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Brig. Gen. Shlomo Brom (ret.) is a senior research associate in the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv. He participated in peace negotiations with Syria, Jordan and the Palestinians and Middle East regional security talks during the 1990s, and has also served as Israel's deputy national-security adviser.
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