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Weekly
Bulletin
The Weekly Bulletin, focusing on the West Bank, serves
as the basic component of all service packages. An extensive
document distributed every Monday, the Weekly Bulletin
provides information regarding the previous week’s
most pertinent political and security developments and
enables clients an understanding of the current atmosphere
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Week
of March 8 - 14 2009
The national reconciliation talks which have taken place during the past week in Cairo are shadowed by the large gaps between Fatah and Hamas’ positions. Both organizations- Fatah and its leader Mahmoud A’bbas and Hamas are politically and operationally dependent on the Egyptian mediator, as they are well aware of Egypt’s attempts to reach any sort of agreement, be it limited and partial, by the end of March. Nevertheless, the attempts to discuss the details of the agreement within the five negotiation committees merely reveal the... more |
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Week
of March 1 - 7 2009
During this past weekend, the PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad had submitted his resignation to the PA Chairman Mahmoud A’bbas. Although the letter of resignation was submitted to A’bbas, it is a "conditioned" resignation, meaning that it will be implemented by A’bbas and Fayyad on the condition that the dialogue between Fatah and Hamas, beginning in Cairo this coming Tuesday will be successful and lead to the establishment of a... more |
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Week
of February 22 - 28 2009
The issue if establishing a unified Palestinian government comprised of both Fatah and Hamas, which had accelerated over the past few weeks had materialized as the Palestinian national dialogue conference was convened in Cairo, as well as the various factions’ declaration that they agree to the negotiation principles. Between the Cairo conference and the Gaza rebuilding convention expected to convene in Sharm a-Sheikh on Monday, Fatah and Hamas delegates have agreed upon the... more |
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Week
of February 15 - 21 2009
Three days behind schedule, the Palestinian factions’ delegations are expected to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday, led by Fatah and Hamas, in order to attend the internal Palestinian dialogues. The original commencement date was this Sunday, but it was delayed due to the delays in the ceasefire agreement declaration between Hamas and Israel, mediated by Egypt, connected to the negotiations regarding the prisoners’ exchange agreement involving the abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. The dialogue is expected to begin in... more |
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Week
of February 8 - 14 2009
Over the past week the tentative contacts that have taken place in recent weeks to revive the internal dialogue between Fatah and Hamas with the goal of establishing a Palestinian government of unity have acquired a practical and immediate character. The Israeli elections have resulted in a right-wing majority in the Knesset. The two most realistic possibilities for a government are either a government of national unity headed by the Likud and including Kadima, or a narrow right-wing government headed by the Likud. This reality has encouraged both the... more |
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Week
of February 1 - 7 2009
Israelis, Egyptian and officials in Hamas, have reported a significant breakthrough in the negotiations regarding the prisoners’ exchange agreement between Israel and Hamas (with Hamas’ leadership in Damascus mediated by Egypt and Turkey) as well as the completion of ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip including agreements pertaining to the future of... more |
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Week
of January 25 - 31 2009
As nearly two weeks have passed since the end of the Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip, the resulting political inclinations are surfacing. Unrelated to the operation’s military results, it is currently clear that on the regional and international political level, Hamas has the upper hand, as the most significant event in this context is the declaration made by Khaled Masha’l, head of Hamas’ Politburo, pertaining to his organization’s intention to establish "a new source of... more |
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Week
of January 18 - 24 2009
At the beginning of this upcoming week and a week following the Hamas and Israeli unilateral ceasefire declarations ending the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, Hamas and Israeli delegations are expected to begin deliberations regarding the future agreements in the Gaza Strip, mainly pertaining to the two key issues: the duration of the permanent ceasefire between the two sides, as well as the future arrangements in the Rafah Crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Both sides acknowledge the fact that it will take at least... more |
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Week
of January 11 - 17 2009
As the Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip reaches the end of its third week, it had changed its course and seems to be heading towards coordinated diplomatic steps between Israel and Egypt, mainly including a declaration of an unilateral ceasefire both from Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip (as of 0200 on January 18th by Israel and as of January 18th 1400 by Hamas). This step reflects the understanding in Israel that the operation had reached the limit of its effectiveness, and is not expected to attain additional... more |
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Week
of January 4 - 10 2009
Following two weeks of the IDF military operation (and one week of the ground operation) in the Gaza Strip, the main agents in the confrontation: Israel, Hamas, Egypt, the PA and the international community are beginning initial explorations as tothe possible ceasefire, as well as maintaining future arrangements in the Gaza Strip. The situation in the Gaza Strip had remained unchanged in regards to the IDF operation and position on the border of the Gaza Strip populated area and the continued... more |
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