Iran will continue to enrich uranium to 20 percent even if the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal is revived and sanctions are lifted, Tehran’s nuclear chief said last week. “Enrichment […] continues with a maximum ceiling of 60 percent, which led Westerners to rush to negotiations, and it will continue with Read more…
Millions of euros of EU aid to the Palestinian Authority are stuck in Brussels as the European Commission discussed whether to condition parts of the assistance on Palestinian school curriculum reform. The EU, the PA’s single largest donor, helps to pay the salaries of many PA civil servants. Between 2008 Read more…
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Twelve: Pressure the Palestinian Authority to stop human rights abuses Alongside Mahmoud Abbas’ failure to hold elections in the Palestinian Territories since 2007, the Palestinian Authority has, in recent years, shown a growing unwillingness to tolerate political and Read more…
LFI Parliamentary Supporter Christian Wakeford today took part in a backbench debate on recognising Palestinian statehood. In his contributions, Christian warned against unilateral actions and made clear that “the best route to sustainable progress lies through direct negotiations” between Israel and the Palestinians. He also made the case for “concrete Read more…
A delegation of visiting congressional Democrats expressed their concern over the potential for intercommunal violence in Jerusalem last week, but were assured by senior Israeli officials’ commitment to lowering tensions, according to the Times of Israel. Representative Ro Khanna told the Times of Israel that the delegation was assured that Read more…
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Eleven: Demand Hamas releases hostages Hamas should also be pressured to end its practice of holding hostages as a bargaining chip to attempt to free terrorist prisoners held in Israel. Hamas is currently holding the bodies of Read more…
The creation of the State of Israel is the greatest achievement of the twentieth century, US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said on a visit to Israel this week. Speaking at the Knesset, Pelosi said that the US was proud to have Israel as an ally and would continue Read more…
Naftali Bennett lauded a new “regional architecture of moderate countries” in the Middle East as he left Bahrain on Tuesday evening, completing the first official visit by an Israeli prime minister to the Gulf State. What happened Bennett’s visit to Bahrain saw the prime minister meet with King Hamad bin Isa Al Read more…
LFI vice-chair Cat McKinnell MP has today written to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Secretary Liz Truss calling for the FCDO to approach the Biden administration to discuss the UK taking up one of the international seats on the board of the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. This followed the news Read more…
The US Agency for International Development last week announced appointments to an advisory board to recommend how to distribute $250 million in funding for Israeli-Palestinian coexistence projects. The filling of the board is a major step forward since the passing of the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Read more…
A rare meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s Central Council held this week strengthened the position of Mahmoud Abbas and dropped further clues as to the long-standing president’s potential eventual successor. What happened Abbas loyalists joined the PLO’s Executive Committee and will head its top decision-making body, the National Council. Read more…
Steps to a two state solution: For Israel, for Palestine, for peace Step Nine: Ensure enforcement of UNSCR 1701, international action to prevent Hezbollah’s precision-missile project and attacks on Israel UN Security Council Resolution 1701 brought to an end the bloody 2006 Lebanon war between Israel and terror group Hezbollah. Read more…