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In Brief: Lapid testifies against Netanyahu in latest corruption trial

Posted 12 June, 2023 in Analysis, Israeli Politics
Benjamin Netanyahu > World Economic Forum / Manuel Lopez, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Israel’s leader of the opposition and former prime minister, Yair Lapid, testified in court today at the corruption trial of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu about his interaction with the prime minister in 2013, when he served under Netanyahu as finance minister. Lapid’s opening statement reiterated…

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Analysis: 150,000 celebrate Tel Aviv Pride’s 25th birthday

Posted 12 June, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Hilton Beach at Tel Aviv Pride, Tel Aviv Israel 1640001 > Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Last Thursday, 150,000 people gathered in Tel Aviv as the annual Pride parade took place. What happened More than 150,000 revellers marched as part of the parade last week, kicking off a weekend of festivities. Celebrating its 25th year,…

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LFI parliamentarians attend briefing with Abraham Initiatives

Posted 6 June, 2023 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News, Peace process
This afternoon, LFI parliamentarians have attended a briefing from the Abraham Initiatives, a non-profit organisation which works to promote “ full and equal citizenship and complete equality of social and political rights for Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens ”, in Parliament. Co-hosted by LFI and the New Israel Fund, attendees heard from Amnon Be…

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In Brief: Israel normalisation on agenda as Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia

Posted 6 June, 2023 in Abraham Accords, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Crown prince Mohamad bin Salman > US State Department, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons US secretary of state Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia this week, with improving ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia on the agenda for talks. Blinken “will discuss US-Saudi strategic cooperation on regional and global issues and a range of bilateral issues…

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In Brief: 30,000 march in Jerusalem Pride parade amid wider protests

Posted 6 June, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Hilton Beach at Tel Aviv Pride, Tel Aviv Israel 1640001 > Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in central Jerusalem on Thursday last week for the Jerusalem Pride parade. An estimated 30,000 people turned out for the parade amid heavy security and the presence of some 2,000 police and…

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Labour activists visit Israel and West Bank with LFI and We Believe

Posted 24 May, 2023 in Antisemitism, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
Activist delegation > LFI Senior Labour party activists visited Israel and the Palestinian territories last week, many of them for the first time, as part of a delegation led by LFI and We Believe in Israel. The group, including leaders from Labour affiliates, thinktanks and campaign groups, visited Yad Vashem, the Knesset, met with Israeli Labor leader…

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Analysis: Assad back in the Arab League fold

Posted 24 May, 2023 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Peace process
Bashar al-Assad > Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Bashar al-Assad triumphantly returned to the Middle East’s top table last week – 12 years after the blood-soaked dictator was suspended from the Arab League at the outset of a civil war which has killed more than 500,000 people and displaced millions. What happened On Friday, Assad…

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LFI Lords chair meets coexistence activist Samah Salaime

Posted 22 May, 2023 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Baroness Ramsay meets Samah Salaime Today, LFI Lords chair Baroness Ramsay met with Samah Salaime, Head of Communications and Development at the Village of Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam, a community founded to demonstrate cooperation and friendship between Israeli Jews and Arabs. Samah was visiting London in association with Oasis of Peace UK. In their conversation, they discussed the…

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In Brief: Israeli foreign minister makes first visit to Sweden in 22 years

Posted 16 May, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Israeli and Swedish flags > Israel Sweden Chamber of Commerce, public domain Israel’s foreign minister, Eli Cohen, visited Sweden on Monday in what is the first Israeli visit to the Nordic country in 22 years. The visit follows a thaw in relations between Jerusalem and Stockholm since 2021, after more than a decade of frosty relations. The relationship…

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Analysis: Fragile ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad takes hold

Posted 16 May, 2023 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Rockets launched at Israel > IDF spokesperson via Twitter A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad appeared to be holding, bringing to a close five days of conflict in Gaza and the Jewish state. What happened The Egyptian-brokered ceasefire came into force at 10pm on Saturday night. It was followed by a barrage of rockets from Gaza,…

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