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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
on the Palestinian street. |
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of May 22 - 28 2011 The past week was dominated by the four speeches - two by President Obama [the first to cadets at the US State Department, and the second to the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC] and two by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also to the AIPAC and to the US Congress. Predictably, the speeches met with a mixed... more |
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of May 15 - 21 2011 The main event of the past week was the speech by US President Barack Obama focusing on the current events in the Middle East, and emphasizing his support for the mass protests by Arab citizens against their rulers. Obama also highlighted his key messages regarding a framework for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the resolution of the issue of borders on the... more |
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of May 8 - 14 2011 The coming week is expected to be dominated by the negotiations betweenFatah and Hamas, under Egyptian auspices in Cairo, ahead of the formation of the government of national consensus – the government of independent experts acceptable to both organizations, as agreed upon in the reconciliation agreement signed two weeks ago. The delegations from both sides are due to... more |
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of May 1 - 7 2011 The framework agreement for internal Palestinian reconciliation signed last Wednesday in Cairo has significantly changed the prevailing mood in the Palestinian Territories – both in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip – creating a strong expectation among the Palestinian public that the agreement will actually be implemented in the... more |
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of April 24 - 30 2011 The announcement of the renewed internal Palestinian reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas, under Egyptian auspices, and the expected signing ceremony for the agreement this coming Wednesday between PA Chairman Mahmud A’bbas and the head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Khaled Masha’l, can be expected to... more |
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of April 17 - 23 2011 Last week we reported the concerns in PA circles at possible initiatives to thwart the intention of Chairman Mahmud A’bbas to ask to the UN General Assembly to recognize a Palestinian state within the borders of June 4, 1967, following the public US opposition to these plans. The Palestinian leadership was also concerned that the... more |
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of April 10 - 16 2011 The past week has seen growing concern among both the Palestinian and the Israeli leaderships regarding possible developments in the Middle East over the coming months. The Israeli leadership has described the new few months as an expected “political tsunami” – a diplomatic wave that is expected to reach its peak with the tabling of a... more |
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of April 3 - 9 2011 The visits to Cairo by a Hamas delegation (two weeks ago) and a delegation from the PA (last week) have gradually revealed the attitude of the transitional government and new regime in Egypt toward the Palestinian issue. In particular, it is apparent that the new regime seeks to intervene as little as possible in the key issues, such as the... more |
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of March 27 - April 2 2011 The past week was dominated by the ongoing political confrontation between Fatah and Hamas concerning the ending of the international Palestinian division and the declaration by PA Chairman Mahmud A’bbas of his intention to visit the Gaza Strip, on various preconditions, principally the... more |
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of March 20 - 26 2011 The past ten days have seen an escalation in the military conflict between the Gaza Strip and Israel, resulting in 10 deaths (including four civilians) on the Palestinian side. Hamas launched intensive mortar attacks on IDF positions and Israeli communities along the... more |
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