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Whose Fault Was the Failure of Camp David?

March 15, 2002 | Saul Singer

It is not often that two articles are enough to shake a powerful pillar of conventional wisdom and trigger an international firestorm. The influence of these articles, "Camp David: The Tragedy of Errors," by Robert Malley and Hussein Agha in the New York Review of Books,1 and "Quest for Mideast Peace: How and Why it Failed," by Deborah Sontag in the New York Times,2 cannot be understood simply in terms of their content.

Only Buffer Zones Can Protect Israel

February 27, 2002 | Amb. Dore Gold

JERUSALEM -- It is doubtful that another case can be found in recent history of a nation that has been willing to take greater risks for peace than has Israel. Eight years ago, Israel embarked on a diplomatic experiment by agreeing to grant authority to the Palestine Liberation Organization, an organization whose founding charter called for Israel's annihilation, and to its leader, Yasir Arafat, in the disputed territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

From “Occupied Territories” to “Disputed Territories”

January 16, 2002 | Amb. Dore Gold

At the heart of the Palestinian diplomatic struggle against Israel is the repeated assertion that the Palestinians of the West Bank and Gaza Strip are resisting "occupation." Speaking recently on CNN's Larry King Weekend, Hanan Ashrawi hoped that the U.S. war on terrorism would lead to new diplomatic initiatives to address its root "causes."

Armistice in Jerusalem Once Again?

January 1, 2002 | Raphael Israeli

Beyond Political Terrorism: The New Challenge of Transcendend Terror

November 15, 2001 | Jeffrey Helmreich

Israeli Operations in Area A: The State Department vs. the Oslo Accords

October 23, 2001

Occupied Territories or Disputed Territories?

September 2, 2001

The Failure of UN Forces in Srebrenica

July 15, 2001 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

Jerusalem in International Diplomacy: The 2000 Camp David Summit, the Clinton Plan, and Their Aftermath

February 1, 2001 | Amb. Dore Gold

“The Poor in Your Own City Shall Have Precedence”: A Neo-Zionist Critique of the Katzir-Qaadan Decision

January 1, 2001 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg

The Use of Palestinian Children in the Al-Aqsa Intifada

November 1, 2000 | Justus Reid Weiner

Interpretations of Jewish Tradition on Democracy, Land, and Peace

October 2, 2000 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg

The Emerging Threat of Iraq and the Crisis of Global Security

September 1, 2000 | Richard Butler

Prime Minister Barak’s First Year: Diplomacy and Politics

July 2, 2000 | Zalman Shoval

The End of the Post-Gulf War

March 15, 2000 | Amb. Dore Gold