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

Posted 8 December, 2021 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Hamas insignia in Ramallah (Hoheit, CC BY-SA 2.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons). 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…

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Steps to a Two State Solution: End the Palestinian Authority’s payment of salaries to convicted terrorists and the payment of rewards to the families of “martyrs” 

Posted 7 December, 2021 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Three: Demand an end to the Palestinian Authority’s payment of salaries to convicted terrorists and the payment of rewards to the families of “martyrs” The Palestinian Authority’s policy of paying “salaries” to those convicted of terrorist offences and to the families of deceased terrorist “martyrs”…

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In Brief: Senior Iranian general calls for destruction of Israel

Posted 30 November, 2021 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. 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…

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In Brief: Hezbollah smuggling weapons to Israel to ferment civil unrest

Posted 23 November, 2021 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Hezbollah fighters at a ceremony > Ali Khamenei, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Lebanese terror group Hezbollah is reportedly trying to smuggle weapons into Israel to ferment unrest within the Israeli-Arab community, a police official has said. Israeli police have seen a significant increase in efforts to smuggle weapons into the country via the Lebanese…

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Analysis: Hamas strikes at the heart of Jerusalem

Posted 23 November, 2021 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Eliyahu David Kay > Facebook, via Times of Israel. A member of Hamas launched a terror attack in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday morning, killing one Israeli civilian and wounding four others – including worshippers returning from the Western Wall. What happened  Hamas lauded the attack, in which 26-year-old tour guide Eliyahu David Kay died, as “a…

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Starmer rejects anti-Zionism and BDS at LFI Annual Lunch

Posted 18 November, 2021 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel welcomed Labour leader Keir Starmer as guest of honour to its Annual Lunch this week, which saw capacity crowd in a packed out hall. Success The 2021 Annual Lunch was the first to take place since 2018, after previous lunches had to be cancelled due to the calling of the 2019 general election…

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In Brief: Hezbollah boasts of 100,000 fighters amid Lebanese unrest

Posted 21 October, 2021 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Middle East
Hezbollah fighters at a ceremony. Image Credit: Ali Khamenei, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The leader of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist group, Hassan Nasrallah, boasted this week that he commands 100,000 fighters. Experts estimate that the claimed figure, which exceeds the size of Lebanon’s army, is almost certainly an exaggeration of the more likely figure of…

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In Brief: Israel braces for escalation following stabbing attack

Posted 15 September, 2021 in Analysis, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories
Israeli police in Lod. Credit: Israel Police, CC BY-SA 3.0. Israeli security forces foiled a major attack this week, as Palestinian terror groups sought to set up violence in solidarity with six escaped prisoners, Hebrew media reported on Monday. The Shin Bet security service and police foiled a number of attacks, Channel 12 and 13 reported, without…

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In Brief: Hamas accused of storing weapons in residential areas

Posted 27 July, 2021 in Analysis, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories
Hamas insignia in Ramallah (Hoheit, CC BY-SA 2.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons). Palestinian activists and human rights organisations have called on Hamas and other terror groups to stop storing weapons in residential areas of Gaza following an explosion on Thursday. The explosion, which killed 1 person and injured 14 others, took place in a warehouse used by…

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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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