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Analysis: LFI launches The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach

Posted 14 July, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI this week launches a major new publication on the changing shape of the Middle East. From demographic changes to diplomatic revolutions, and the growing threat posed by an expansionist Iran, The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach is designed to contribute to the evolution of Labour’s foreign policy development. What’s in it The LFI publication contains contributions from…

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In Brief: COVID infections in Israel spike by 50 percent

Posted 7 July, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Israel’s health ministry recorded 501 new coronavirus cases on Monday, representing a 50 percent increase from the previous day. The figure is the highest since 30 March, when 571 tested positive for the virus. Out of the new infections, 42 percent had been vaccinated. This comes amid…

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In Brief: South Korea to receive vaccine doses rejected by Palestinians

Posted 7 July, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories
Israel's vaccination rollout. Image Credit: President Rivlin at a vaccination centre, CC BY-SA 3.0. Israel will send South Korea some 700,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine that are due to expire shortly in a deal signed between the two nations on Tuesday. The deal was announced by Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, who called the deal a…

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LFI event: The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach pamphlet launch

Posted 6 July, 2021 in Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Join us for the launch of LFI’s new publication The New Middle East: A Progressive Approach a selection of essays discussing the changing political landscape in the region.     This new essay collection seeks to challenge assumptions about the Middle East and broaden the debate on the left, which is too often disproportionately focussed on Israel. From demographic changes to diplomatic revolutions, and the…

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In Brief: Short-lived Israeli vaccine deal rejected by Palestinians

Posted 22 June, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Israel's vaccination rollout. Image Credit: President Rivlin at a vaccination centre, CC BY-SA 3.0. The Palestinian Authority announced its intention to cancel a coronavirus vaccine exchange deal with Israel on Friday, just days after an agreement was reached. It is thought that the PA cancelled the deal in part to counter the increasing popularity of the hardline…

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In Brief: Terrorists threaten Israel after incendiary balloon attacks

Posted 22 June, 2021 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Iron Dome intercepts rockets from Gaza. Credit: Nehemia Gershuni, www.NGPhoto.biz, CC-BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. A senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist group said on Saturday that Gaza-based terrorists have warned Egyptian mediators of a violent response should Israel continue to retaliate against balloon-borne incendiary devices that have burned crops and property in southern…

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In Brief: Israel waves goodbye to its Covid indoor mask mandate

Posted 15 June, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Masks in Israel. Image Credit: President Rivlin at a vaccination centre, CC BY-SA 3.0. Israelis are no longer required to wear masks indoors, more than a year after the public was instructed to do so as the coronavirus pandemic began. Health Ministry director-general Professor Chezy Levy signed an amendment to the public health order on Monday evening to abolish the…

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Analysis: A new government for Israel 

Posted 15 June, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
The "change" bloc. Raanan Cohen, Public Domain. Israel’s 36th government was sworn in this week as Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 years in power came to an end. Netanyahu’s departure followed the new “change government” – an ideologically eclectic administration united by its desire to displace the long-serving former prime minister – winning a vital Knesset confidence vote on…

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In Brief: Thousands march at first Jerusalem Pride in two years

Posted 8 June, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Hebrew gay pride poster. Danny-w, CC BY-SA 3.0. Some 8,000 people marched, sang and danced through Jerusalem last week as the city marked its first Pride parade since coronavirus restrictions were relaxed. Participants held flags, balloons and banners as they celebrated in a city that has seen some hostility against LGBT+ people in recent years, especially compared with liberal and secular…

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Analysis: “It’s happening!”: Israel awaits “change government”

Posted 8 June, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
The "change" bloc. Raanan Cohen, Public Domain. Israel’s “change coalition” faces its most critical test in the coming days as the Knesset holds a confidence vote in the new government on Sunday. Success in the vote will bring to an end to Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 years in office. What happened  On Monday, the Knesset speaker, Yariv Levin, formally notified parliament that…

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