Palestinian Territories
Labour shadow Middle East minister writes to FCDO on coexistence support
Labour’s shadow Middle East Minister Bambos Charalambous MP has today written to Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East Amanda Milling calling on the government to provide “meaningful support to peacebuilding projects that can bring together Israelis and …
Labour parliamentarians sign cross-party letter calling for coexistence funding
Seven Labour parliamentarians have today signed a cross-party letter to Foreign Secretary Liz Truss urging the UK government to give “urgent, meaningful support to peacebuilding projects that can bring together Israelis and Palestinians, most especially the youngest citizens.”
The letter …
In Brief: Israel to offer work visas to persecuted LGBT Palestinians
The Knesset committee for foreign workers, headed by Labor MK Ibtisam Mara’ana, has this week considered the need for work visas for LGBT Palestinians facing persecution in the West Bank and Gaza.
The hearing took place after the High Court …
Analysis: The law that broke the coalition’s back
After weeks of speculation, Israel’s unwieldy coalition government bowed to political pressure yesterday, announcing that it would dissolve itself and call Israel’s fifth election in less than four years.
What happened
- At a press conference on Monday evening, prime minister
In Brief: Biden administration leads criticism of unbalanced UN report
The Biden administration has joined 20 other countries in issuing a harsh rebuke on Monday to the UN Human Rights Council after a Commission of Inquiry formed to probe Israel released a report last week condemning the Jewish state.
The …
In Brief: Fatah: Hamas trying to take control of the West Bank
Members of the Hamas terror group planned to seize control of a Palestinian security installation near Ramallah, Palestinian sources claimed this week.
The allegation coincides with the fifteenth anniversary of Hamas’s violent takeover of the Gaza Strip, which saw the …
In Brief: Hamas threatens Israel after Jerusalem Day march
The terror group Hamas, which has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007, warned on Sunday that it could still respond to the weekend’s Jerusalem Day flag march “at the right time”.
Last year, Hamas fired a number of rockets at …