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Israel’s Political Map: After Cancellation of Direct Election of the Prime Minister

February 1, 2002 | Haim Ramon

Following the last prime ministerial elections held in Israel in February 2001, the Knesset voted to change the electoral system and restore the former system. Instead of separate ballots for prime minister and for political party, in the next nationwide elections, voters will again be given only one ballot -- for political party -- and the leader of the party that is able to put together a majority coalition in the Knesset will become prime minister.

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."

Destabilizing Implications of Iranian-U.S. Rapprochement for Israeli and Global Security

January 3, 2002

Vol. 1, No. 14 January 3, 2002 During the U.S. military build-up for America’s anti-terrorism campaign in Afghanistan, speculation grew over a possible political by-product of the war: a U.S.-Iranian accommodation after years of mutual hostility. The apparent driving force of this shift was the shared opposition in the U.S. and Iran to the […]

Armistice in Jerusalem Once Again?

January 1, 2002 | Raphael Israeli

Maintaining Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge: Dilemmas for the Bush Administration

December 16, 2001

Rediscovering Deterrence after September 11, 2001

December 2, 2001 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg

Powell’s Middle East Speech: A Scorecard

November 21, 2001

Beyond Political Terrorism: The New Challenge of Transcendend Terror

November 15, 2001 | Jeffrey Helmreich

Why Syria is Becoming the Coalition’s Spoiler

November 8, 2001

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

October 23, 2001

Draining the Swamp of Terror: One Corner at a Time, or All at Once?

October 18, 2001

Palestinian Cease-Fire Compliance: Dilemmas for American Policy

October 14, 2001

“In Amsterdam I Created the Idea of a Jewish State…”: Spinoza and National Jewish Identity (in Hebrew)

October 1, 2001 | Prof. Eliezer Schweid

Israel is Not the Issue: Militant Islam and America

October 1, 2001 | Amb. Dore Gold

Militant Islam’s Fury at America: The Israel Canard

September 20, 2001