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In Brief: Iran faces censure vote at IAEA meeting as uranium stockpile grows

Posted 7 June, 2022 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East
Negotiations about Iranian Nuclear Program, US State Department, Public domain. Britain, the US and their European allies are expected to push for a resolution censuring Iran when the International Atomic Energy Agency’s leading figures meets this week. The resolution – urging Tehran to “fully cooperate” with the IAEA – is backed by France and Germany but opposed…

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Analysis: Israel’s coalition govt under pressure as legislation deadline approaches

Posted 7 June, 2022 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Israel's coalition government > Avi Ohayon / Government Press Office (Israel), CC BY SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel’s coalition government was rocked by parliamentary drama last night as two of its Knesset members voted to defeat the routine renewal of 55-year-old legislation. What happened On Monday night, two coalition MKs – Meretz’s Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi and…

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Steps to a two state solution: Expand Palestinian autonomous zones and issue building permits for Area C

Posted 7 June, 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 Twenty Two: Expand Palestinian autonomous zones and issue building permits for Area C The Oslo Accords established three zones – Areas A, B and C – in the West Bank. In Area A, the Palestinian Authority exercises both political…

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In Brief: Israel working towards normalisation with Saudi Arabia, Lapid indicates

Posted 31 May, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Crown prince Mohamad bin Salman > US State Department, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Israel is working with the United States and Gulf nations like the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in a process to ultimately normalise ties with Saudi Arabia, foreign minister Yair Lapid said on Monday. “We believe that it is possible to have a normalisation…

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In Brief: Hamas threatens Israel after Jerusalem Day march

Posted 31 May, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories
Jerusalem Day march > Utilisateur:Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The terror group Hamas, which has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007, warned on Sunday that it could still respond to the weekend’s Jerusalem Day flag march “at the right time”. Last year, Hamas fired a number of rockets at Jerusalem during the annual parade, sparking an…

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Steps to a two state solution: Preserve the Temple Mount status quo

Posted 31 May, 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 Twenty One: Preserve the Temple Mount status quo The Temple Mount is a frequent flashpoint in Jerusalem – a city which is holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians. The site of the former Temple, it is the most holy site in Judaism. The Temple…

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LFI Lords chair: We must reform our sanctions regime to stop human rights abuses in Iran

Posted 30 May, 2022 in Analysis, Iran, Middle East, News
LFI Lords chair Baroness Ramsay has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original. The current talks in Vienna may help to put the brakes on Iran’s accelerating nuclear programme, but they will almost certainly do nothing to stop Tehran’s ballistic missile programme or its support for terror groups that have caused chaos…

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LFI chair: Curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions should not deter the UK from taking a tougher stance on Tehran

Posted 30 May, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP has written the below article for Politics Home. Click here to read the original. Chris McAndrew, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Whatever the eventual outcome of the talks surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme, one thing is clear: we must urgently develop a comprehensive approach to tackling the multi-faceted challenges posed by Tehran. As…

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Iran: A Darkening Picture at Home and Abroad

Posted 30 May, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
View a PDF copy of our new pamphlet: Iran A Darkening Picture at Home and Abroad Britain must urgently develop a comprehensive approach to tackling the multi-faceted threat posed by Iran, argues a new report published by Labour Friends of Israel.     Whatever the outcome of the Vienna talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme, major…

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LFI Lords chair meets Abraham Initiatives delegation

Posted 26 May, 2022 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, News, Peace process
LFI Lords chair Baroness Ramsay has today met with a delegation of local government politicians from Israel's mixed cities, including Haifa and Ramla, as part of a trip organised by the Abraham Initiatives. Baroness Ramsay was briefed on the ongoing Shared Cities Initiative and developments since last May's inter-communal tensions in Israel. The delegation will also…

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