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LFI chair: The left’s fixation on Israel has stifled fresh analysis about long-term stability in the Middle East

Posted 10 September, 2020 in Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Peace process
Photo: Chris McAndrew, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons LFI chair Steve McCabe has written for The House, click here to read the original. Relations in the Middle East are shifting. Labour Friends of Israel will help craft a new internationalist approach to the region, while standing up to anti-Semitism in our party Labour Friends of Israel this…

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Analysis: The historic Israel-UAE deal: what next?

Posted 2 September, 2020 in Analysis, Hamas, Iran, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
  The United Arab Emirates is to become only the third Arab state – following Egypt and Jordan – to agree to the full normalisation of relations with Israel. The surprise, but historic, announcement of the move last month will have an important impact on the Jewish state’s efforts to broker stronger ties with the Arab world.…

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In Brief: We turned down $15bn aid because we wouldn’t disarm, says Hamas

Posted 28 July, 2020 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: council.gov.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The head of Hamas has admitted it refused a recent offer of $15bn in aid for Gaza because it was conditioned on the terror group giving up its arms. Ismail Hahniye said that the proposed aid package also contained a pledge that Israel and Egypt would lift their…

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In Brief: Drop the “false distinction” between Hezbollah wings, EU urged

Posted 22 July, 2020 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Chris McAndrew, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons LFI chair Steve McCabe has joined more than 200 fellow politicians in calling for the European Union to drop its "false distinction" between Hezbollah's military and political wings. The letter was organised by the recently formed group Transatlantic Friends of Israel which brings together European and American…

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Analysis: Simulation highlights annexation danger

Posted 15 July, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: B1408, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons An influential Israeli think tank has published the results of a “war game” simulating the dangers of Benjamin Netanyahu attempting to annex parts of the West Bank. The report from the Institute for National Security Studies identifies a series of resulting “explosive events”, rising violence affecting Israelis and Palestinians, and…

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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: 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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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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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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