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In Brief: Tensions in Likud as Netanyahu spats with lawmakers

Posted 30 June, 2022 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Photo: Crown Copyright, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 A Knesset member in opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party pushed back against the former prime minister on Monday following a rebuke for saying that the Arab-majority Ra’am party could join a Likud-led government following elections later this year. In an interview on Sunday, lawmaker David Amsalem said he was open…

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Next generation of Labour activists join LFI delegation

Posted 30 June, 2022 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Peace process
A delegation of Young Labour activists is this week visiting Israel and the Palestinian Territories on a joint delegation organised by LFI and We Believe in Israel. What’s happening The trip is LFI’s first activist delegation to the region in more than a decade. The itinerary has given delegates a varied introduction to Israel as a…

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LFI co-hosts parliamentary briefing with Israeli Agriculture Minister Oded Farer

Posted 29 June, 2022 in Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News
This afternoon, LFI was pleased to host Israeli Agriculture Minister Oded Farer as part of a cross-party UK-Israel APPG briefing event for parliamentarians. In the discussion, MPs and peers heard about how the start-up nation is revolutionising agriculture, including the role of AI and how Israeli agritech can help fight climate change.

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In Brief: Israel to offer work visas to persecuted LGBT Palestinians

Posted 21 June, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories
Hilton Beach at Tel Aviv Pride, Tel Aviv Israel 1640001 > Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Knesset committee for foreign workers, headed by Labor MK Ibtisam Mara’ana, has this week considered the need for work visas for LGBT Palestinians facing persecution in the West Bank and Gaza. The hearing took place after…

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Analysis: The law that broke the coalition’s back

Posted 21 June, 2022 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Israel's coalition government > Avi Ohayon / Government Press Office (Israel), CC BY SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons After weeks of speculation, Israel’s unwieldy coalition government bowed to political pressure yesterday, announcing that it would dissolve itself and call Israel’s fifth election in less than four years. What happened At a press conference on Monday evening, prime…

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Steps to a two state solution: Support the reunification of the West Bank and Gaza under PA authority

Posted 21 June, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Four: Support the reunification of the West Bank and Gaza under PA authority The reunification of the West Bank and Gaza is a crucial step in the establishment of a viable Palestinian state. It is also a key demand of the Palestinian people…

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In Brief: Fatah: Hamas trying to take control of the West Bank

Posted 15 June, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Hamas insignia in Ramallah (Hoheit, CC BY-SA 2.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons). Members of the Hamas terror group planned to seize control of a Palestinian security installation near Ramallah, Palestinian sources claimed this week. The allegation coincides with the fifteenth anniversary of Hamas’s violent takeover of the Gaza Strip, which saw the Palestinian Territories split between Islamist…

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In Brief: Two dead Revolutionary Guards were reportedly arming Hezbollah

Posted 15 June, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Peace process
IRGC Parade in Tehran > YPA, CC-BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Two aerospace division officers from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps who died over the weekend were involved in arming the Lebanese-based and Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group, according to reports. UK-based Iran International reported that Ali Kamani and Mohammad Abdous were “developing arms” for Hezbollah, an Iranian…

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Analysis: Tel Aviv Pride marks its twenty third birthday

Posted 15 June, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East
Hilton Beach at Tel Aviv Pride, Tel Aviv Israel 1640001 > Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Tel Aviv Pride celebrated its 23rd birthday on Saturday as 170,000 Israelis took to the streets of the city in a joyous celebration which saw the number of participants close to pre-pandemic levels. The parade took place amid several…

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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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