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Analysis: Israel announces settlement restrictions

Posted 6 April, 2017 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories
After weeks of negotiations, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced last week a new framework on settlement construction in the West Bank. Citing the wishes of the new American administration to see settlement building curtailed, Netanyahu announced that any new construction will be limited to within existing settlement boundaries. Where this is not possible, new…

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Analysis: The two-state solution under Bibi and Trump

Posted 24 February, 2017 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
An unconventional joint press conference was held by American President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week. The new American administration, the president said, would be “working toward a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. The United States will encourage a peace and, really, a great peace deal.” But President Trump,…

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Analysis: Israel announces settlement expansion

Posted 27 January, 2017 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week approved the construction and planning of 2551 housing units in the West Bank. The decision followed an earlier announcement approving 566 homes beyond the Green Line in Jerusalem. The announcement was met with noticeable silence from the Trump administration when the White House declined to comment on the…

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Analysis: What will a Trump Presidency mean for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?

Posted 23 January, 2017 in Analysis, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Donald Trump’s ascendancy to the American Presidency has worried advocates of a two-state solution across the globe. A number of early proposals and statements have aligned the incoming Republican President with both sceptics and opponents of a two-state deal. Heavy criticism followed Trump’s appointment of bankruptcy lawyer David Freidman as US Ambassador to Israel, due…

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Labour MPs visit Israel and Palestine on LFI delegation

Posted 12 January, 2017 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Six Labour MPs visited Jerusalem, Ramallah and Tel Aviv on an LFI delegation last week. Pat McFadden, Ian Lucas, Lillian Greenwood, Chris Leslie, Mike Gapes and Ian Austin took part in the five-day trip. The visit included meetings with Israeli lawmakers, a Palestinian minister, NGOs, coexistence projects, security officials and counter-terror specialists. The delegation began with a…

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Labour MPs visit Israel on LFI delegation

Posted 23 November, 2016 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI have been visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories this week with a delegation of Labour MPs. Tom Watson, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, led the delegation alongside fellow MPs Rosie Winterton, Gloria De Piero, Michael Dugher and Ruth Smeeth. The delegation included tours of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, as well as a memorial…

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Analysis: What does Donald Trump’s victory mean for Israel?

Posted 14 November, 2016 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Israeli and Palestinian leaders reacted to Trump’s victory with the procedural congratulations offered to an American President-elect. Prime Minister Netanyahu called the Republican 'a true friend of the State of Israel', whilst President Rivlin, addressing Trump, said Israel 'stands by you as your friend and partner'. Isaac Herzog, leader of the Zionist Union opposition, emphasised…

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Analysis: Russia Enters the Fray

Posted 9 September, 2016 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Russia waded into the dense diplomatic waters of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process this week. Moscow’s intervention came in the form of a proposed meeting between Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The move sought to reignite the dormant peace process by bringing the two leaders together for the first substantial…

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