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LFI Focus: ‘Deal of the century’ or joke of the century?

LFI Focus provides a periodic analysis on Israel-Palestine, providing an in-depth view of the issues that affect the region. Image: Shealah Craighead Official White House Photo, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons This edition focuses on the release of the US Middle East plan. You can read it here. To view other editions of LFI Focus, please click here.

Analysis: Trump prepares to roll out “peace plan”

Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel’s prime minister and opposition leader met with Donald Trump today as the US administration began to roll out its controversial Middle East peace plan. Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz had separate White House meetings with the president, with the US reportedly not planning to announce full details…

Analysis: Britain and Israel: the ever-strengthening relationship

The British ties with Israel are becoming wider and deeper, according to a new report from BICOM published this week. It details the burgeoning bilateral trade and economic, security and foreign policy, and cultural and scientific links between the two countries. It also notes that, while British public attitudes towards the Jewish state have remained largely stable…

Analysis: “The difference-maker in the 2020 election”? Labor and Meretz form poll pact

Photo: משה שי, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons The Israeli Labor party and Meretz have announced a joint run in March’s general election. The deal agreed on Monday marks a landmark coming together of the Israeli left – although one driven by fear that they risked being shut out of the Knesset unless they teamed…

Analysis: Israeli Emigration: Seeking opportunities abroad, amid a tech boom

Photo: Elad Brami, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Israel was established as a home for the Jewish people, to provide a haven for the victims of millennia of persecution and to attain the self-determination needed to rebuild their lives in security and prosperity. As the fledging state thrived, over the last 70 years, the population…

Analysis: Only 14% of Britons back BDS, says poll

Image: Dr. Zachi Evenor, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Less than one in five Britons support boycotts of Israel and most view the Jewish state as the UK’s most important Middle Eastern ally in the fight against terrorism, according to polling released last week by BICOM. The annual poll also found an increase in the number…

Analysis: Bibi indictment leads to political chaos

Photo: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Israel is facing unprecedented political chaos after Benjamin Netanyahu was formally indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. The announcement from attorney general Avichai Mandelblit came less than 24 hours after opposition leader Benny Gantz gave up his efforts to form a government. Both he and…

Analysis: Israel under rocket attack after terror chief killed

More than 250 rockets have been launched at Israeli towns and cities by terrorist groups in Gaza over the past two day. The attacks followed an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday morning which targeted and killed the military commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Baha Abu al-Atta, Israel says, was responsible for multiple rocket and border attacks…