Saudi-Israel deal progress?/ Israel and Erdogan’s Turkey
June 5, 2023 | AIJAC staff
This Update deals with the renewed discussion that has appeared in recent weeks on US efforts to negotiate a normalisation deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia – to follow up the deals done under the 2020 Abraham Accords which normalised relations with the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco… It also includes a piece looking at the Israeli perspective and dilemmas with respect to the re-election of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Palestinian Authority in Crisis
May 25, 2023 | AIJAC staff
This Update features two pieces on the growing crisis in the Palestinian Authority (PA) – a body that has lost control over sections of the West Bank, is highly unpopular among Palestinians, and faces a looming struggle over who will succeed 87-year-old President Mahmoud Abbas.
“Shield and Arrow”: Yet another Gaza conflict
May 12, 2023 | AIJAC staff
Despite hopes for a ceasefire, Israel is currently embroiled in yet another conflict with Gaza after the IDF responded to a barrage of more than 100 rockets from the Iranian proxy Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) last week
Reflections on Israel’s 75th Birthday
May 3, 2023
Israel celebrated the 75th Anniversary of its Independence last week, with the national party somewhat overshadowed by continued division and controversy over the Netanyahu Government’s proposed package of judicial reforms.
Israel’s controversial judicial reforms put on hold
March 29, 2023 | AIJAC staff
On Monday, Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu gave a televised speech putting his Government’s controversial judicial reform legislation on hold until at least the next sitting of the Knesset on April 30. This Update looks at what happened over the past few dramatic days in Israel, the background and implications, along with what might happen next.
The implications of the Iran-Saudi deal
March 17, 2023 | AIJAC staff
Last weekend, Iran and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement to renew diplomatic ties. While the agreement was not a complete surprise, the venue was – they initialed it in Beijing under Chinese auspices.
New diplomatic strategies with Iran for 2023
March 10, 2023 | AIJAC staff
This Update features three important pieces suggesting revised diplomatic strategies for dealing with Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program and other ongoing malevolent behaviour – especially in the wake of recent developments such as the protest movement which has roiled Iran since September, and Iran’s tightening alliance with Moscow.
West Bank unrest escalates following violent riots by Jewish protesters in Huwara
March 1, 2023 | AIJAC staff
This Update focuses on the increasing unrest in the West Bank – with three Israelis murdered in highway shootings since Sunday, and violent riots by Jewish protesters in the town of Huwara on Sunday evening which left dozens of homes and cars set alight, and resulted in numerous injuries to local residents, and one killed.
Lessons from the Iranian protests
February 20, 2023 | AIJAC staff
This Update features some new pieces drawing policy lessons from the protest movement which has rocked Iran since mid-September last year, when Mahsa Amini, a young woman arrested for wearing her headscarf “improperly”, was killed in the custody of the country’s morality police, sparking widespread outrage.
