Skip to content Skip to sidebar Skip to footer

In Brief: Israeli president speaks with Abbas following Jerusalem clashes

Posted 4 May, 2022 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 Israeli president Isaac Herzog called the leaders of the Palestinian Authority, UAE and Bahrain at the weekend to wish them a happy Eid al-Fitr, his office said in a statement. He spoke with PA president Mahmoud Abbas, UAE crown prince Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed…

more

0Comments 0Likes 31Views

Steps to a two state solution: Oppose unilateral actions by either side

Posted 3 May, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Eighteen: Oppose unilateral actions by either side The sole route to a viable, sustainable two-state solution is through a settlement resulting from direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. While Israel was right to withdraw from Gaza, the unilateral nature of this process…

more

0Comments 0Likes 40Views

LFI MPs push FCDO to support peacebuilding fund

Posted 26 April, 2022 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
At FCDO Orals today, LFI parliamentary supporters Wayne David MP and Mary Glindon MP both challenged the Foreign Secretary on the government's lack of action to ensure a place for the UK on the board of the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. Both Wayne and Mary expressed their frustration at the UK's lack of progress while…

more

0Comments 0Likes 43Views

Analysis: Israel attempts to soothe Temple Mount tensions

Posted 26 April, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Andrew Shiva / Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Jerusalem is quiet but tense after further clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Temple Mount/ Al-Aqsa Mosque complex on Friday. The tensions – a frequent feature of Ramadan in the city, exacerbated this year by the confluence of Passover and Easter – have been long anticipated, but…

more

0Comments 0Likes 42Views

In Brief: PA spends 33 times more on terrorist “salaries” than health

Posted 26 April, 2022 in Analysis, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories
World Economic Forum, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons The Palestinian Authority paid out 33 times more on “salaries” to terrorists and their families than it spends on healthcare for the Palestinian people, according to new research. The analysis by Palestinian Media Watch also found that, under the PA’s “pay for slay” policy, President Mahmoud Abbas’…

more

0Comments 0Likes 38Views

Steps to a two state solution: International action to curb Iran’s malign activities

Posted 19 April, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Seventeen: International action to curb Iran's malign activities While the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) aimed to rollback Iran’s nuclear programme, it did nothing to address Tehran’s destabilising activities in the region: its expansionist aims, support for terrorism, and its ballistic missile…

more

0Comments 0Likes 39Views

In Brief: EU committee criticises Palestinian Authority for antisemitic textbooks

Posted 5 April, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Image: IMPACT-se The European Parliament’s budgetary control committee has passed a motion condemning the Palestinian Authority for printing new school textbooks containing violent and hateful anti-Israel material using European funding. The EU funds the salaries of the Palestinian Authority-employed civil servants who write and produce the textbooks. The motion effectively freezes EU funding to the PA while deliberations…

more

0Comments 0Likes 50Views

Analysis: Tensions high following terror attacks and religious festivals

Posted 5 April, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Jerusalem terrorist attack in 2015 > Israel Police, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Last week’s series of terror attacks against Israel and the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan have collided to raise tensions in Jerusalem and the West Bank this week. What happened Following the start of Ramadan last week, Jerusalem’s Old City…

more

0Comments 0Likes 28Views

Steps to a two state solution: Support steps towards a permanent Gaza ceasefire

Posted 4 April, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Sixteen: Support steps towards a permanent Gaza ceasefire Hamas’ refusal to renounce violence and terrorism, accept Israel’s right to exist within the framework of a two-state solution, and agree to abide by past diplomatic agreements makes the prospect of a peace deal between the…

more

0Comments 0Likes 43Views

In Brief: Israel set to raise work permit quotas for Gazans to 20,000

Posted 30 March, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Erez crossing between Israel and Gaza > Zero0000, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Israeli government has raised the number of permits for residents of the Gaza Strip to work in Israel by some 8,000, bringing the total to 20,000, according to the country’s Ministry for Regional Cooperation. The cabinet signed off the government resolution on Sunday,…

more

0Comments 0Likes 56Views