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LFI chair writes to Home Secretary over proposed deportation of Iranian dissident to Rwanda

Posted 14 June, 2022 in Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP. David Woolfall, CC BY 3.0. Labour Friends of Israel chair Steve McCabe MP has today written to Home Secretary Priti Patel to express his "deep concern" about reports that the Home Office intends to deport to Rwanda a former Iranian police commander who had to flee for refusing orders to shoot…

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Steps to a two state solution: Support a reformed UNRWA

Posted 14 June, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Three: Support a reformed UNRWA The plight of Palestinian refugees is both tragic and a recurring obstacle in the search for a two-state solution. Established in 1949, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has…

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In Brief: Fears grow that missing dissident journalist has been kidnapped by Iran

Posted 7 June, 2022 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East
Ankara > Uğurgüler06, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A dissident journalist who lives under asylum protection in Turkey has been kidnapped by suspected Iranian agents, a news agency close to Tehran’s opposition forces has reported. Mohammad-Bagher Moradi escaped Iran nine years ago while on trial for criticising the regime and was later sentenced to five years…

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In Brief: Israel signs trade pact with UAE amid plans for Europe gas export deal

Posted 7 June, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East
Noa natural gas field > Uri Kfir, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel last week signed its first free trade agreement with an Arab state. The deal with the United Arab Emirates – with which Israel established diplomatic relations under the Abraham Accords in 2020 – plans to eliminate or cut almost all tariffs and could…

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In Brief: Iran faces censure vote at IAEA meeting as uranium stockpile grows

Posted 7 June, 2022 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East
Negotiations about Iranian Nuclear Program, US State Department, Public domain. Britain, the US and their European allies are expected to push for a resolution censuring Iran when the International Atomic Energy Agency’s leading figures meets this week. The resolution – urging Tehran to “fully cooperate” with the IAEA – is backed by France and Germany but opposed…

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Analysis: Israel’s coalition govt under pressure as legislation deadline approaches

Posted 7 June, 2022 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Israel's coalition government > Avi Ohayon / Government Press Office (Israel), CC BY SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel’s coalition government was rocked by parliamentary drama last night as two of its Knesset members voted to defeat the routine renewal of 55-year-old legislation. What happened On Monday night, two coalition MKs – Meretz’s Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi and…

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Steps to a two state solution: Expand Palestinian autonomous zones and issue building permits for Area C

Posted 7 June, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Two: Expand Palestinian autonomous zones and issue building permits for Area C The Oslo Accords established three zones – Areas A, B and C – in the West Bank. In Area A, the Palestinian Authority exercises both political…

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In Brief: Israel working towards normalisation with Saudi Arabia, Lapid indicates

Posted 31 May, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Crown prince Mohamad bin Salman > US State Department, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Israel is working with the United States and Gulf nations like the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in a process to ultimately normalise ties with Saudi Arabia, foreign minister Yair Lapid said on Monday. “We believe that it is possible to have a normalisation…

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In Brief: Hamas threatens Israel after Jerusalem Day march

Posted 31 May, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories
Jerusalem Day march > Utilisateur:Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The terror group Hamas, which has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007, warned on Sunday that it could still respond to the weekend’s Jerusalem Day flag march “at the right time”. Last year, Hamas fired a number of rockets at Jerusalem during the annual parade, sparking an…

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Steps to a two state solution: Preserve the Temple Mount status quo

Posted 31 May, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty One: Preserve the Temple Mount status quo The Temple Mount is a frequent flashpoint in Jerusalem – a city which is holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians. The site of the former Temple, it is the most holy site in Judaism. The Temple…

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