Israeli-Palestinian Geopolitics and the Peace Process

Israel
The first in a series of monographs on the geopolitics of countries that are currently critical in world affairs. (With STRATFOR maps) [more]
A plume of smoke rises over Gaza
January 15, 2009 1832 GMT
Despite continued fighting on the outskirts of Gaza City in Tel Hawwa, a major Israeli thrust into the heart of Gaza City is increasingly unlikely. (With Stratfor map) [more]
GRAPHIC: Palestinian Monograph Display
January 15, 2009 1757 GMT
This is the sixth in a series of monographs on geopolitics currently critical in world affairs. (With STRATFOR maps) [more]
Israeli armored personnel carriers push toward the Gaza Strip
The Israeli offensive against Hamas saw its first temporary cease-fire Jan. 7, but the fighting continues. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Smoke rises after an Israeli Air Force strike
Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip expanded significantly overnight and into Jan. 6. [more]
Smoke rising over a mosque in the Gaza Strip
January 5, 2009 1734 GMT
With Israel Defense Forces having surrounded Gaza City, engagement between Hamas and Israeli troops remains relatively limited -- so far. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Israeli troops entering Gaza
Israeli troops moved into Gaza after darkness fell Jan. 3. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Israeli tanks positioned near Gaza
Israel reportedly has begun a ground invasion of Gaza after eight days of airstrikes. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Israeli Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer (L) and Egyptian Oil Minister Sameh Fahmi
A new natural gas pipeline linking Israel and Egypt opened May 1. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal speaking in Syria
Egypt and Hamas have drafted a cease-fire proposal for Hamas and Israel, according to media reports April 22. [more]
deposed PNA prime minister & hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
Egyptian officials advised former Palestinian National Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders to relocate to Cairo and give up their political responsibilities because Israel is determined to eliminate them. [more]
EGYPT-GAZA -- BORDER FENCE REPAIRS
Although Hamas is not saying whether it was involved in the Feb. 4 suicide bombing in Dimona, Israel, it has much to gain by it. [more]
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood supporters protest the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
January 29, 2008 1909 GMT
The Muslim Brotherhood, the Egyptian Islamist opposition organization, has sponsored numerous anti-government demonstrations since the Jan. 23 breaching of the Egyptian-Gaza border. [more]
Palestinians cross a knocked-down border wall into Egypt
January 23, 2008 1810 GMT
Tens of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza crossed the Egyptian border Jan. 23 looking for food and other provisions after Hamas gunmen demolished the metal wall at the Rafah crossing. [more]
Ehud Olmert
January 17, 2008 1716 GMT
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert reportedly will give in to the Shas party's demands on preventing the division of Jerusalem. [more]
Israeli Yisrael Beitenu party leader Avigdor Lieberman
January 16, 2008 1839 GMT
The Israeli government is cracking apart due to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s efforts to secure a land-for-peace deal with the Palestinians. [more]
Palestinian Pilgrims at Egypt-Gaza Border
January 11, 2008 2120 GMT
Egypt is fiercely resisting any outside interference in Gaza security. As Cairo wakes up to its traditional role in the region, Israel and the United States will need to adjust in dealing with a much more assertive Egypt. [more]
MAP - Middle East
The United States may have lost the Iraq war in military terms, but it has won the ensuing chaos in geopolitical terms and all but won the jihadist war that began Sept. 11, 2001. This is one section of the Annual Forecast 2008. [more]
Hamas supporter
December 21, 2007 1536 GMT
Israeli officials said Dec. 20 that Israel is considering a truce offer from Hamas delivered by Egypt. [more]
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal
Exiled Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal agreed to give Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas control of the Gaza Strip. [more]
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