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In Brief: LFI director criticises Hamas threats against UNRWA

Posted 15 June, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Palestinian Territories
Iron Dome intercepts rockets from Gaza. Credit: Nehemia Gershuni, www.NGPhoto.biz, CC-BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Labour Friends of Israel director Michael Rubin last week condemned the “shocking” threats made by Hamas against staff working in Gaza for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Rubin’s comments came as it emerged that staff, including UNRWA’s director of operations Matthias Schamale,…

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Analysis: A new government for Israel 

Posted 15 June, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
The "change" bloc. Raanan Cohen, Public Domain. Israel’s 36th government was sworn in this week as Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 years in power came to an end. Netanyahu’s departure followed the new “change government” – an ideologically eclectic administration united by its desire to displace the long-serving former prime minister – winning a vital Knesset confidence vote on…

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LFI officers participate in Westminster Hall Debate

Posted 14 June, 2021 in Coexistence, Hamas, Israel, Middle East, News, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe. Chair of the Petitions Committee and LFI vice chair Cat McKinnell. LFI chair Steve McCabe MP and LFI vice chair Cat McKinnell MP both took part in a Westminster Hall Debate on Israel/Palestine today. The debate was organised to consider two e-petitions; one calling for unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood, and another calling for…

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LFI chair: World leaders meeting at G7 must back initiatives promoting coexistence

Posted 11 June, 2021 in Coexistence, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, 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 MP have written the below article for Jewish News. Click here to read the original. The chairs of Labour and Conservative Friends of Israel, Steve McCabe and Stephen Crabb, appeal to…

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In Brief: Blinken claims Iran far from nuclear compliance

Posted 8 June, 2021 in Analysis, Iran, Israel
Secretary of state Anthony Blinken. US Embassy Nigeria, Public Domain, via Flickr. US secretary of state Anthony Blinken said this week that Iran has not given indications of its willingness to return to compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. In a hearing at the House foreign affairs committee, Blinken said that the negotiating sides are “not even at the stage…

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In Brief: Thousands march at first Jerusalem Pride in two years

Posted 8 June, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Hebrew gay pride poster. Danny-w, CC BY-SA 3.0. Some 8,000 people marched, sang and danced through Jerusalem last week as the city marked its first Pride parade since coronavirus restrictions were relaxed. Participants held flags, balloons and banners as they celebrated in a city that has seen some hostility against LGBT+ people in recent years, especially compared with liberal and secular…

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In Brief: Hamas terrorist tunnel found under UN-run school in Gaza

Posted 8 June, 2021 in Analysis, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Palestinian Territories
IDF paratroopers operate within Gaza > IDF, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has condemned the construction of a terror tunnel under a school complex it operates in the central Gaza Strip. UNRWA said that the tunnel had been found in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza, under the Zaitoun Preparatory Boys’ School “A” and Elementary Boys’…

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Analysis: “It’s happening!”: Israel awaits “change government”

Posted 8 June, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
The "change" bloc. Raanan Cohen, Public Domain. Israel’s “change coalition” faces its most critical test in the coming days as the Knesset holds a confidence vote in the new government on Sunday. Success in the vote will bring to an end to Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 years in office. What happened  On Monday, the Knesset speaker, Yariv Levin, formally notified parliament that…

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In Brief: Pride month poll shows Israel’s support for LGBT+ rights

Posted 4 June, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Hebrew gay pride poster (Danny-w, CC BY-SA 3.0). An overwhelming majority of Israelis support the right of same-sex couples to marry or register for civil unions in Israel, a recent survey by Hiddush has found. Some 73 percent of respondents expressed their support for LGBT+ Israelis being able to enjoy the rights and obligations of heterosexual couples. The…

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In Brief: UN watchdog warns Iran is ducking questions on uranium

Posted 4 June, 2021 in Analysis, Iran, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei (Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0). The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) voiced its concern this week that Iran had not clarified queries over possible undeclared nuclear activity after trace amounts of uranium were detected at three sites. An IAEA report said that its inspection work had established “a clear indication that nuclear material and/or equipment…

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