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LFI launches Steps to a Two State Solution pamphlet

Posted 26 October, 2022 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel is delighted to publish its latest policy briefing, Steps to a Two State Solution.    The two state solution is the only means by which to guarantee Israel’s security and to preserve its identity as a Jewish and democratic state, as well as to satisfy the legitimate demand of the Palestinian people for self-determination and national sovereignty.  …

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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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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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In Brief: Erdogan indicates plan to visit Israel as ties warm

Posted 21 September, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East
Israeli and Turkish flags > Newtimes.az, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons In a further sign of warming ties between Israel and Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Monday that he plans to visit the Jewish state. Speaking to a group of American Jewish leaders in New York on Monday, Erdogan also told the room that…

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In Brief: Herzog pledges to build unity government after November elections

Posted 21 September, 2022 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Israeli president Isaac Herzog > Elad Brami, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons President Isaac Herzog has reportedly told members of the Knesset from across Israel’s political spectrum that he will work to establish a broad unity government following the general election on 1 November. The president made the comments in meetings with MKs in recent weeks, the…

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Analysis: Israel seeks to head off PIJ terror threat

Posted 10 August, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Israel's prime minister, Yair Lapid: "Our fight is not with the people of Gaza. Islamic Jihad is an Iranian proxy that wants to destroy the State of Israel and kill innocent Israelis." Three days of fighting between Israel and an Iranian-backed terror group, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, ended late on Sunday evening. A ceasefire, negotiated by the…

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Steps to a two state solution: Allocate territory in Area C for Palestinian economic development

Posted 9 August, 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 Thirty: Allocate territory in Area C for Palestinian economic development In Step 22, we proposed to expand the Palestinian autonomous zones of the West Bank (Areas A and B, in which more than 90 percent of the Palestinian population lives) by the phased transfer of some…

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Steps to a two state solution: Support a Palestinian seaport at Haifa

Posted 2 August, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Nine: Support a Palestinian seaport at Haifa A crucial component of economic independence (see Step 25) is the ability of Palestinian businesses to trade more freely with the rest of the world. Unlike Gaza, the West Bank is landlocked, adding a further barrier…

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