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Hamas: Wishful Thinking is
No Basis for Policy Making

Lorna Fitzsimons is CEO of BICOM (the Britain Israel Communications & Research Centre), a not-for-profit, independent organisation Read more

BICOM Analysis: Is Hamas changing?

[updated from original version published on 18 January 2012] Key points The recent announcement that Khaled Meshaal does not wish to stand again for the... Read more

BICOM Analysis: Back to the table?
Israeli-Palestinian preparatory talks

Key points Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met in Amman, Jordan on Monday, 9 January, for the second time in as many weeks, with the aim... Read more

Israel presented border principles
to Palestinians

During exploratory talks in Amman on Wednesday, Israel presented to the Palestinians its position on borders for a future Palestinian state meeting the 26 January... Read more

Former IDF chief: Israel must keep ‘reliable
military option on the table’ against Iran

Former IDF chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi said yesterday that Israel must operate behind the scenes against Iran, but should also keep the military option... Read more

Peres, Fayyad discuss peace
efforts at Davos forum

Israeli President Shimon Peres voiced hope yesterday that a lasting peace deal between Israel and Palestine might come “sooner than we think.” Peres and Palestinian... Read more

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