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In Brief: Israel’s first ambassador arrives in the the UAE as Gulf state opens embassy

Posted 26 January, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Middle East, Peace process
Eitan Na'eh. Photo: FCO; CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons The first-ever Israeli ambassador to the United Arab Emirates arrived in Abu Dhabi on Sunday following the signing of last summer's Abraham Accords. The move came as the UAE cabinet approved the decision to open an embassy in Tel Aviv. Senior diplomat Eitan Na'eh (pictured), who has previously been posted to the Israeli Embassy in…

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In Brief: Biden team to begin discussing Iran deal with Israeli officials

Posted 26 January, 2021 in Analysis, Iran, Middle East
July 2015 Iran nuclear deal: agreement in Vienna. From left to right: Foreign ministers/secretaries of state Wang Yi (China), Laurent Fabius (France), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (Germany), Federica Mogherini (EU), Mohammad Javad Zarif (Iran), Philip Hammond (UK), John Kerry (USA). (Photo: Dragan Tatic, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons) Joe Biden's National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, held his first call…

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In Brief: Israeli-Arab Joint List close to collapse as talks falter ahead of deadline

Posted 26 January, 2021 in Analysis, Israeli Politics
Ayman Odeh. Photo: Anan Maalouf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The future of the Joint List - an alliance of Israeli-Arab parties which emerged as the third strongest force in the Knesset at last year's general election - appears to be in increasing jeopardy as talks aimed at preventing its collapse faltered on Sunday. The dispute within the alliance - which…

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In Brief: PA expects first vaccine shipment as Israel aims for 250,000 jabs a day

Posted 19 January, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Palestinian Territories
Alissa Eckert, MSMI, Dan Higgins, MAMS, Public Health Image Library The Palestinian Authority said on Tuesday that the first shipment of covid vaccines - which had been expected "within days" - had been delayed until mid-February for "technical reasons". Last week, the PA health ministry granted emergency approval for the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine. It is one of four providers with which the PA has signed…

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In Brief: Labour calls for new approach to Iran and tougher nuclear deal

Posted 19 January, 2021 in Analysis, Iran, Labour Party, Middle East
July 2015 Iran nuclear deal: agreement in Vienna. From left to right: Foreign ministers/secretaries of state Wang Yi (China), Laurent Fabius (France), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (Germany), Federica Mogherini (EU), Mohammad Javad Zarif (Iran), Philip Hammond (UK), John Kerry (USA). (Photo: Dragan Tatic, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons) A new tougher nuclear deal with Iran is needed, the shadow…

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In Brief: Abbas announces Palestinians will vote in new elections this year

Posted 19 January, 2021 in Analysis, Palestinian Territories
Mahmoud Abbas. Photo: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Mahmoud Abbas has fired the starting gun on presidential and parliamentary elections in the West Bank and Gaza - 15 years after Palestinians last went to the polls. The Palestinian president signed a decree on Friday scheduling parliamentary elections for 22 May. Presidential elections will follow two months later on 31 July, with a vote…

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In Brief: US bill with $250m boost to Israel-Palestine peacebuilding becomes law

Posted 13 January, 2021 in Analysis, Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Nita Lowey. (Photo: The Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, CC BY-SA 4.0  via Wikimedia Commons) The US Congress has passed a historic bill which will provide a $250m boost to coexistence work in Israel-Palestine, as well as Palestinian economic development. The legislation, which received bipartisan support, was signed after days of prevarication by Donald…

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In Brief: Weeks, not months, to revive Iran nuclear deal, warns IAEA head

Posted 13 January, 2021 in Analysis, Iran, Middle East
July 2015 Iran nuclear deal: agreement in Vienna. From left to right: Foreign ministers/secretaries of state Wang Yi (China), Laurent Fabius (France), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (Germany), Federica Mogherini (EU), Mohammad Javad Zarif (Iran), Philip Hammond (UK), John Kerry (USA). (Photo: Dragan Tatic, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons) Joe Biden has weeks, not months, to revive the Iran nuclear deal,…

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In Brief: Outgoing Labor leader Amir Peretz won’t stand in new Israeli elections

Posted 13 January, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Amir Peretz Photo: רווח הפקות, CC BY-SA 3.0 The outgoing Labor leader Amir Peretz announced today that he won't stand in the Israeli general election scheduled for 23 March. Peretz announced he was quitting as Labor leader shortly after new Knesset elections were triggered last month following the government's failure to pass an annual budget. Peretz controversially broke…

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