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In Brief: Incitement linked to rise in Palestinian terror attacks

Israeli flags being burnt in Gaza > Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A wave of terror attacks by Palestinians against Israelis in Jerusalem and the West Bank have been linked to an increase in incitement against Israel by Palestinian terror groups. Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and other Gaza-based groups have all called for…

In Brief: Hamas threatens ‘escalation’ against Israel and Egypt

Hamas insignia in Ramallah (Hoheit, CC BY-SA 2.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons). Hamas sources said on Monday that the terror group was considering a return to violence against Israel, while also criticising Egypt for its role in brokering a ceasefire to end the conflict in May this year. “We are considering options for an escalation with Israel…

Steps to a Two State Solution: End the Palestinian Authority’s payment of salaries to convicted terrorists and the payment of rewards to the families of “martyrs” 

Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Three: Demand an end to the Palestinian Authority’s payment of salaries to convicted terrorists and the payment of rewards to the families of “martyrs” The Palestinian Authority’s policy of paying “salaries” to those convicted of terrorist offences and to the families of deceased terrorist “martyrs”…

In Brief: Senior Iranian general calls for destruction of Israel

Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. A spokesman for Iran’s armed forces, brigadier-general Abolfazl Shekarchi, called for the destruction of Israel in an interview with a regime-friendly media outlet at the weekend. “We will not back off from the annihilation of Israel, even one millimetre. We want to destroy Zionism in the world”, Shekarchi…

In Brief: Israel and Morocco agree comprehensive cooperation deal

Koutoubia Mosque, Marrakech > Marcin Sochanki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz has said that Israel hopes for its renewed ties with Morocco to develop into a deep and robust relationship with longer staying power. Speaking after a two-day visit to Rabat, where he signed an extensive memorandum of understanding with Morocco,…

In Brief: Palestinian trade boost as factories receive approval

Palestine Trade Tower > omarremawi11, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons A number of Palestinian factories in the West Bank will be able to sell their products to European markets for the first time as part of a plan approved by Israel’s defence minister, Benny Gantz, to strengthen and improve the economic standing of the Palestinian…

Andrew Gwynne pushes FCDO to take initiative on peacebuilding

LFI parliamentary supporter Andrew Gwynne MP today challenged Africa Minister Vicky Ford at FCDO Questions about why the UK government isn’t showing more initiative to support the creation of the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace, as envisioned by ALLMEP. His question came following a written parliamentary question, in which the FCDO claimed that “US planning for…

LFI vice chair: Keir’s stance against BDS and antisemitism is true Labour values

Labour Friends of Israel vice-chair Diana Johnson MP has written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. The recent speech to the Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch by Keir Starmer offered not simply an intellectually coherent outline of his approach to the Middle East but one firmly rooted in our party’s mainstream democratic…

Steps to a Two State Solution: Freeze Settlement Building

Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Two: Freeze settlement building Continued Israeli settlement-building – especially that which occurs beyond the security barrier – represents an obstacle to a two-seat solution. Both in public and in private meetings with senior Israeli government representatives, LFI has consistently called both for an end…

In Brief: PA authority undermined amid West Bank gang violence

PA security forces. Image credit: Stop the Wall, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The authority of the Palestinian Authority was undermined amid scenes of disorder and violence in the West Bank last week. Charges that the PA was not doing enough to enforce law and order have led some Palestinian civilians to fear that violence…