Latest publications from BICOM http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis Summary There is a growing consensus on national security issues among the Israeli public based on a willingness for territorial concessions, including the evacuation of some settlements, in return for a… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4779 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4779 Summary There is a growing consensus on national security issues among the Israeli public based on a willingness for territorial concessions, including the evacuation of some settlements, in return for a… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4778 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4778 Summary There is a growing consensus on national security issues among the Israeli public based on a willingness for territorial concessions, including the evacuation of some settlements, in return for a… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4774 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4774 Summary- The speeches to the UN General Assembly last week by President Shimon Peres of Israel and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran illustrate in stark, graphic terms the competing visions… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4729 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4729 Summary- The speeches to the UN General Assembly last week by President Shimon Peres of Israel and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran illustrate in stark, graphic terms the competing visions… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4728 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4728 Summary- The speeches to the UN General Assembly last week by President Shimon Peres of Israel and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran illustrate in stark, graphic terms the competing visions… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4726 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4726 Bicom Analysis: Leadership Transition and Prospects for a Peace Deal Summary Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been working closely with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in recent weeks to try to… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4679 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4679 Key points In a historic victory, Tzipi Livni has won the race for the leadership of the Kadima party, making her the second woman in Israel's history to lead a governing… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4659 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4659 Key points In a historic victory, Tzipi Livni has won the race for the leadership of the Kadima party, making her the second woman in Israel's history to lead a governing… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4635 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4635 China urged Iran on Tuesday to cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog but distanced itself from calls for sanctions following a report that said Tehran was stalling scrutiny of its… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4614 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4614 Key points A Tzipi Livni victory in the Kadima primary looks like the most likely course of events, though much will… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4611 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4611 Key points A Tzipi Livni victory in the Kadima primary looks like the most likely course of events, though much will… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4610 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4610 Iran is continuing to defy UN demands that it suspend uranium enrichment, the UN atomic watchdog said on Monday. "Contrary to the decisions of the (UN) Security Council, Iran has not… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4608 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4608 Published in Ha'aretz, By Aluf Benn and Amos Harel  Despite reservations in Washington regarding a possible Israeli strike on Iran, the American administration will supply Israel with sophisticated weapons for heavily… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4597 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4597 The United States has turned down an Israeli request for "bunker buster" bombs and mid-air refuelling planes for fear they could be used to attack Iran, the Haaretz newspaper said. The… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4584 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4584 The following was published on the mediapoint website on September 11, 2008. The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, whose handling of Iran's nuclear defiance has provoked occasional US displeasure,… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4574 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4574 As nuclear negotiations between Iran and the international community enter a more dangerous and uncertain phase, further tensions and confrontations are likely on an often-overlooked front: the vital shipping lanes… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4557 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4557 Summary Political upheaval in Israel, deep divisions within Palestinian society, and the forthcoming US presidential election campaign together create a climate of acute uncertainty which affects the Annapolis peace process. Broadly, there… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4553 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4553 Summary Political upheaval in Israel, deep divisions within Palestinian society, and the forthcoming US presidential election campaign together create a climate of acute uncertainty which affects the Annapolis peace process. Broadly, there… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4555 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#4555 Executive summary Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is under police investigation for allegedly receiving illegal funds from an American businessman,… http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#3812 http://www.bicom.org.uk/background/research-and-analysis#3812