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Christian Wakeford pushes FCDO to support Abraham Accords process

Posted 8 March, 2022 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News, Peace process
At FCDO Questions today, LFI parliamentary supporter Christian Wakeford asked why the UK had played no role in agreeing the Abraham Accords in summer 2020, and called for the UK to be "central to encouraging more of our partners across the Arab world" to normalise ties with Israel, given its historic ties in the region. You can watch…

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Steps to a two state solution: Support the development of Rawabi

Posted 8 March, 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 Thirteen: Support the development of Rawabi The first pre-planned Palestinian city, Rawabi is a $1.4bn development in the West Bank and the brainchild of Palestinian entrepreneur and businessman Bashar Masri. Close to Ramallah, the project has faced opposition from both Israeli settlers and right-wingers…

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In Brief: Israel seizes 30 crypto wallets allegedly used to fund Hamas

Posted 1 March, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Cryptocurrency > Voytek Pavlik, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel has seized 30 digital wallets allegedly used by Hamas to fundraise, according to the Israeli Defence Ministry. Defence minister Benny Gantz approved the seizure of the cryptocurrency wallets from 12 accounts, owned by an exchange company based in the Gaza Strip, which has since been declared a…

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In Brief: Iran will enrich uranium to 20% even if nuclear deal revived

Posted 1 March, 2022 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Peace process
Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. Iran will continue to enrich uranium to 20 percent even if the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal is revived and sanctions are lifted, Tehran's nuclear chief said last week. “Enrichment […] continues with a maximum ceiling of 60 percent, which led Westerners to rush to negotiations, and it will…

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In Brief: EU aid to the PA held up as officials discuss textbook reform

Posted 1 March, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Source: IMPACT-se. Millions of euros of EU aid to the Palestinian Authority are stuck in Brussels as the European Commission discussed whether to condition parts of the assistance on Palestinian school curriculum reform. The EU, the PA’s single largest donor, helps to pay the salaries of many PA civil servants. Between 2008 and 2020, Brussels spent around…

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Analysis: Israel and the Middle East react to Ukraine

Posted 1 March, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has prompted a host of reactions from the Middle East, though few of these have been as unequivocal as in Europe or North America. What happened Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid confirmed on Monday that Israel would vote in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. …

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Steps to a two state solution: Pressure the Palestinian Authority to stop human rights abuses

Posted 28 February, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twelve: Pressure the Palestinian Authority to stop human rights abuses Alongside Mahmoud Abbas’ failure to hold elections in the Palestinian Territories since 2007, the Palestinian Authority has, in recent years, shown a growing unwillingness to tolerate political and civic society dissent and has thus taken…

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Christian Wakeford speaks in debate on Palestinian statehood

Posted 24 February, 2022 in Coexistence, Hamas, Iran, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI Parliamentary Supporter Christian Wakeford today took part in a backbench debate on recognising Palestinian statehood. In his contributions, Christian warned against unilateral actions and made clear that "the best route to sustainable progress lies through direct negotiations" between Israel and the Palestinians. He also made the case for "concrete steps" to a two state solution, arguing…

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In Brief: Israeli coalition govt is committed to calming tensions, say Democrats

Posted 24 February, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Nancy Pelosi and Isaac Herzog > Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO A delegation of visiting congressional Democrats expressed their concern over the potential for intercommunal violence in Jerusalem last week, but were assured by senior Israeli officials’ commitment to lowering tensions, according to the Times of Israel. Representative Ro Khanna told the Times of Israel that the delegation was assured…

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In Brief: MK launches work to promote Israeli-Palestinian cooperation

Posted 24 February, 2022 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Emilie Moatti > Dan Haimovich, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Emilie Moatti, Labor MK and head of the Knesset subcommittee on foreign affairs, last week convened a meeting on civil initiatives for advancing cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians. “Today is the first of a series of meetings I am planning throughout the year to examine our…

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