Analysis
BICOM Briefing: Housing in Gilo
Key Points On 17 November a regional planning committee approved the construction of 900 apartments in the Jerusalem neighbourhood of...
BICOM Analysis: Palestinian politics and the peace process
Key Points Various factors involving all the main players are making it difficult to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, but...
BICOM Analysis: Seizure of Iranian arms ship and Tehran’s regional strategy
The Francop arms ship seized by Israel last week was carrying more than 3,000 shells and missiles. The weaponry found...
BICOM Briefing: PA President Abbas’s announcement and its implications
Key points Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s announcement that he will not stand for re-election is rooted in the deep...
BICOM Analysis: Rabin’s legacy and the prospects for peace
Key Points The legacy of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, assassinated fourteen years ago this week, was in helping...
BICOM Analysis: Assessing the proposed Iran agreement
Key points The international community is awaiting a delayed response by Iran to a draft nuclear fuel agreement announced by...