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In Brief: Knesset set to dissolve as new Sa’ar party soars and Blue and White implodes

Posted 16 December, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Gideon Sa'ar. Photo: Ziv Koren (זיו קורן), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Knesset appears on track to dissolve next Tuesday, triggering the fourth round of Israeli elections in a little under two years. Negotiations between Likud and Blue and White – the two largest parties in the country’s “unity government” – to resolve a…

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LFI Join UK–Israel Knesset Friendship Group for Chanukah Candle Lighting Event

Posted 16 December, 2020 in Israel, News
On Tuesday 15 December, LFI parliamentarians joined members of the UK-Israel Knesset Friendship Group for a special cross-party Zoom event in which candles were lit for the sixth night of Chanukah. Before the candle lighting ceremony, the event heard comments from former Attorney General and former Deputy President of the Supreme Court Elyakim Rubinstein about the…

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In Brief: Ashrawi quits PLO executive in protest at PA resuming Israel links

Posted 8 December, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: Carsten Sohn, CC BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons Hanan Ashrawi, who rose to international fame when she headed the Palestinian delegation to the landmark 1991 Madrid peace talks, has reportedly resigned from the PLO’s Executive Committee. Ashrawi is thought to have quit in protest at the decision of the Palestinian Authority to resume civilian and security…

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In Brief: Iran warned as parliament votes to block nuclear inspectors

Posted 1 December, 2020 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Peace process
Arak IR-40 Heavy Water Reactor, Iran. Photo: Nanking2012, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The International Atomic Energy Agency has warned Iran of its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal after the country’s parliament voted to block international inspectors and increase uranium enrichment. The parliamentary vote followed the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the alleged mastermind of Iran’s…

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Analysis: Abbas prepares for the Biden administration

Posted 1 December, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Mahmoud Abbas. Photo: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The Palestinian Authority appears to be engaged in a potentially significant repositioning exercise ahead of Joe Biden’s arrival in the White House. The moves by Ramallah are reviving hopes that, with a new administration in Washington committed to a two-state solution, the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace…

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Analysis: Can Joe Biden save the Iran deal?

Posted 25 November, 2020 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Middle East
July 2015 Iran nuclear deal: agreement in Vienna. From left to right: Foreign ministers/secretaries of state Wang Yi (China), Laurent Fabius (France), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (Germany), Federica Mogherini (EU), Mohammad Javad Zarif (Iran), Philip Hammond (UK), John Kerry (USA). (Photo: Dragan Tatic, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons) Joe Biden’s desire for the US to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan…

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In Brief: Nearly half of Israelis want Biden to restart talks with Palestinians

Posted 25 November, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
President Joe Biden. Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Nearly half of Israelis want Joe Biden to restart the stalled Middle East peace process and launch negotiations with the Palestinians when he takes office in January, a poll published this week found. The survey – carried out by the dovish Geneva Initiative – shows…

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In Brief: Covid pandemic worsens in West Bank and Gaza as cases hit record

Posted 25 November, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Palestinian Territories
Image: Alissa Eckert, MSMI, Dan Higgins, MAMS, Public Health Image Library The West Bank saw a record increase in new coronavirus cases this week amid fears that the pandemic is spiralling out of control in the Palestinian territories. According to the Palestinian Authority health ministry, the West Bank saw 1,126 new cases yesterday. The previous record, set…

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LFI vice-chair writes to Middle East minister on peace-building funding following parliamentary debate

Posted 25 November, 2020 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Catherine McKinnell. Photo: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons LFI vice-chair Catherine McKinnell has written to Middle East minister James Cleverely following last week's parliamentary debate calling for the UK to back an international fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Ms McKinnell's debate is part of a long-running LFI campaign to secure greater support from the…

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