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In Brief: President Herzog heads to Washington to firm up US-Israel bond

Posted 18 July, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East
Israeli president Isaac Herzog > Elad Brami, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, has flown to Washington today in an effort to bridge the growing gap between the Netanyahu government and Biden administration. The trip, Herzog’s second since Biden became president, comes before prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu had even received his first invitation…

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In Brief: Israeli man seriously injured in West Bank terror shooting

Posted 18 July, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
MDA armoured ambulance > Tewfik, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons An Israeli man was shot and seriously wounded in a terror shooting attack in the West Bank on Sunday morning. His two daughters were also lightly hurt in the attack. According to the IDF, a Palestinian gunman opened fire from a passing vehicle at the victim’s car…

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Luciana Berger joins LFI parliamentary candidates delegation in meeting President Herzog

Posted 18 July, 2023 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI PPC delegation meets President Herzog The first Labour Friends of Israel delegation of prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) since 2014 last week met with the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog. What happened The delegation, led by LFI chair Steve McCabe MP and joined by Luciana Berger – who rejoined the Labour party in February this year - included…

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In Brief: Thousands protest judicial reforms at Ben Gurion airport

Posted 4 July, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Benjamin Netanyahu > World Economic Forum / Manuel Lopez, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 A huge protest by thousands of Israelis opposing the Netanyahu government’s judicial reforms took place across Ben Gurion airport on Monday. Chants of ‘democracy’ and ‘this government is criminal’ rang through the arrivals hall, while passengers arriving into Israel greeted by the deafening sound of…

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In Brief: Seven hurt in car ramming Palestinian terror attack in Tel Aviv

Posted 4 July, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
MDA armoured ambulance > Tewfik, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons Israeli medics are responding to reports of a car-ramming attack in Tel Aviv on Tuesday afternoon. The attack took place on Pinkhas Rosen Street in the northeast of the city, in the residential neighbourhood of Neve Dan. Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency ambulance service, said its medics…

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Analysis: Israel launches largest West Bank counter-terror operation in two decades

Posted 4 July, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Israeli troops Jenin in 2002 > IDF Spokesperson's Unit / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israeli forces launched the largest counter-terror operation in the West Bank in twenty years yesterday as they seek to counter terrorist activity in Jenin. What happened Starting on Monday, the IDF is targeting armed groups in the city of Jenin in…

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Analysis: Herzog slates “illegal and immoral” settler violence

Posted 26 June, 2023 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Israeli president Isaac Herzog > Elad Brami, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, today condemned “illegal and immoral” attacks by settlers on Palestinians, as the country’s security forces vowed a crackdown on “nationalist terror”. What happened A terror attack carried out by Hamas activists near the northern West Bank settlement of Eli last…

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LFI parliamentarians attend briefing with Israeli Intelligence Minister

Posted 22 June, 2023 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Israeli Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel addresses a cross-party group of parliamentarians This afternoon, Israel's Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel gave a briefing to a group of cross-party parliamentarians, organised by the UK-Israel APPG. A number of LFI parliamentarians attended the briefing, with discussion and questions on a range of issues, particularly the need for the UK government…

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In Brief: Four Israelis killed and four injured in West Bank terror attack

Posted 21 June, 2023 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
MDA armoured ambulance > Tewfik, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a petrol station in the central West Bank on Tuesday, killing four Israelis and wounding four others. The IDF reported that at least two gunmen carried out the attack near the settlement of Eli. One of the terrorists was shot dead at…

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Analysis: Bibi reignites judicial reform fight

Posted 21 June, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Benjamin Netanyahu > World Economic Forum / Manuel Lopez, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 The battle over the Israeli government’s controversial judicial reforms looks set to resume after Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to press ahead with elements of the package, starting this week. What happened On Monday, the government decided to resume pushing parts of its judicial reform plans this week. Legislation…

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