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In Brief: Emirati foreign minister marks Abraham Accords anniversary in Israel

Posted 21 September, 2022 in Abraham Accords, Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
President Isaac Herzog meets Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan > WAM handout/AFP   UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan made his first visit to Yad Vashem, Israel’s national Holocaust memorial, in Jerusalem last week. The trip was part of a visit to the Jewish state marking two years since the signing of the…

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In Brief: Erdogan indicates plan to visit Israel as ties warm

Posted 21 September, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East
Israeli and Turkish flags > Newtimes.az, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons In a further sign of warming ties between Israel and Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Monday that he plans to visit the Jewish state. Speaking to a group of American Jewish leaders in New York on Monday, Erdogan also told the room that…

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In Brief: Herzog pledges to build unity government after November elections

Posted 21 September, 2022 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Israeli president Isaac Herzog > Elad Brami, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons President Isaac Herzog has reportedly told members of the Knesset from across Israel’s political spectrum that he will work to establish a broad unity government following the general election on 1 November. The president made the comments in meetings with MKs in recent weeks, the…

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Analysis: Iran cracks down on protestors following young woman’s death

Posted 21 September, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Iran, Israel, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. Less than three weeks into September, the Iranian regime is experiencing a self-inflicted autumn of discontent, with domestic protests, uncertainty over the future of ongoing nuclear negotiations, and continued antisemitic threats against Israel emerging from the country in a matter of weeks. Trouble at home Domestic unrest in…

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Labour MPs welcome Knesset Speaker to Parliament

Posted 21 September, 2022 in Antisemitism, Israel, Labour Party, News
Reception for Speaker Levy hosted by Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle A number of Labour MPs have this week joined colleagues from across Parliament to welcome Knesset speaker Michael Levy to London. On Wednesday, Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle hosted a reception for the his Israeli counterpart, which saw the two Speakers speak about the UK and Israel…

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Labour MPs push government to be tougher on Iran

Posted 6 September, 2022 in Iran, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News
Today's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Questions saw a number of Labour parliamentarians push the Government to take a tougher stance on Iran and its proxies in the Middle East. LFI vice-chair John Spellar LFI vice-chair John Spellar MP began the session by urging the government to challenge "Whitehall resistance" and proscribe the Iranian regime's Islamic Revolutionary…

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Labour MPs attend Munich Olympics memorial ceremony

Posted 5 September, 2022 in Antisemitism, Incitement, Israel, Labour Party, News
UK Parliamentarians have today taken part in a memorial service to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Munich Massacre, when eight Palestinian terrorists murdered 11 Israelis and one West German police officer at the Olympics. An outdoor service took place at the Palace of Westminster, led by Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle. Also in attendance…

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Analysis: Israel seeks to head off PIJ terror threat

Posted 10 August, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Israel's prime minister, Yair Lapid: "Our fight is not with the people of Gaza. Islamic Jihad is an Iranian proxy that wants to destroy the State of Israel and kill innocent Israelis." Three days of fighting between Israel and an Iranian-backed terror group, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, ended late on Sunday evening. A ceasefire, negotiated by the…

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Steps to a two state solution: Allocate territory in Area C for Palestinian economic development

Posted 9 August, 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 Thirty: Allocate territory in Area C for Palestinian economic development In Step 22, we proposed to expand the Palestinian autonomous zones of the West Bank (Areas A and B, in which more than 90 percent of the Palestinian population lives) by the phased transfer of some…

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Steps to a two state solution: Support a Palestinian seaport at Haifa

Posted 2 August, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twenty Nine: Support a Palestinian seaport at Haifa A crucial component of economic independence (see Step 25) is the ability of Palestinian businesses to trade more freely with the rest of the world. Unlike Gaza, the West Bank is landlocked, adding a further barrier…

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