evolution of Labour’s foreign policy development. What’s in it The LFI publication contains contributions from…

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LFI publishes The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach

Posted 13 July, 2021 in Coexistence, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Click here for a PDF copy of our new pamphlet: The New Middle East Labour Friends of Israel is proud to publish The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach, a collection of essays exploring the dramatic changes in the Middle East in the last decade, and asking how Labour foreign policy should respond to these. The New Middle East explores…

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