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In Brief: Netanyahu enters not guilty plea as corruption case resumes

Posted 9 February, 2021 in Analysis, Israel, Israeli Politics
Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in Jerusalem’s District Court to formally enter a plea of not guilty as his trial on corruption charges resumed this week. The prime minister is accused of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate cases. He is the first serving Israeli prime minister…

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Analysis: Biden brings Abbas in from the cold

Posted 4 February, 2021 in Analysis, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Mahmoud Abbas. Photo by Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Biden administration has taken the first steps towards restoring relations between the US and the Palestinian Authority, which were severed in 2017. The move came shortly after the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas (pictured), announced new elections – the first to be held in nearly…

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In brief: Iran stepping up breaches of nuclear accord as Biden races to salvage deal

Posted 4 February, 2021 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) Iran is stepping up its breaches of the 2015 nuclear…

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In brief: Labor climbs in polls as members pick party slate for March elections

Posted 3 February, 2021 in Analysis, Israeli Politics
Merav Michaeli. Photo: Ron Kedmi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Labor party, which appeared to be facing electoral catastrophe just weeks ago, is rising sharply in the polls in a boost to new leader Merav Michaeli. A Channel 13 survey released yesterday showed the party winning eight seats in March's general election, with Benjamin Netanyahu's opponents ekeing out a Knesset majority. It is…

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In brief: Palestinians begin vaccination drive with doses from Israel

Posted 3 February, 2021 in Analysis, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Palestinian Authority has confirmed that it began vaccinating its medical staff on Tuesday after the shipment of 2,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine from Israel the previous day. However, the statement by the PA Ministry of Health - which said intensive care staff…

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LFI officers speak in Holocaust Memorial Day Debate

Posted 3 February, 2021 in Antisemitism, Israel, News
LFI chair Steve McCabe MP and LFI Parliamentary Officers took part in a debate marking Holocaust Memorial Day in the House of Commons on Thursday 28 January. This annual debate is an opportunity for Parliamentarians from across the House to unite in remembering the victims, honouring survivors, and remembering where antisemitism, racism and hate can…

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LFI Director: How the British left can learn from Biden and Harris

Posted 2 February, 2021 in Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Photo: Adam Schulz, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons Labour Friends of Israel Director Michael Rubin has written for LabourList, click here to read the original. The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris was a tremendous day for the world. Donald Trump was a disaster, not just for America, but globally. His vile, divisive and racist politics…

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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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