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In Brief: Israel to sign renewable energy swap deal with Arab partners

Posted 18 November, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East
Solar panels > Fernando Tomas, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Israel, Jordan and the UAE will reportedly sign a deal by which a solar plant in the Jordanian desert would be built to generate power for Israel in exchange for a desalination plant in Israel to provide Jordan with water. The deal is slated to be…

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Starmer rejects anti-Zionism and BDS at LFI Annual Lunch

Posted 18 November, 2021 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour Friends of Israel welcomed Labour leader Keir Starmer as guest of honour to its Annual Lunch this week, which saw capacity crowd in a packed out hall. Success The 2021 Annual Lunch was the first to take place since 2018, after previous lunches had to be cancelled due to the calling of the 2019 general election…

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HE Tzipi Hotovely’s Speech to LFI’s Annual Lunch 2021

Posted 16 November, 2021 in Antisemitism, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories
HE Ambassador Hotovely addressing LFI's Annual Lunch 2021 *** Check against delivery *** Chief Rabbi, Leader of the Opposition, Parliamentarians, my fellow guests and speakers. It is a pleasure to be with you at the LFI Annual Lunch this afternoon. I want to thank our lunch sponsors, Sir David Garrard and Isaac Kaye, and all of you who have made this…

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Steve McCabe’s Speech to LFI’s Annual Lunch 2021

Posted 16 November, 2021 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP addressing the LFI Annual Lunch. *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY ***   Steve McCabe MP   Chair, Labour Friends of Israel   Speech to LFI Annual Lunch   Chief Rabbi, Ambassador Hotovely, friends.   It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch.    We wouldn’t be here today…

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Keir Starmer’s Speech to LFI’s Annual Lunch 2021

Posted 16 November, 2021 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour leader Keir Starmer addressing LFI's Annual Lunch 2021 KEIR STARMER SPEECH FOR LFI ANNUAL LUNCH 2021 *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY ***   Chief Rabbi, Ambassador, friends. It is a pleasure to be with you today at LFI’s annual lunch – our first opportunity to gather together since 2018. I want to join Steve in thanking today’s co-sponsors, Sir David…

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In Brief: Israel thwarts Iranian-backed attacks on Jews in Africa

Posted 10 November, 2021 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Iran, Israel, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. Israel’s national intelligence agency, the Mossad, has thwarted multiple attacks by Iran against Israeli tourists and businessmen in three African countries, according to reports from Israel’s Channel 12. Targets included Israelis visiting the central and west African countries of Tanzania, Senegal and Ghana. Five suspects, all with African passports,…

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Analysis: Israel commits to lead climate revolution as COP26 convenes

Posted 3 November, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East
COP26 > Casa Rosada, CC BY 2.5 AR, via Wikimedia Commons. As the world gathers in Glasgow for the COP26 climate conference, Israel has featured prominently so far - for both positive and unexpected reasons. A recap COP26 is a UN conference bringing together more than 200 world leaders to move forward global efforts against climate change. …

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In Brief: Israel ends travel warning to Morocco following normalisation

Posted 27 October, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Koutoubia Mosque, Marrakech > Marcin Sochanki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel’s National Security Council ended a travel warning for Morocco that has been in effect for over a decade. In a statement, the council said the decision was made following an assessment that the threat level to Israelis in Morocco had decreased following diplomatic normalisation…

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In Brief: IAEA monitoring of Iran’s nuclear program “no longer intact”

Posted 27 October, 2021 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Rafael Grossi has admitted that his organisation’s monitoring of Iran’s nuclear program is “no longer intact”. Speaking in an interview with NBC News, Grossi said that Iran’s continued refusal to grant access to camera at the key nuclear facility of Karaj meant…

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In Brief: Israel welcomes Lebanese workers amid economic turmoil

Posted 27 October, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hezbollah, Israel, Middle East
Olives > PROPOLI87, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Israel announced on Monday that it was opening its border with Lebanon – with which it is technically at war – in order to allow agricultural workers to pick olives. “In light of the economic situation in Lebanon, and as a gesture of goodwill to the Lebanese people,…

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