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Militant Islam’s Fury at America: The Israel Canard

September 20, 2001

After witnessing the September 11 terrorist assault on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, many American analysts have been seeking to understand the source of the intense hatred against the United States that could have motivated an act of violence on such an unprecedented scale. In that context, a new canard is beginning to run through repeated news reports and features: that somehow America's support for Israel is behind the fury of militant Islamic movements, like that of Osama Bin Laden, towards the United States.

Have the Palestinians Abandoned a Negotiated Settlement?

September 6, 2001

Tremendous intellectual energies have recently been expended in trying to ascertain why PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat refused President Clinton's proposals for Israeli concessions at Camp David and in subsequent negotiations.

“Aid for Peace” — An Exhausted Paradigm?

June 15, 2001 | Saul Singer

At present, there are no substantive Arab-Israeli peace negotiations underway. Israel has had to contend with the ongoing armed offensive launched by the Palestinians in late September 2000 after the failure of the Camp David summit.

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

February 1, 2001 | Amb. Dore Gold

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

January 15, 2001 | Jeffrey Helmreich

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

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

Middle East Missile Proliferation, Israeli Missile Defense, and the ABM Treaty Debate

May 15, 2000 | Amb. Dore Gold

Overthrowing Saddam Hussein: The Policy Debate

February 1, 2000 | Max Singer

Homeland Security Portal

January 1, 2000

American Policy Toward Iraq and Iran in Clinton’s Second Term

March 15, 1999 | Dr. Robert O. Freedman