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The Growing Hamas-Al Qaeda Connection

The Growing Hamas-Al Qaeda Connection

May 17, 2007 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi
Al-Qaeda generally thrives wherever central authority of governments is collapsing and therefore its current success in the war-torn Gaza Strip should not come as a surprise. Just after Israel’s unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip in August 2005, there were reports that al-Qaeda had exploited the new security vacuum that had been created and begun to dispatch its operatives to this territory.
The Growing al-Qaeda Presence in the Hamas-Controlled Gaza Strip

The Growing al-Qaeda Presence in the Hamas-Controlled Gaza Strip

May 1, 2007 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi
Al-Qaeda generally thrives wherever central authority of governments is collapsing and therefore its current success in the war-torn Gaza Strip should not come as a surprise. Just after Israel’s unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip in August 2005, there were reports that al-Qaeda had exploited the new security vacuum that had been created and begun to dispatch its operatives to this territory.
President Bush and the Qods Force Controversy: Lessons Learned

President Bush and the Qods Force Controversy: Lessons Learned

March 6, 2007 | Dr. Dan Diker
Senior Israeli military and intelligence officials have with a high degree of certainty linked Iran’s senior leadership with direct involvement over the past fifteen years in Qods Force operations against Israel. The Qods Force carries out these types of military operations across the Middle East, to export the revolution and establishing an “Iranian Shiite crescent” through which Iran could assert regional hegemony.
Brothers in Arms: Fatah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Brothers in Arms: Fatah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad

March 1, 2007 | Pinhas Inbari
The New Demographic Balance in Europe and its Consequences

The New Demographic Balance in Europe and its Consequences

March 1, 2007 | Raphael Israeli
Iran, Hizbullah, Hamas and the Global Jihad: A New Conflict Paradigm for the West – Executive Summary

Iran, Hizbullah, Hamas and the Global Jihad: A New Conflict Paradigm for the West – Executive Summary

January 22, 2007 | Amb. Dore Gold
Can a Conventional Army Vanquish a Terrorist Insurgency?

Can a Conventional Army Vanquish a Terrorist Insurgency?

January 1, 2007 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror
Referral of Iranian President Ahmadinejad on the Charge of Incitement to Commit Genocide

Referral of Iranian President Ahmadinejad on the Charge of Incitement to Commit Genocide

August 27, 2006 | Justus Reid Weiner, Amb. Meir Rosenne, Prof. Elie Wiesel, Amb. Dore Gold, Irit Kohn, Eytan Bentsur, Dan Naveh
The Islamist Threat to Jordan

The Islamist Threat to Jordan

May 25, 2006 | Nibras Kazimi
Global Oil Supply Security and Al-Qaeda’s Abortive Attack on Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia

Global Oil Supply Security and Al-Qaeda’s Abortive Attack on Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia

March 16, 2006 | Mordechai Abir
Al-Qaeda, Zarqawi, and Israel: Is There a New Jihadi Threat Destabilizing the Eastern Front?

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
Kill a Jew – Go to Heaven: The Perception of the Jew in Palestinian Society

Kill a Jew – Go to Heaven: The Perception of the Jew in Palestinian Society

October 21, 2005 | Itamar Marcus
The World Oil Crisis: Implications for Global Security and the Middle East

The World Oil Crisis: Implications for Global Security and the Middle East

October 16, 2005 | Gal Luft
U.S.-Saudi Relations After Hurricane Katrina: Increased Oil Dependency and the Vulnerability of Saudi Oil Installations

U.S.-Saudi Relations After Hurricane Katrina: Increased Oil Dependency and the Vulnerability of Saudi Oil Installations

September 18, 2005 | Mordechai Abir
After the London Bombings: Blair’s Israeli-Palestinian Detour from the Real Root Causes of Terrorism

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

September 1, 2005 | Amb. Dore Gold