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Is Palestinian Statehood Still a Valid Option?

March 1, 2006 | Zalman Shoval

The cornerstone of Hamas' program, its very raison-d'etre, is the destruction of Israel, replacing it with an Islamist, fundamentalist, intolerant state reaching from the Mediterranean to the Jordan River and beyond. The dominant theme of all their statements includes no territorial compromise - no peace even if Israel were to hand over all the territories and eastern Jerusalem; at most, some sort of temporary armistice (hudna).

After the Hamas Victory: The Increasing Importance of Israel’s Strategic Barrier in the Jordan Valley

February 7, 2006 | Amb. Dore Gold

The massive electoral victory of Hamas in the Palestinian parliamentary elections has created an entirely new strategic reality for Israel which vastly increases the importance of the Jordan Valley (a desert zone almost devoid of population) for Israel's security in the near term.

Sharon’s Strategic Legacy for Israel: Competing Perspectives

January 12, 2006 | Dr. Dan Diker

Some Israeli opinion-makers, seeking to define Sharon's political legacy, are determined to transform him into a political dove due to his unilateral disengagement plan that pulled Israel out of Gaza. They claim that the "new" Sharon was willing to lead Israel in another major pullback - this time from at least 90 percent of the West Bank. This interpretation assumed the West Bank security fence would constitute Israel's eastern border.

Al-Qaeda, Zarqawi, and Israel: Is There a New Jihadi Threat Destabilizing the Eastern Front?

January 1, 2006 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi, Amb. Dore Gold

Ahmadinejad Calls for Israel’s Elimination and Declares War on the West: A Case Study of Incitement to Genocide

November 1, 2005 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

The ICJ Opinion on the Separation Barrier: Designating the Entire West Bank as “Palestinian Territory”

October 2, 2005 | Robbie Sabel

Shalom Freedman on Iran’s Dangerous Quest

October 1, 2005 | Shalom Freedman

Shalom Freedman on Rabin and Israel’s National Security by Efraim Inbar

October 1, 2005 | Shalom Freedman

What If Iran Gets the Bomb? The Iranian Challenge to the West

September 29, 2005 | Dr. Ephraim Kam

After the London Bombings: Blair’s Israeli-Palestinian Detour from the Real Root Causes of Terrorism

September 1, 2005 | Amb. Dore Gold

Democracy as a Component of Security

June 21, 2005 | Silvan Shalom

Deterrence Instability: Hizballah’s Fuse to Iran’s Bomb

April 1, 2005 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg

The United Nations: Leading Global Purveyor of Anti-Semitism

April 1, 2005 | Prof. Anne Bayefsky

Israel’s Defense Industry as a Key Component of Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge

March 14, 2005 | Giora Shalgi

Japanese-Israeli Relations, The United States, And Oil

March 1, 2005 | Dr. Yaacov Cohen