Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Five: Support Palestinian economic independence As previous international initiatives have recognised, efforts to strengthen and grow the Palestinian economy are closely tied to both the peace process and the future viability, prosperity and stability of a Read more…
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 Palestinians”. The letter specifically calls on the UK to use Read more…
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 continues: “There has been a failure by the international community Read more…
Israel’s former minister for regional cooperation has suggested that Saudi Arabia will normalise diplomatic ties with Israel “in the next few months”. Speaking in London, Ofir Akunis reportedly said that the world should also expect other countries in addition to the Saudis to sign peace treaties with Israel soon. Akunis, Read more…
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Four: Support the reunification of the West Bank and Gaza under PA authority The reunification of the West Bank and Gaza is a crucial step in the establishment of a viable Palestinian state. It is also Read more…
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 report blamed Israel’s “persistent discrimination against Palestinians” for the 11-day Read more…
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 Palestinian Territories split between Islamist Hamas in Gaza and the Read more…
Two aerospace division officers from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps who died over the weekend were involved in arming the Lebanese-based and Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group, according to reports. UK-based Iran International reported that Ali Kamani and Mohammad Abdous were “developing arms” for Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, and that the Read more…
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Three: Support a reformed UNRWA The plight of Palestinian refugees is both tragic and a recurring obstacle in the search for a two-state solution. Established in 1949, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Read more…
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Two: Expand Palestinian autonomous zones and issue building permits for Area C The Oslo Accords established three zones – Areas A, B and C – in the West Bank. In Area A, the Palestinian Authority exercises Read more…
Israel is working with the United States and Gulf nations like the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in a process to ultimately normalise ties with Saudi Arabia, foreign minister Yair Lapid said on Monday. “We believe that it is possible to have a normalisation process with Saudi Arabia. It’s in our Read more…
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty One: Preserve the Temple Mount status quo The Temple Mount is a frequent flashpoint in Jerusalem – a city which is holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians. The site of the former Temple, it is the Read more…