He is trapped [in a coalition] at the moment, but one should never underestimate Netanyahu’s ability to use the Israeli political landscape to his advantage
Hugh Lovatt analyses the current policies of Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu
Any effective EU response must recognise that the current democratic backsliding in Israel is a result of the illiberal policies pursued against the Palestinians for decades
The acceleration of the settlements, which also crosses what were considered red lines by the US and EU, could prove fatal to the two-state solution
Hugh Lovatt deciphers the latest events shaking the Israeli public squares on the one hand and the violence in the West Bank on the other
The EU doesn’t want to rock the boat; it sees a lot of interest in bilateral relations with Israel and very little interest in relations with the Palestinians
Hugh Lovatt analyses why the EU describes Palestinian attacks as terrorist acts but refuses to use the same description over Israeli attacks
Netanyahu has always known how to take advantage of political chaos
Hugh Lovatt on the Israeli Prime Minister’s decision to form a governing coalition with ultra-orthodox, anti-LGBT and anti-Palestinian parties
Palestinians in numerous villages and hamlets continue to face the daily threat of home demolitions and forced evictions by the State of Israel
Hugh Lovatt comments on Israel’s systematic displacement of Palestinians in Eastern Jerusalem
In recent weeks, tension between the citizens of Palestine and Israel has escalated into violence
What has fueled this Palestinian anger is not the possibility of annexing the West Bank, but the daily micro-aggressions and attacks that have been going on for a long time
Today, Europe finds itself attempting to prop up a status quo that is increasingly unsustainable due to the collapse of the Oslo two-state paradigm and a brewing intifada in the West Bank
Hugh Lovatt on Ben-Gvir’s visit to Al-Aqsa