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In Brief: Abbas says ready to talk peace as PA holds press conference with Hamas

Posted 9 July, 2020 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Kremin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Mahmoud Abbas said this week that the Palestinian Authority is ready to enter peace talks with Israel. The president's comments came during a call with Vladimir Putin and follow a rare joint press conference between the PA and Hamas last week. Abbas told the Russian president that the Palestinians believe any…

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In Brief: Israel introduces new measures to battle covid as cases soar

Posted 9 July, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Palestinian Territories
Image: Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons Israel this week introduced a series of measures to combat the coronavirus as cases in the country soar. On Thursday morning, the Health Ministry confirmed 1,231 new coronavirus cases in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 33,947. Two additional…

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In Brief: US Congress gives big boost to Israeli-Palestinian Peace fund

Posted 9 July, 2020 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: The Clerk of the United States House of Representives, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A key committee in the US Congress has voted to include in its budget legislation to introduce an international fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. The campaign for the $250m fund, which would support people-to-people work between Israelis and Palestinians, has been…

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In Brief: PA announces 5-day West Bank lockdown as virus cases surge

Posted 2 July, 2020 in Analysis, Palestinian Territories
Image: Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Palestinian Authority has announced a five-day lockdown of the West Bank as coronavirus cases there surge. The lockdown, which will begin on Friday, comes as the number of infections in the West Bank rose to 2,435. Ten people have died, 12 remain in a…

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Analysis: Netanyahu’s annexation drive stalls

Posted 2 July, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Kremlin.ru, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Benjamin Netanyahu’s drive to begin annexing parts of the West Bank appears to have stalled amid opposition from his Blue and White coalition partners, the Palestinians and the Arab world, and confusion in the White House. The “unity government” agreement signed in April – which allows Netanyahu to remain in power…

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Analysis: Israel and West Bank ready for coronavirus second wave

Posted 24 June, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories
Image: CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MSMI; Dan Higgins, MAMS, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons   Israel is bracing itself for a new coronavirus wave as infections across the country surge. The Palestinian Authority also reported a big jump in infections in the West Bank. The news comes as both the Israeli government and the PA attempt to wrestle with…

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In Brief: Israel under pressure as 1,000 European MPs sign letter opposing annexation

Posted 24 June, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
  Photo: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons More than 1,000 parliamentarians from across Europe have signed a letter urging Israel not to go ahead with plans to annex parts of the West Bank after 1 July. The letter, which was sent to European foreign ministries, said unilateral annexation would be "fatal to the prospects of…

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Analysis: Gantz and Netanyahu spar over annexation

Posted 17 June, 2020 in Analysis, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
  Photo: Matankic, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to begin annexing parts of the West Bank next month appear to be facing new obstacles as the prime minister battles to secure approval from his Blue and White coalition partners. The position of Benny Gantz’s centrist party appears to have become pivotal: the United States…

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In Brief: 8,000 Palestinian students stranded overseas by coronavirus closures

Posted 17 June, 2020 in Analysis, Palestinian Territories
The families of 8,000 Palestinian students feared to be stranded abroad due to the coronavirus staged a protest in Ramallah on Monday. The parents carried posters attacking the Palestinian Authority which read: "You Returned Your Children [Home], Return Our Children [To Us]." The PA pledged on Sunday evening that the government would begin bringing the…

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In Brief: Norway halts PA education money over incitement in curriculum

Posted 10 June, 2020 in Analysis, Incitement, Palestinian Territories
Image: IMPACT-SE Norway is withholding more than half of the money it planned to give the Palestinian Authority for education spending this year due to concerns about incitement in the curriculum. Norway is a major donor to the PA and the announcement by foreign minister Ine Eriksen Søreide follows a cross-party vote in the country's parliament last…

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