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In Brief: Lebanon and Israel aim to tackle maritime dispute in first talks in 30 years

Posted 14 October, 2020 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Image: Haidar Almoqdad,CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Officials representing Israel and Lebanon sat down for their first talks in three decades this week. The discussions, hosted by the United Nations and mediated by the US, took place close to the border between Israel and Lebanon. Although sat in the same room, the Lebanese have insisted…

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Analysis: What would Joe Biden mean for Israel?

Posted 7 October, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Both Donald Trump and his supporters have repeatedly attempted to paint the Democratic party as anti-Israel and suggested that the election of Joe Biden would be detrimental to the Jewish state. This weekend, David Friedman, the US ambassador to Israel, went further and suggested that a victory for the…

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In Brief: Israeli foreign minister urges PA to return to negotiating table

Posted 7 October, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Israel’s foreign minister urged the Palestinians to “return to the negotiating table” this week. Gabi Ashkenazi was speaking after his historic first meeting with the United Arab Emirates foreign minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, in Berlin on Tuesday. “Only through direct negotiations can we advance a solution for the conflict,” Ashkenazi, a member of…

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In Brief: Peacebuilding work necessary, not just nice, says ALLMEP report

Posted 7 October, 2020 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
The services that peacebuilding organisations provide for their communities are not just nice – they are necessary, a new report from the Alliance for Middle East Peace says this week. The study, A Resilient Israeli-Palestinian Peacebuilding Sector in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic, looks at the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on civic society…

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Analysis: Who might succeed Mahmoud Abbas?

Posted 29 September, 2020 in Analysis, Hamas, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: Montaser.pal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons In his virtual address to the UN General Assembly last week, Mahmoud Abbas predictably denounced the historic normalisation agreements signed earlier this month by Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. But the president also announced new elections – the first for over 14 years – will take place…

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In Brief: LFI chair welcomes normalisation agreement in parliamentary debate

Posted 29 September, 2020 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: Chris McAndrew, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Steve McCabe has welcomed the normalisation agreements signed by Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain earlier this month. In a parliamentary debate last week, LFI’s chair also urged the government to restore funding to peace-building coexistence projects. “I hope other countries in the region will follow [the UAE…

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In Brief: Hamas threatens Palestinian peace activists with long jail terms

Posted 29 September, 2020 in Analysis, Hamas, Peace process
Image: Orthuberra, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hamas is threatening to jail three Palestinian peace activists for holding a video call with Israelis in April. The activists, who belong to the Gaza Youth Committee, were charged by Palestinian military prosecutors last week with “weakening revolutionary spirit” for participating in a peace-building initiative called “Skype With…

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Analysis: After the Abraham Accords – what next for the Palestinians?

Posted 22 September, 2020 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Mahmoud Abbas. Photo: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons In their steadfast opposition to the historic agreement signed last week between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, Hamas and the Palestinian Authority have found a rare common cause. Earlier this month, President Mahmoud Abbas hosted a meeting in Ramallah which brought together all 14 major…

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LFI chair urges UK government to take action on PA curriculum

Posted 22 September, 2020 in News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: Chris McAndrew, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons LFI's chair, Steve McCabe, has written an op-ed for this week's Jewish News in which he urges the government to take action on the Palestinian Authority's school curriculum. The curriculum, introduced in 2017, incites violence and glorifies terrorists. Through the Department for International Development, UK taxpayers’ aid…

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Analysis: Israel and Bahrain normalise relations as historic UAE agreement is signed

Posted 16 September, 2020 in Analysis, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo courtesy Tel Aviv Municipality In the third announcement of its kind in as many weeks, the Israeli and Bahraini Governments announced the normalising of relations. This follows a similar agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, and two Balkan states.  Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu traveled to Washington DC for a four day trip to…

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