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In Brief: Ashrawi quits PLO executive in protest at PA resuming Israel links

Posted 8 December, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: Carsten Sohn, CC BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons Hanan Ashrawi, who rose to international fame when she headed the Palestinian delegation to the landmark 1991 Madrid peace talks, has reportedly resigned from the PLO’s Executive Committee. Ashrawi is thought to have quit in protest at the decision of the Palestinian Authority to resume civilian and security…

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In Brief: Hezbollah’s popularity dropping sharply in Lebanon, suggests poll

Posted 8 December, 2020 in Analysis, Hezbollah, Middle East
Photo: khamenei.ir, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hezbollah’s popularity has dropped sharply in Lebanon – even among its core Shia supporters, a new poll has suggested. The percentage of Shia who say they have a “very positive” opinion of Hezbollah, while still a majority, is almost 20 points lower than it was in late 2017. “This…

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In Brief: Iran warned as parliament votes to block nuclear inspectors

Posted 1 December, 2020 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, Peace process
Arak IR-40 Heavy Water Reactor, Iran. Photo: Nanking2012, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The International Atomic Energy Agency has warned Iran of its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal after the country’s parliament voted to block international inspectors and increase uranium enrichment. The parliamentary vote followed the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the alleged mastermind of Iran’s…

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In Brief: Labor to back bill to dissolve Knesset and bring down government

Posted 1 December, 2020 in Analysis, Israeli Politics
Amir Peretz. Photo: עט הזמיר, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Labor is to vote to bring down the government of which it is a member in a no-confidence motion that will be debated in the Knesset tomorrow. The fate of Benjamin Netanyahu’s “unity government” – which Labor joined with its centrist Blue and White allies earlier…

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In Brief: Starmer attacks Corbyn response to EHRC report as Nandy opposes BDS

Posted 1 December, 2020 in Analysis, Labour Party
Sir Keir Starmer. Photo: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jeremy Corbyn’s response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s investigation into antisemitism in the Labour party was “just about as bad as you can get,” Sir Keir Starmer said on Sunday. Addressing the Jewish Labour Movement conference, which was partnered by LFI, the Labour…

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Analysis: Abbas prepares for the Biden administration

Posted 1 December, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Mahmoud Abbas. Photo: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The Palestinian Authority appears to be engaged in a potentially significant repositioning exercise ahead of Joe Biden’s arrival in the White House. The moves by Ramallah are reviving hopes that, with a new administration in Washington committed to a two-state solution, the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace…

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Analysis: Can Joe Biden save the Iran deal?

Posted 25 November, 2020 in Analysis, Iran, Israel, 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 desire for the US to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan…

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In Brief: Nearly half of Israelis want Biden to restart talks with Palestinians

Posted 25 November, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
President Joe Biden. Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Nearly half of Israelis want Joe Biden to restart the stalled Middle East peace process and launch negotiations with the Palestinians when he takes office in January, a poll published this week found. The survey – carried out by the dovish Geneva Initiative – shows…

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In Brief: Secrecy surrounds Bibi’s historic meeting with Saudi crown prince

Posted 25 November, 2020 in Analysis, Middle East, Peace process
Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Benjamin Netanyahu held an historic meeting with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, on Sunday evening. The meeting – held in the Saudi city of Neom, some 44 miles from the southern tip of Israel – is shrouded in secrecy. The Saudi foreign minister, Prince…

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In Brief: Covid pandemic worsens in West Bank and Gaza as cases hit record

Posted 25 November, 2020 in Analysis, Israel, Palestinian Territories
Image: Alissa Eckert, MSMI, Dan Higgins, MAMS, Public Health Image Library The West Bank saw a record increase in new coronavirus cases this week amid fears that the pandemic is spiralling out of control in the Palestinian territories. According to the Palestinian Authority health ministry, the West Bank saw 1,126 new cases yesterday. The previous record, set…

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