BICOM Briefing: Palestinian prisoners
hunger strike
Details are emerging of a possible deal, brokered by Egyptian officials, to end the Palestinian prisoner’s hunger strike which began four weeks ago. Read more
BICOM Briefing: Israel’s unity government
This briefing addresses the reasons for Kadima joining the government, the priorities of the new government in domestic and foreign policy, and the wider political implications of the unity deal. Read more
Back from the Threshold
by Brig. Gen. (ret.) Michael Herzog
In this timely and detailed paper, BICOM Senior Visiting Fellow Brig. Gen. (ret.) Michael Herzog proposes ways to maximise the chances of success in P5+1 talks to move the Iranians back from their nuclear threshold capacity. Read more
IAEA, Iran to continue talks on accessing
suspect nuclear sites
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency ended two days of talks yesterday. The parties agreed to meet again next week, just two days before... Read more
As Syria crisis continues, Israel's Military
Intel chief warns of the risk of escalation
As violence continues unabated in Syria and internal tension spills across into Lebanon, Israel’s Military Intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi warned of the risk... Read more
Barak Heads to US to hold talks on Iron Dome
Israel’s Defence Minister Ehud Barak left Israel today for discussions with US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, aimed in part at procuring new funds for... Read more

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Top Story: IAEA, Iran to continue talks on accessing suspect nuclear sites

Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency ended two days of talks yesterday. The parties agreed…

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BICOM Briefing: Palestinian prisoners hunger strike

Details are emerging of a possible deal, brokered by Egyptian officials, to end the Palestinian prisoner’s hunger strike which began four weeks ago.


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Peter Beinart’s ‘The Crisis of Zionism’ – A Symposium

BICOM is pleased to present an in-depth interview with Peter Beinart, author of 'The Crisis of…


LATEST PODCAST

Likud-Kadima unity deal: Briefing with MK Yochanan Plesner and Nadav Eyal

On a conference call chaired by BICOM's Israel office Director Jonathan Cummings, shortly after the shock announcement of a unity deal between Kadima and Likud, Kadima MK Yochanan Plesner and Channel 10 political editor Nadav Eyal gave sharply contrasting takes on the agreement.