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BICOM strategic assessment - Hezbollah in 2016:
damaged goods or dangerous war machine?

BICOM has released new research that shows how Hezbollah, proscribed by various international organisations as a terrorist group, is using the Syrian conflict to help... Read more

James Sorene discusses Labour's
antisemitism row on Sky News

BICOM CEO James Sorene spoke to Sky News about Labour’s antisemitism row, and Ken Livingstone’s comments claiming that Adolf Hitler was a Zionist. Read more

Fathom 12 out now

The 12th edition of Fathom, BICOM’s quarterly journal, is out now. The issue includes interviews and analysis from prominent peacemakers, politicians, academics and public figures. Our contributors... Read more

Two-state solution 2.0: New Israeli thinking
on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

A number of proposals for how Israel can act to change the status quo in the Israeli-Palestinian arena have risen in prominence on the Israeli... Read more

Following the explosion in Jerusalem yesterday (18 April) , which the IDF and police have confirmed was a bomb attack, think tank BICOM has compiled... Read more

US Senate urges Obama to conclude
increased Israel military aid deal

A large bipartisan majority of US Senators yesterday sent a letter to President Obama, urging him to quickly reach a new, increased military aid package... Read more

Israel rebuffs Jordanian concerns
over Temple Mount activity

Jordanian allegations that the status quo at the sensitive Temple Mount is being violated are unfounded, Israeli officials said yesterday. They have reiterated Israel’s commitment... Read more

Erdogan and Hamas political
chief meet in Turkey’s capital

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Hamas’ political chief Khaled Mashaal in the capital Ankara yesterday. The two have met before, most recently in December,... Read more

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Frequently asked questions - and answers - about Israel, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israel and the region, and more.
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