Significant news snippets from Israel
This week has seen two very significant statements from the United States, made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. 1) The BDS movement is Antisemitic This week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed that the United States will recognise the Boycott, Divestment...
So let it be written, so let it be done
Last week, on 15th September 2020, Peace was signed and sealed at the White House as US President Donald Trump hosted the signing ceremony on the White House South Lawn where Israel signed a peace treaty, - the Abraham Accords, with the UAE and a declaration of peace...
Recognising Jerusalem’s importance to Israel
This past week has seen several countries reaching out to Israel to formalise ties, recognise Jerusalem as its capital and pledge to open diplomatic missions there. Serbia announced its intention to relocate its embassy to Jerusalem, whilst Kosovo and Israel agreed to...
This week in Israel: News Brief by James Jeremy Marlow
This Israel News Brief is brought to you by James Jeremy Marlow, former Head of Comms & Press at EU Parliament, Broadcast Journalist, Media Trainer and Consultant and a valued supporter of the ZF who has spoken at several ZF events. Please note that this news...
Israel and the UAE – ZF chairman Paul Charney’s statement
Criticise Israel at your peril; only Israel can forge peace in the Middle East Those who publicly criticised the Israel Government over the issue of annexation have been proven wrong - unilateralism can and does work. The result is the third peace treaty between...
Normalising diplomatic relations: Israel and the UAE
For many, yesterday’s news about the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel establishing official ties came out of the blue. This historic agreement has largely attracted praise from across the world - including such countries as Egypt, Oman and Bahrain - with US...
EU review of Palestinian textbooks: a comedy of errors
In April 2019, the Institute for Monitoring of Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) issued a comprehensive report of their assessment of textbooks from the Palestinian school curriculum being taught in Judea and Samaria / the West Bank, Gaza,...
Shining a spotlight on Samidoun.
This coming weekend, an organisation by the name of ‘Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network’ (Samidoun) is co-hosting an event entitled “Speak Out For Palestinian Resistance” The co-hosts are an assortment of charmers, amongst them ‘Victory for the Intifada’...
Another day, another fake victory.
Recently, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) declared a “BDS victory” after Luton Town Football Club announced that they were changing their kit sponsor from Puma to Umbro. In recent years, Puma have been targeted by the PSC and Boycott Divestment Sanction (BDS)...
It’s not “annexation” and it’s necessary to move the peace process forward.
On the 1st July, British PM Boris Johnson wrote an op-ed in the Israeli press, titled ‘As Israel’s friend, I urge you not to annex’. (click the link to read) Whilst the Zionist Federation of the UK and Ireland is the umbrella organisation for the Zionist movement in...
Farewell Ambassador.
This week, it was announced by the Israeli embassy in London that Ambassador Mark Regev would be finishing his tenure earlier than expected and would be returning to Israel imminently. You can read our Tweet which we made upon hearing this news by clicking here. The...
Israel continues its exit from lockdown
The winds of change are blowing more in Israel than here in the UK. Earlier this week (Monday) saw the relaxing of the strictest measures in place to ensure social distancing across Israel. People are now allowed on the beaches (although not to sit/sunbath), more work...
