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In Brief: Two killed, 167 injured in synagogue stand collapse

Posted 21 May, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Ambulance in Israel. MediaPhoto.org, CC BY-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Two people have died and 167 injured, give of them seriously, after a stand supporting dozens of worshippers collapsed during a Shavuot celebration on Sunday night. The events took place in Givat Zeev, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank near Jerusalem. The accident occurred at a synagogue that was still under construction, raising…

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In Brief: Conflict with Hamas changes course of Israel coalition talks

Posted 21 May, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Crown Copyright, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Coalition talks following Israel’s fourth election in two years have taken a dramatic turn in response to the country’s ongoing conflict with Hamas. Last week, the Islamist Ra’am party announced that it would suspend talks with the anti-Netanyahu “change bloc” in response to the outbreak of conflict. A second change came when…

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Analysis: Israel-Gaza conflict drags on as ceasefire looms

Posted 21 May, 2021 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
 Iron Dome intercepts rockets from Gaza. Credit: Nehemia Gershuni, www.NGPhoto.biz, CC-BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. The conflict between Israel and militants in Gaza has continued over the past week, with more than 3,750 rockets fired into Israel by Hamas and other terrorist groups and some 2,000 strikes against terrorist targets in Gaza. What happened Conflict began with low-level violence in…

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In Brief: Ties between Hamas and Iran strengthen amid conflict

Posted 21 May, 2021 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
IRGC Parade in Tehran. Image Credit: YPA, CC-BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IGRC) Quds Force, Esmail Ghaani, spoke with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at the weekend. They discussed the latest developments in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Iran is thought to be watching developments closely, and is likely advising Hamas on its…

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LFI and CFI chairs: End the myth there’s no link between extreme anti-Zionism and Jew-hate

Posted 20 May, 2021 in Antisemitism, Incitement, Israel, Labour Party, News, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP. David Woolfall, CC BY 3.0. Labour Friends of Israel chair Steve McCabe MP and Conservative Friends of Israel chair Stephen Crabb have written the below op-ed for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. LFI chair Steve McCabe and CFI chair Stephen Crabb put aside political difference to condemn rising antisemitism…

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LFI vice-chair: To end the conflict in Israel-Palestine, we must learn the lessons of Northern Ireland and invest in peacebuilding on the ground

Posted 19 May, 2021 in Coexistence, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI vice-chair Cat McKinnell. Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0. Labour Friends of Israel vice-chair Cat McKinnell MP has written for The House. Click here to read the original. By setting up an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace, we can help create the conditions for lasting peace in the region. The roots of the tragic and heart-breaking upsurge in…

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LFI chair: Lives lost in the Middle East must be honoured by redoubling efforts for peace

Posted 18 May, 2021 in Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP. David Woolfall, CC BY 3.0. Labour Friends of Israel chair Steve McCabe MP has written the below article for LabourList. Click here to read the original. Lives lost in the Middle East must be honoured by redoubling efforts for peace The explosion of armed conflict and violence we have seen over the past week…

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In Brief: Coalition talks imperilled as Islamists withdraw amid violence

Posted 12 May, 2021 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories
Mansour Abbas. President of Israel Spokesperson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The Islamist Ra’am party announced on Monday that it was suspending coalition talks with the anti-Netanyahu “change bloc” in the wake of Hamas rocket fire from Gaza. The move represents a potentially major blow to the hopes for an anti-Netanyahu government, which began last week when…

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In Brief: Revolutionary Guards tighten grip as Iran looks to elections

Posted 12 May, 2021 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Iran, Middle East
IRGC Parade in Tehran. Image Credit: YPA, CC-BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. A number of potential presidential candidates in Iran have emerged out of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), raising concerns regarding the further militarisation of the country’s politics. Hopefuls have until Saturday to formally register their status as a candidate ahead of the election on…

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