SPOTLIGHT

[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…

Key points This week’s Arab League decision to impose sanctions against Damascus, following its earlier decision to suspend Syria, represents a major departure for the…

Key points Recent events indicate a power vacuum in the Sinai Peninsula, caused by domestic Egyptian turmoil. This void has brought together disgruntled Bedouin tribes,…

Key points Recent reports of heightened anxiety in Western capitals, and in Israel, about the progress of Iran’s nuclear programme, reflect deep underlying concerns about…

Marwan Barghouti, former Fatah Secretary-General in the West Bank, who is serving five life sentences in Israel for terrorist activities, told Israeli reporters yesterday that…

Syria yesterday rejected a new Arab League plan that aims to end the country’s 10-month crisis by calling on the regime and the opposition to…

The fact-finding mission of Arab League monitors in Syria came to an end yesterday, with its members due to report over the weekend on the…

Britain called for tougher sanctions on Syria yesterday, with Prime Minister David Cameron accusing Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement of helping support Assad, whom he…

Hamas confirmed yesterday that its Damascus-based leader, Khaled Meshaal, would not present his candidacy in the next election for chairman of the movement’s political bureau….

The dramatic recent events in Cairo have profound implications for Egypt-Israel relations. To discuss these issues, BICOM secured an exclusive interview with veteran Knesset member and…