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

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 establishment in the 1993 Oslo Accords, Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years ago

In Brief: Gulf states slam Palestinian groups for supporting Houthis

Palestinian terror groups including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad received sharp criticism from Gulf states over the weekend due to their condemnation of Saudi airstrikes in Yemen. Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain launched scathing attacks on the Palestinian groups for their alleged support of the Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years27 January, 2022 ago

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

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 conference in Sharm el-Sheikh. In May 2021, Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years ago

In Brief: Fatah and Hamas play down ‘reconciliation’ talks in Algeria

Representatives of six Palestinian factions – including Fatah, the party of Palestinian Authority president Abbas, and the Hamas terror group, which governs the Gaza Strip – are expected to hold talks in Algeria this week to discuss how to achieve “national reconciliation”. The factions were invited by Algerian president Abdelmajid Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years ago

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

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 Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years18 January, 2022 ago

In Brief: Palestinians go to the polls in rare municipal elections

Palestinians took part in rare municipal elections across the West Bank in December, following months of growing discontent towards the Palestinian Authority after the cancellation of long-awaited parliamentary and presidential elections in spring 2021. Some 400,000 Palestinians were eligible to vote to elect representatives for 154 village councils under Palestinian Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years ago

In Brief: Iran boasts of support for Palestinian terror groups

Iranian media has marked the anniversary of the 2020 assassination of general Qasem Soleimani by revealing new details about Iran’s support for Palestinian terror groups. An article from the Tasnim News branch in Damascus, Syria, reveals how the Islamic Republic ran guns and technology to Palestinian groups under Soleimani’s leadership Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years ago

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

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 28 December, marking the first time Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years ago

In Brief: Poll finds corruption the biggest challenge for Palestinians

A majority of Palestinians believe that corruption in Palestinian Authority institutions has increased in 2021, according to a public opinion poll published this week. The poll, conducted by the Coalition for Integrity and Accountability at the start of October, also found that many Palestinians do not have confidence in various Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years ago

In Brief: Incitement linked to rise in Palestinian terror attacks

A wave of terror attacks by Palestinians against Israelis in Jerusalem and the West Bank have been linked to an increase in incitement against Israel by Palestinian terror groups. Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and other Gaza-based groups have all called for a stepping up of “resistance” against Israel by Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years ago

In Brief: Hamas threatens ‘escalation’ against Israel and Egypt

Hamas sources said on Monday that the terror group was considering a return to violence against Israel, while also criticising Egypt for its role in brokering a ceasefire to end the conflict in May this year. “We are considering options for an escalation with Israel in light of the continued Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years ago

In Brief: Senior Iranian general calls for destruction of Israel

A spokesman for Iran’s armed forces, brigadier-general Abolfazl Shekarchi, called for the destruction of Israel in an interview with a regime-friendly media outlet at the weekend. “We will not back off from the annihilation of Israel, even one millimetre. We want to destroy Zionism in the world”, Shekarchi told the Read more…

By lfiIsrael, 4 years ago

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