Tag: Israel

Iran/Israel – Iran: “The Prophecies of Khomeini and Khamenei on the Elimination of Israel Are Coming True” (JCPA)

“Unity Is the Main Weapon,” Supreme Leader Khamenei’s message to the Palestinian people after the Gaza “victory,” in a graphic posted on his website....

Qatar/Hamas/Israel – The Strategic Genius Behind Allowing Qatari Suitcases of Cash into Gaza (BESA Center)

Prof. Hillel Frisch The Strategic Genius Behind Allowing Qatari Suitcases of Cash into Gaza (besacenter.org)

Israel/Palestine – Boycott Palestine (BESA Center)

Mahmoud Abbas, image via World Economic Forum Flickr CC Larry D. Weiss Boycott Palestine (besacenter.org)

Israel/Palestine/ICC – This time, the International Criminal Court is watching. Despite attacks against the ICC, the court is proceeding with its investigation of war...

A Palestinian flag flies next to the ruins of houses destroyed by Israeli air strikes during the recent Israeli assault on Gaza on May...

Bangladesh/Israel – Bangladesh removes passport clause that barred travel to Israel (Al Jazeera)

   Faisal Mahmud A decision by the government of Bangladesh to remove a clause from its e-passport that barred its nationals from visiting Israel has given...

Israel/Palestine – Israel’s Gaza strikes may constitute ‘war crimes’: UN’s Bachelet (Al Jazeera)

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet says Israeli attacks resulted in extensive civilian deaths and major destruction in besieged enclave, home to two million people. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/27/israel-attacks-on-gaza-may-constitute-war-crimes-un-rights-chief

Israel/Palestine/USA/China/Russia – Do China and Russia want to replace the US as mediators in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? (Atlantic Council)

Richard LeBaron, Mohamed Bin Huwaidin, Daniel Rakov, Jonathan Fulton, and Joze Pelayo This article is part of a strategic collaboration launched by the Atlantic Council...

Israel/USA – As Israel increasingly relies on US evangelicals for support, younger ones are walking away: What polls show (Brookings)

Shibley Telhami As the recent eruption in Israel/Palestine brought attention to shifting Democratic attitudes toward Israel, including among younger Jewish Americans, Israel’s focus on the evangelical right...

Israel/Palestine/USA – The Current Israeli-Palestinian Crisis: Possibilities for New Junctures or a Return to Status Quo? (CFR)

Panelists discuss the Biden administration's response to the crisis in Gaza, Israel, and the West Bank, including next steps beyond the ceasefire. https://www.cfr.org/event/current-israeli-palestinian-crisis-possibilities-new-junctures-or-return-status-quo

Israel/Palestine/Lebanon/Hezbollah – The war on Gaza further exposes Hezbollah’s hypocritical duplicity (Al Arabiya)

Makram Rabah For someone who never misses a chance to threaten Israel with eternal destruction, Hassan Nasrallah and his Iran-sponsored militia have stood idle as...

Israel/Palestine/Ireland – Ireland recognises Israel’s ‘de facto annexation’ of Palestine (Al Jazeera)

Gov’t now set to vote on amendment that, if passed, would expel the Israeli ambassador to Ireland and impose sanctions against Israel. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/26/ireland-recognises-israels-de-facto-annexation-of-palestine

Israel – Israeli court delays ruling on expulsion of families in Silwan (Al Jazeera)

An Israeli court ruled to forcibly displace seven Palestinian families in Silwan in favour of Jewish settlers in 2020. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/26/israeli-court-delays-appeal-session-of-families-in-silwan

Israel/Palestine/USA – Biden, Palestine, and the buttressing of Christian Zionism (Al Jazeera)

Mimi Kirk Biden’s position on Israel-Palestine does not constitute any real shift from that of Trump and thus similarly gratifies the desires of Christian Zionists. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/26/biden-palestine-and-the-buttressing-of-christian-zionism

Israel/Palestine – Israel’s divide, rule and erase strategy is failing (Al Jazeera)

Ahmed Abu Artema The events of the past few weeks have showed that the Palestinians struggle and resist as one people. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/26/israels-divide-rule-and-erase-strategy-is-failing

Indonesia/Israel/Palestine – How Gaza occupies Indonesia’s identity wars (The Interpreter)

JOHANNES NUGROHO Israel-Palestinian issues have long featured in Jakarta’s worldview but with a domestic edge, too. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/how-gaza-occupies-indonesias-identity-wars

USA/Egypt/Israel/Palestine – Biden discusses Gaza ceasefire with Egypt’s President el-Sisi (Al Jazeera)

Phone call between US president and Egyptian counterpart comes as Secretary of State Blinken is heading to region. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/25/biden-discusses-gaza-ceasefire-with-egypts-president-sisi