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LFI parliamentarians speak at ZF 2022 Annual Lobby Day for Israel

Posted 9 March, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Christian Wakeford MP LFI chair Steve McCabe MP LFI vice-chair John Spellar MP Today, a number of LFI officers and parliamentarians addressed the Zionist Federation's annual lobby day for Israel, held in Parliament. This year's lobby day focused on the proscription of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a terrorist group that has already been proscribed by…

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In Brief: New Iran nuclear deal ‘getting closer’, US spokesperson says

Posted 9 March, 2022 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. The US and Iran are “getting closer” to reaching a new nuclear deal, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said this week. Speaking to reporters during a daily press briefing, Psaki dismissed questions around the possibility of US sanctions against Russia hindering the talks in Vienna, saying that both…

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Analysis: Israel mediates between Ukraine and Russia

Posted 9 March, 2022 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Peace process
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, and Russian president Vladimir Putin > Composite/AP, via Times of Israel Naftali Bennett made a dramatic trip to Moscow last weekend to meet with Vladimir Putin as Israel found itself attempting to help mediate an international crisis for the first time. The prime minister’s trip on the…

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Christian Wakeford pushes FCDO to support Abraham Accords process

Posted 8 March, 2022 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News, Peace process
At FCDO Questions today, LFI parliamentary supporter Christian Wakeford asked why the UK had played no role in agreeing the Abraham Accords in summer 2020, and called for the UK to be "central to encouraging more of our partners across the Arab world" to normalise ties with Israel, given its historic ties in the region. You can watch…

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Steps to a two state solution: Support the development of Rawabi

Posted 8 March, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Thirteen: Support the development of Rawabi The first pre-planned Palestinian city, Rawabi is a $1.4bn development in the West Bank and the brainchild of Palestinian entrepreneur and businessman Bashar Masri. Close to Ramallah, the project has faced opposition from both Israeli settlers and right-wingers…

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In Brief: Israel seizes 30 crypto wallets allegedly used to fund Hamas

Posted 1 March, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Cryptocurrency > Voytek Pavlik, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel has seized 30 digital wallets allegedly used by Hamas to fundraise, according to the Israeli Defence Ministry. Defence minister Benny Gantz approved the seizure of the cryptocurrency wallets from 12 accounts, owned by an exchange company based in the Gaza Strip, which has since been declared a…

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In Brief: Iran will enrich uranium to 20% even if nuclear deal revived

Posted 1 March, 2022 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Peace process
Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. Iran will continue to enrich uranium to 20 percent even if the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal is revived and sanctions are lifted, Tehran's nuclear chief said last week. “Enrichment […] continues with a maximum ceiling of 60 percent, which led Westerners to rush to negotiations, and it will…

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In Brief: EU aid to the PA held up as officials discuss textbook reform

Posted 1 March, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Source: IMPACT-se. Millions of euros of EU aid to the Palestinian Authority are stuck in Brussels as the European Commission discussed whether to condition parts of the assistance on Palestinian school curriculum reform. The EU, the PA’s single largest donor, helps to pay the salaries of many PA civil servants. Between 2008 and 2020, Brussels spent around…

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Steps to a two state solution: Pressure the Palestinian Authority to stop human rights abuses

Posted 28 February, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twelve: Pressure the Palestinian Authority to stop human rights abuses Alongside Mahmoud Abbas’ failure to hold elections in the Palestinian Territories since 2007, the Palestinian Authority has, in recent years, shown a growing unwillingness to tolerate political and civic society dissent and has thus taken…

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Christian Wakeford speaks in debate on Palestinian statehood

Posted 24 February, 2022 in Coexistence, Hamas, Iran, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI Parliamentary Supporter Christian Wakeford today took part in a backbench debate on recognising Palestinian statehood. In his contributions, Christian warned against unilateral actions and made clear that "the best route to sustainable progress lies through direct negotiations" between Israel and the Palestinians. He also made the case for "concrete steps" to a two state solution, arguing…

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