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Israel’s Post-Sharon Policy Prospects: Part 1 — the Palestinians

SUMMARY

An NSA staffer assesses two changes that could affect Israeli-Palestinian relations: Ehud Olmert’s ascendance to prime minister following Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s debilitating stroke; and Hamas’s victory in the Palestinian elections. Regarding Israel and Hamas, the staffer writes that “negotiations between sworn enemies often begin with zero-sum game positions that then moderate over time.”

DOCUMENT’S DATE

Apr 21, 2006

PUBLICLY AVAILABLE

Aug 15, 2018

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Israel