Jerusalem Center Projects and On-Line Publications

Articles By Dore Gold

Ambassador Dore Gold is President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. He was the eleventh Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations (1997-1999). Previously he served as Foreign Policy Advisor to the former Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Daniel Elazar On-Line Library

Daniel Elazar's writings -- his clarity of thought and perspective -- have touched many people. Those who read his work often come away feeling that they have learned something new and valuable. The Daniel Elazar On-Line Library, part of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs website, offer full-text versions of many of his writings, as a lasting memorial to the ideas he pioneered.

Video/Audio Archive 

The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs' website enables people to both listen and view insights into Jewish and Israeli affairs. We offer on this page links to video conferences and recordings of various lectures given at the center. Included is an audio archive of past Jerusalem Issue Briefs. 

Jewish Political Studies Review

The Jewish Political Studies Review is the first and only journal dedicated to the study of Jewish political institutions and behavior, Jewish political thought, and Jewish public affairs. Published by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, the JPSR appears twice a year in the form of two double issues, either of a general nature or thematic, with contributors including outstanding scholars from the United States, Israel, and abroad.

Privatization and Israeli Economy

Conferences

Averting Abuse of Universal Jurisdiction

The idea of universal jurisdiction was conceived to stop officials who have engaged in war crimes, like genocide, and who have escaped the law. It should be directed at countries like Iran, where those who incite for mass murder are considered heroes, and not against the U.S., the UK and Israel, who are leading the war on terrorism and have functioning legal systems that prosecute those who really violate the laws of war. IDF Maj.-Gen. (res.) Doron Almog addressed a conference in London on Nov. 26 through a video link, since according to British law he could be arrested in Britain for allegations made by Palestinian activists with regard to his past efforts to fight terrorist organizations in Gaza.

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State-Santioned Incitement to Genocide: What Can Be Done?

An unprecedented coalition of victims of genocide, including representatives from Darfur and Rwanda, spoke out against the dangers of state-sanctioned incitement to genocide on the same day that Iranian President Ahmadinejad addressed the UN General Assembly. The conference was held in Washington, D.C. on September 23, 2008. Speakers included  Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Amb. Richard Holbrooke,Prof. Gregory Gordon, Dr. Dore Gold, Esther Mujawayo, Salih Mahmoud Osman, Prof. Irwin Cotler.  

Israel at 60: Its Historical and Legal Rights Still Challenged?

The year 2008 marks sixty years since the establishment of the State of Israel. Yet, today, notwithstanding a 1922 League of Nations Mandate affirming the Jewish people's right to reconstitute itself in its ancient homeland, Israel's fifty-nine year membership in the United Nations and its extraordinary achievements, the very legitimacy of a Jewish state remains an issue of public debate. This conference, held on March 26, 2008, engaged in a critical examination of the debate on Israel's legitimacy, and the rights of a Jewish nation-state and Jewish self-determination among other nation-states of the world and other nations' claims to self-determination.

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The Critical Need for Missile Defense for Israel's National Security
A U.S.-Israel Forum: October 22, 2007
- with Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland, Maj.-Gen. (res.) David Ivry, Dr. James G. Roche, Uzi Rubin, and David Brodet

In the aftermath of the second Lebanon war there has been a fundamental shift in Israel's strategic environment. With an unprecedented proliferation of missiles and rockets, there is a critical need to raise the priority for comprehensive missile defense. This means that, in addition to passive defense and offensive operations, active defense against the full range of threats, and Defense in Depth: planning for multiple, overlapping systems to ensure the highest possible security with the lowest possible risk. This forum will explore the threats, strategies, defense options and costs for comprehensive missile defense. 

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Special Reports

The Arab Peace Initiative: A Primer and Future Prospects

Iran's Race for Regional Supremacy: Strategic Implications for the Middle East

What Iranian Leaders Really Say about Doing Away with Israel: A Refutation of the Campaign to Excuse Ahmadinejad’s Incitement to Genocide

Defensible Borders for a Lasting Peace

Defensible Borders on the Golan Heights

Winning Counterinsurgency War: The Israeli Experience

Illegal Construction in Jerusalem

Halting Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program: Iranian Vulnerabilities and Western Policy Options

Jerusalem: The Dangers of Division

Referral of Iranian President Ahmadinejad on the Charge of Incitement to Genocide 

Iran, Hizbullah, Hamas and the Global Jihad: A New Conflict Paradigm for the West

International Law and the Fighting in Gaza

Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society

The Global Range of Iran's Balistic Missile Program