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Analysis: Israel’s new government takes shape

Posted 14 May, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Image: איציק אדרי-Itzik Edri, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons The painstaking process of assembling a new Israeli government is due to culminate in its swearing-in tomorrow. Israel has had a caretaker government since late 2018 when the first of three closely fought, inconclusive elections was triggered. The third of those elections in early March eventually led to…

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Steve McCabe: How Keir Starmer can forge a new chapter in Labour’s internationalist tradition

Posted 12 May, 2020 in Labour Party, News
LFI chair Steve McCabe has written for Progress on the future of Labour's foreign policy under Keir Starmer. You can read the original here.  Photo: Chris McAndrew, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Keir Starmer’s election as Labour leader has already signalled progress in tackling the scourge of antisemitism and rebuilding our relationship with the Jewish community. The…

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LFI chair welcomes Israeli-Palestinian COVID-19 cooperation

Posted 12 May, 2020 in Coexistence, Israel, News, Palestinian Territories
Speaking in Foreign Office questions, LFI chair Steve McCabe welcomed Israeli-Palestinian cooperation to tackle COVID-19. "I thank the Minister for his comments. Will he join me in welcoming the news that Israel has approved a $230 million advance payment to the Palestinian Authority, alongside coronavirus test kits, intensive care beds, ventilators, drugs and protective equipment? Is…

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Analysis: Israel announces big coronavirus unlock amid positive international comparisons

Posted 7 May, 2020 in Analysis, Israel
CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Nearly two months after it commenced a stringent lockdown, Israel appears to be turning a corner in the fight against the coronavirus. The number of new cases over 24-hour periods has consistently been below 200 since the start of last week. On Sunday night, Israel…

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Analysis: Annexation, the opposition

Posted 29 April, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Image: Kryptozh, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The release of Donald Trump’s much-delayed Middle East peace plan in January was a nakedly political bid to boost Benjamin Netanyahu’s chances of re-election. After the conclusion of a “unity government” agreement last week, Netanyahu is guaranteed at least another 18 months as Israel’s prime minister. In that period, he appears…

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Analysis: Netanyahu-Gantz talks go down to the wire

Posted 15 April, 2020 in Analysis, Israeli Politics
Photo: Matankic, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The roller-coaster path to the formation of a new Israeli government took new twists and turns over the last week, with Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz today locked in last-ditch negotiations ahead of a midnight deadline. Gantz’s 28-day mandate to form a government – issued to him by President…

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LFI’s #StayHomeSaveLives Recommendations

Posted 9 April, 2020 in News
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be tweeting recommendations of some brilliant Israeli books, tv shows and films to keep you entertained whilst we #StayHomeSaveLives. Follow the recommendations as they're released on our twitter account.    Recommendations so far: Our first recommendation is Tom Segev’s masterful biography of Israel’s founding father, David Ben Gurion, A…

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