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In Brief: Hamas revives ties with Assadist Syria in anti-Israel ‘axis’

Posted 13 October, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Bashar al-Assad > Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Palestinian terror group Hamas has revived relations with the Assad regime in Syria following a decade’s freeze sparked by the Syrian civil war. Hamas, founded in 1987, is committed to Israel’s destruction and its replacement with an Islamic state. The group seized power in the Gaza Strip…

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In Brief: Israel condemns Russia for massive missile barrage across Ukraine

Posted 13 October, 2022 in Analysis, Israel, Middle East
Yair Lapid > Sapir Academic College, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Israeli prime minister Yair Lapid on Monday said that he “strongly condemns” Russia’s barrage of fatal bombardments across Ukraine, which he said targeted “the civilian population in Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine”. Lapid added that he offered his “sincere condolences to the families of the…

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In Brief: In first, Israel agrees maritime border deal with Lebanon

Posted 13 October, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hezbollah, Israel, Israeli Politics, Peace process
Noa natural gas field > Uri Kfir, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons US president Joe Biden this week congratulated Israeli prime minister Yair Lapid and Lebanese president Michel Aoun on a deal to establish the first mutually agreed boundary between the two countries, ending a decades-long maritime dispute. “You’re making history”, Biden told Lapid, according to…

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In Brief: Lapid refutes Netanyahu criticism of Lebanon maritime deal

Posted 4 October, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hezbollah, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East
Noa natural gas field > Uri Kfir, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israeli prime minister Yair Lapid has accused opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu of supporting the Hezbollah terror group’s propaganda in his criticism of an emergent agreement to demarcate Israel’s maritime border with Lebanon. The step, which was been reported over the weekend, would allow both…

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In Brief: Israel considers law of return reform for Russians fleeing draft

Posted 4 October, 2022 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Avigdor Lieberman > Jim Mattis, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Israel’s government will this week debate broadening its Law of Return to make it easier for Russian draft dodgers to make Aliyah. In the month since Vladimir Putin announced a call up of reservists, some 6,500 Russian citizens have arrived at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, according to…

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Labour Party Conference 2022: an LFI recap

Posted 4 October, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Israel, Labour Party, News
Keir Starmer last week thanked Labour Friends of Israel for “giving him the space” he needed to tackle antisemitism in the party, as he addressed a packed LFI conference reception at Labour party conference in Liverpool.He heralded LFI’s work: “when we go back into government, and we will, you’ll be inscribed on the foundation stone…

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In Brief: Lapid reaffirms Israel support for two states in UN speech

Posted 28 September, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Yair Lapid (Sapir Academic College, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons). Yair Lapid reaffirmed Israel's support for a two-state solution, arguing “peace is not a compromise” as he addressed the UN General Assembly last week. “An agreement with the Palestinians, based on two states for two peoples, is the right thing for Israel’s security, for Israel’s economy and for…

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Keir Starmer addresses packed LFI reception at Labour Conference

Posted 28 September, 2022 in Antisemitism, Israel, Labour Party, News
Labour leader Keir Starmer last night addressed a capacity crowd of over 300 at Labour Friends of Israel’s conference reception in Liverpool. Labour members and LFI supporters were addressed by a number of prominent party figures, including leader Keir Starmer, Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy, and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves. In his speech, Starmer pledged to “continue to…

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In Brief: Emirati foreign minister marks Abraham Accords anniversary in Israel

Posted 21 September, 2022 in Abraham Accords, Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
President Isaac Herzog meets Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan > WAM handout/AFP   UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan made his first visit to Yad Vashem, Israel’s national Holocaust memorial, in Jerusalem last week. The trip was part of a visit to the Jewish state marking two years since the signing of the…

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