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

February 1, 2001 | Amb. Dore Gold

Since its independence in 1948, and indeed even in prior times, Israel's rights to sovereignty in Jerusalem have been firmly grounded in history and international law. The aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War only reinforced the strength of Israel's claims. Seven years after the implementation of the 1993 Oslo Agreements, Prime Minister Ehud Barak became the first Israeli prime minister to consider re-dividing Jerusalem in response to an American proposal at the July 2000 Camp David Summit.

The Israel Swing Factor: How the American Jewish Vote Influences U.S. Elections

January 15, 2001 | Jeffrey Helmreich

There are two clashing myths on the political power of American Jewry. One claims that the community is too small to affect national elections; Jews make up less than 3 percent of the U.S. population.

“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

As events that accompanied the establishment of the State of Israel receded into the history books, the extraordinary accomplishments of the Zionist movement also began to fade. For many Israelis growing up after 1948, Zionism became a negative term, satirized and trivialized, and the details of its achievements were rarely taught in the Israeli schools.

American Evenhandedness in the Mideast Peace Process: Lessons from Camp David II and the Al-Aqsa Intifada

December 15, 2000 | Saul Singer

The Cease-Fire That Never Was

November 3, 2000 | Amb. Dore Gold

The Use of Palestinian Children in the Al-Aqsa Intifada

November 1, 2000 | Justus Reid Weiner

A New Diplomacy . . .

October 17, 2000 | Amb. Dore Gold

Interpretations of Jewish Tradition on Democracy, Land, and Peace

October 2, 2000 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg

A New Paradigm for Arab-Israeli Peacemaking: A Comprehensive Regional System for Security and Cooperation

September 15, 2000 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Abraham "Abrasha" Tamir

The Emerging Threat of Iraq and the Crisis of Global Security

September 1, 2000 | Richard Butler

Why Camp David II Failed

July 27, 2000 | Amb. Dore Gold

Prime Minister Barak’s First Year: Diplomacy and Politics

July 2, 2000 | Zalman Shoval

What Happened to Secure Borders for Israel? The U.S., Israel, and the Strategic Jordan Valley

June 23, 2000 | Amb. Dore Gold

Reshuffled Deck on Syrian-Israeli Negotiations

June 12, 2000 | Amb. Dore Gold

The Pope’s Millennium Visit to Israel

June 1, 2000 | Dan V. Segre