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Analysis: Recovery and rebuilding starts as ceasefire holds

Posted 27 May, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Israeli police in Lod. Credit: Israel Police, CC BY-SA 3.0. After eleven days of fighting, an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas terror group was announced on Thursday night, and has since held. What happened The ceasefire was announced late in the night of Thursday 20 May, coming into force at 2am on Friday 21. The announcement followed…

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LFI chair: An internationally supported, long-term plan is needed to bring peace to Israel-Palestine

Posted 27 May, 2021 in Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP. David Woolfall, CC BY 3.0. Labour Friends of Israel chair Steve McCabe MP has written the below article for The House. Click here to read the original. The announcement of a ceasefire will bring a much-needed and welcome respite for the peoples of Israel and Palestine following the horrific violence of the…

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LFI vice-chair: To end the conflict in Israel-Palestine, we must learn the lessons of Northern Ireland and invest in peacebuilding on the ground

Posted 19 May, 2021 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI vice-chair Cat McKinnell. Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0. Labour Friends of Israel vice-chair Cat McKinnell MP has written for The House. Click here to read the original. By setting up an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace, we can help create the conditions for lasting peace in the region. The roots of the tragic and heart-breaking upsurge in…

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LFI chair: Lives lost in the Middle East must be honoured by redoubling efforts for peace

Posted 18 May, 2021 in Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP. David Woolfall, CC BY 3.0. Labour Friends of Israel chair Steve McCabe MP has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original. Lives lost in the Middle East must be honoured by redoubling efforts for peace The explosion of armed conflict and violence we have seen over the past week…

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In Brief: Biden endorses Arab normalisation with Israel

Posted 5 May, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Joe Biden. Credit: White House, public domain US president Joe Biden has expressed his support for the normalisation of diplomatic relations between Arab countries and Israel that has developed out of last year’s Abraham Accords. In a phone call with the UAE’s crown prince Mohamad bin Zayed Al Nahyen on Tuesday, Biden “underlined the strategic importance of…

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Analysis: First Palestinian elections since 2006 postponed once again

Posted 5 May, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Mahmoud Abbas. Credits: World Economic Forum, CC BY-SA 2.0 Elections to the Palestinian Legislative Council and presidency, respectively scheduled for 22 May and 31 July, have been postponed indefinitely – and effectively cancelled. What happened Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas announced on Thursday that the elections, which would have been the first to take place since 2006,…

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In Brief: Largest ever Israel-UAE commercial deal agreed

Posted 29 April, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Noa natural gas field. Image credit: Uri Kfir, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israeli energy company Delek Drilling has signed an agreement to sell its 22 percent share in the offshore Tamar natural gas field to Abu Dhabi’s Mubdala Petroleum Company for $1.1 billion. The deal represents the largest and most significant commercial agreement between Israel…

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In Brief: Sudan ends 63-year Israeli boycott law

Posted 20 April, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Sudanese flag, public domain. The Sudanese government voted to annul its so-called Israel boycott law on Monday, in the latest development in the two countries’ diplomatic normalisation process. The decision to scrap the law, dating from 1958, was confirmed earlier this month by the Sudanese prime minister’s office, which also affirmed Sudan’s support for a two-state solution…

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Rosie Cooper pushes FCDO on International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Posted 20 April, 2021 in Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Rosie Cooper LFI vice-chair Rosie Cooper today pushed Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa James Cleverly on potential UK membership of the international board of the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. "It is now five months since the US Congress passed a $250 million Act to create the international fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace,…

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In Brief: Biden to reverse Trump’s Palestinian aid cut

Posted 15 April, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
President Joe Biden. White House, Public domain. The Biden administration has announced plans to restore $235m (£171m) of aid to Palestinians, in a reversal of a cut made by Donald Trump. UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, will receive two-thirds of the aid. UNRWA experienced a sharp financial crisis when the Trump administration slashed $360m in US…

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