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In Brief: Israelis back talks with Palestinians and settlement freeze

Posted 25 January, 2023 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: Crown Copyright, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 More than half of the Israeli public would like to see a meeting between prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, according to a poll commissioned by the Geneva Initiative Israel NGO. When asked whether Israel should enter political talks with the PA, 52.8 percent said yes, while…

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In Brief: Amid speculation, Saudis reaffirm commitment to two-state normalisation

Posted 25 January, 2023 in Abraham Accords, Analysis, Coexistence, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Crown prince Mohamad bin Salman > US State Department, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Saudi Arabia will not normalise ties with Israel without progress towards a two-state solution with the Palestinians, the kingdom’s top diplomat asserted last week. The comments by Prince Faisal bin Farhan al Saud, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, followed reported discussion…

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Analysis: Protests and debate continue over Israeli government’s reforms

Posted 25 January, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Over 100,000 Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night amid rising opposition to controversial judicial reforms proposed by Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government. What happened The protests, which also saw smaller demonstrations across the country, came as the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, was said to be considering a proposal by the opposition to…

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LFI chairs write to Israeli Ambassador on new government ministers

Posted 19 January, 2023 in Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Today, LFI chair Steve McCabe MP and LFI Lords chair Baroness Ramsay have written to the Israeli Ambassador, Tzipi Hotovely, to express their concern about the appointment of certain ministers to the new coalition government led by Benjamin Netanyahu.   In the letter, Steve and Meta make clear that their support for Israel “goes beyond…

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In Brief: Morocco announces expanded military cooperation with Israel

Posted 18 January, 2023 in Abraham Accords, Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Peace process
  Map of Morocco > Ian Macky, PAT Atlas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Moroccan military announced this week that it had agreed to strengthen military cooperation with Israel, including in intelligence and cybersecurity, following defence meetings in Rabat. The two countries “agreed to further strengthen cooperation and expand it to other areas, including in intelligence, air…

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In Brief: One in four Likud voters fear for Israeli democracy, poll finds

Posted 18 January, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Most voters for prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party support the government’s plans to dramatically restructure Israel’s legal system, according to a poll aired on Israel’s Channel 12 last week. The poll found that 55 percent of Likud voters backed the new government’s plans to overhaul the judiciary, with 42 percent supporting a process to…

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In Brief: 80,000 Israelis rally in Tel Aviv to protest judicial overhaul

Posted 18 January, 2023 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Protest against judicial reform > Yuval Talya Nehemia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Tens of thousands of demonstrators faced pouring rain on Saturday to gather in Tel Aviv’s Habima Square for protests against Israel’s new hard-right government and its plans for sweeping judicial reforms. Police estimated a turnout of some 80,000 people rallied in the square…

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In Brief: First rocket of year launched at Israel from Gaza Strip

Posted 12 January, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Gaza Strip > NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons A rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel on 3 January, according to Israeli military reports. The IDF said the projective landed inside Gaza itself, causing no injuries or damage. Incoming rocket sirens did not sound in nearby Israeli communities, as defence systems had projected it…

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Analysis: Tens of thousands rally to oppose Israel’s new government

Posted 12 January, 2023 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Israel's 37th government > Ronan 143, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia commons Tens of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets in recent weeks to show their opposition to the formation of Israel’s most right-wing government. What happened The new coalition government, led by former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is made up of six parties: right-wing Likud,…

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LFI partners with JLM at one day conference

Posted 8 January, 2023 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel was delighted today to partner with the Jewish Labour Movement to organise a series of sessions on Israel and the Middle East as part of their one-day conference. First up was a fascinating discussion between Dame Louise Ellman and Labour's shadow Middle East minister Bambos Charalambous, in which he committed Labour to…

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