Analysis
BICOM Analysis: Israel, the US and the settlements question
Key Points Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak, in his meeting with US Mid-East Envoy George Mitchell in London today is...
BICOM Briefing: Understanding Netanyahu’s political constraints
Key points Can the current Israeli government survive a settlement freeze? Is the imperative of political stability merely an...
BICOM Analysis: Gilad Shalit and Palestinian unity
Key Points Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has been held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip since he was captured...
BICOM Briefing: Recognising Israel as a Jewish state
Key Points Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s linkage of the creation of a Palestinian state to Palestinian recognition of Israel as...
BICOM Analysis: Hamas’s efforts to woo the West
Key Points Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has responded to President Barack Obama’s new approach in the region with language aimed...
BICOM Briefing: Demilitarisation and the future Palestinian state
Key points Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for a Palestinian state to be demilitarised is nothing new. It is documented...