Tag: Israel

(Palestine/Israel) The Palestinians and COVID-19 Vaccines: An Israeli Responsibility? (INSS)

Noa Shusterman https://www.inss.org.il/publication/palestinians-and-the-vaccine/

(Israel/Iran) Why Israel is Right to Doubt that New Negotiations with Iran Will Work (JCPA)

Amb. Dore Gold https://jcpa.org/why-israel-is-right-to-doubt-that-new-negotiations-with-iran-will-work/

(USA/Israel) President Biden, Assure Decency Toward Israel when Reengaging with Institutions (BESA Center)

Prof. Hillel Frisch https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/biden-israel-un/

(Kosovo/Israel) Kosovo establishes Israel ties, to open embassy in Jerusalem (Al Jazeera)

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/1/kosovo-establishes-israel-ties-to-open-embassy-in-jerusalem

(Iran/Israel) Iran Takes the Israeli Chief of Staff’s Warnings Seriously (JCPA)

Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser https://jcpa.org/iran-takes-the-israeli-chief-of-staffs-warnings-seriously/

(Israel/USA) Winds of Change: Israel Joins the US Central Command Area (INSS)

Assaf Orion, Udi Dekel https://www.inss.org.il/publication/centcom/

(NATO/Israel/South) NATO 2030 and the “South” (BESA Center)

By Dr. George N. Tzogopoulos https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/nato-2030-south/

(Israel/Syria) Is Israel in Secret Contact with Syria? (Mordechai Kedar, BESA Center)

 Syrian president Bashar Assad, who now views the Iranian presence in his country as a burden, wants to oust Tehran from Syrian soil—and he...

(USA/Israel/Palestine) Biden to Israel and Palestine, the show must go on (Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera)

It is now Biden’s turn to revive the peace procession. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/1/28/biden-to-israel-palestine-the-show-must-go-on

(China/Israel) Drawing the curtain on China–Israel cooperation? (Carice Witte and Dale Aluf, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/26/drawing-the-curtain-on-china-israel-cooperation/

(USA/Two State Solution/Israel/Palestine) US assures two-state solution for Israel-Palestine at UN (Al Jazeera)

The Biden administration will undo some Trump era actions, but says no substitute for ‘Israeli-Palestinian peace’. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/26/us-assures-two-state-solution-for-israel-palestine-at-un

(Israel/Pandemic) Israel’s rapid vaccination drive against COVID-19 (Anchal Vohra, ORF)

https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/israel-rapid-vaccination-drive-covid19/

(Israel/Turkey) Israel, Don’t Trust Turkey (Dmitri Shufutinsky, BESA Center)

Rumors are circulating that an Israeli-Turkish rapprochement might occur soon. Jerusalem and other regional capitals should not fall yet again for Ankara’s deceptions. https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/israel-turkey-trust/

(Israel/Pandemic) Israel ‘closes skies’ to air travel as COVID variants found (Al Jazeera)

Flights will be banned for a week, as government tries to curb spread of variants, protect vaccination campaign. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/25/israel-closes-skies-to-air-travel-as-covid-variants-found

(UAE/Israel) UAE cabinet approves establishing embassy in Tel Aviv (Al Jazeera)

Decision comes as Israel announces opening of embassy in Abu Dhabi months after countries’ controversial normalisation of ties. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/24/uae-cabinet-approves-establishing-embassy-in-tel-aviv

(Israel/Pandemic) Israeli ultra-Orthodox clash with police over school closures (Al Jazeera)

The clashes came as authorities face difficulties enforcing COVID restrictions in Israel’s religious communities. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/24/israeli-ultra-orthodox-clash-with-police-over-school-closures