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UK govt slammed for failure to ban IRGC in Lords debate

Posted 24 May, 2023 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
IRGC Parade in Tehran. Image Credit: YPA, CC-BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The government has been challenged over its failure to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group in a debate in the House of Lords yesterday. The debate follows reporting that the government was imminently about to proscribe the IRGC in early…

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In Brief: Turkey looks to run-off election after Erdogan falls short of majority

Posted 16 May, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Middle East
Recep Tayyip Erdogan > Government of Chile, CC BY 3.0 CL, via Wikimedia Commons Turkey is braced for its first run-off election after incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdogan failed to secure a first-round win in Sunday's presidential election. Erdogan, who has held the presidency since 2014 and dominated Turkish politics for two decades, edged ahead of his…

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Analysis: Fragile ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad takes hold

Posted 16 May, 2023 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Rockets launched at Israel > IDF spokesperson via Twitter A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad appeared to be holding, bringing to a close five days of conflict in Gaza and the Jewish state. What happened The Egyptian-brokered ceasefire came into force at 10pm on Saturday night. It was followed by a barrage of rockets from Gaza,…

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Analysis: Palestinian Islamic Jihad attacks Israel, prompting counter-strikes

Posted 10 May, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Iron Dome intercepts rockets from Gaza > IDF, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The start of May has seen a significant escalation in tensions and violence in Israel and Gaza, following on from a spate of terror attacks and counter-terror operations in recent months. What happened More than 350 rockets have been fired at Israel from Gaza in recent…

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Lord Turnberg discusses Iran’s terrorist influence in Lords debate

Posted 10 May, 2023 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI parliamentary supporter Lord Turnberg In today's House of Lords question on Palestinian civilian casualties, LFI parliamentary supporter Lord Turnberg reminded colleagues of the malign influence of Iran as a barrier to peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, particularly through the funding of terrorist groups like Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas and Hezbollah. He asked: "My Lords, it is…

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In Brief: Iranian minister predicts “Zionist collapse” during Lebanese border visit

Posted 3 May, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Middle East
Protests in Lebanon > RomanDeckert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Iran’s foreign minister toured Lebanon’s border with Israel on Friday as part of a visit to the Arab nation, including taking pictures looking into the Jewish state, of which his regime routinely calls for the destruction. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian visited with a number of Lebanese parliamentarians and…

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In Brief: Rockets fired at Israel following death of terror affiliate

Posted 3 May, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Iron Dome intercepts rockets from Gaza. Credit: IDF, CC BY-SA 3.0. 104 rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza yesterday following the death in custody of an affiliate of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group, following an 86-day hunger strike. An IDF spokesman said the projectiles included rockets, mortars, and shoulder-launched missiles fired at Israeli aircraft over Gaza. The…

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Analysis: IRGC tightens grip on Iran’s economy amid new UK assassination plots warning

Posted 3 May, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
IRGC Parade in Tehran > YPA, CC-BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Tehran’s much-feared ideological army – has effectively taken charge of the Iranian economy, secret documents published last weekend indicate. The revelations – published by the Sunday Times – come amid warnings about IRGC assassination plots in Britain and its efforts…

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LFI parliamentarians attend briefing on Middle East security situation

Posted 3 May, 2023 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Briefing on security situation in the Middle East This afternoon, a number of LFI parliamentarians joined a Britain-Israel APPG briefing from Tamir Hayman, managing director of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), on the security situation in the Middle East, including the threat posed by Iran and the domestic situation in Israel.

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LFI parliamentarians push govt on peacebuilding and IRGC at FCDO Orals

Posted 2 May, 2023 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
At today's Foreign Office Questions session, LFI parliamentarians questioned the government on a number of issues relating to Israel and the Middle East. Shadow Tech Minister and LFI parliamentary supporter Alex Davies-Jones MP Shadow Tech Minister and LFI parliamentary supporter Alex Davies-Jones MP asked what work the Foreign Office was doing to encourage the use of innovative…

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