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The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Under Field Marshal Tantawi: A Recipe for Revolution or More of the Same?

February 16, 2011 | Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah

Egypt is ruled today by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, under the leadership of Field Marshal Muhammad Hussein Tantawi. The country is now ruled under military law, something which the masses did not expect and which does not fit in with the idea of democratic reform. At 76, Tantawi is no revolutionary. He and his colleagues have a lot to lose if they accede to actual demands for change.

Iran Changes the Balance of Power in Lebanon

January 23, 2011 | Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall

Iran no longer hesitates to state publicly that its forward defense line now passes through “Lebanon and Palestine.” In practice, the Lebanese-Israeli border is in fact Israel's border with Iran. Hizbullah is nourished by the growing strength and power of Iran and draws upon its successes. Both parties recognize that the fall of one also signifies the demise of the other.

Countdown to a New Lebanon Crisis: Iran Sends a Signal to Obama through Beirut

January 13, 2011 | Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira

There is a tendency in the West to underestimate the Iranian role in Hizbullah decision-making. Iran is signaling to the Obama administration that the main political developments in Lebanon are being decided today in Tehran and not in Washington. Iran is testing U.S. power and determination, and the states of the Middle East are closely following what will be the outcome.

The Settlements Issue: Distorting the Geneva Convention and the Oslo Accords

January 5, 2011 | Amb. Alan Baker

Talking to Hamas? – Increasing Expressions of Genocidal Intent by Hamas Leaders Against the Jews

January 3, 2011 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

The British Trade Union Movement, Israel, and Boycotts

January 2, 2011 | Ronnie Fraser

“An Overwhelmingly Jewish State” – From the Balfour Declaration to the Palestine Mandate

January 1, 2011 | Sir Martin Gilbert

U.S.-Israel Relations after the American Midterm Elections

December 27, 2010 | Zalman Shoval

The Fallacy of the “1967 Borders” – No Such Borders Ever Existed

December 21, 2010 | Amb. Alan Baker

Prospects for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks

December 14, 2010 | Isaac Herzog

Recognition of a Palestinian State – Premature, Legally Invalid, and Undermining any Bona Fide Negotiation Process

December 9, 2010 | Amb. Alan Baker

The Palestinian Refugees on the Day After “Independence”

December 1, 2010 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

Watching the Pro-Israeli Academic Watchers

November 15, 2010 | Prof. Leslie Wagner

Anti-Zionist Expression on the UK Campus: Free Speech or Hate Speech?

November 14, 2010 | Lesley Klaff

Avi Lehrer on Globalising Hatred: The New Antisemitism, by Denis MacShane

November 10, 2010 | Avi Lehrer