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Turning a Blind Eye to Hamas War Crimes

October 11, 2009 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

On August 14, 2009, “police” forces belonging to the Hamas de-facto administration and the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, its military-terrorist wing, attacked the Ibn Taymmiyah mosque in Rafah, where operatives of the Jund Ansar Allah group (affiliated ideologically with Al-Qaeda) were located. Twenty-eight Palestinians were killed in the attack, at least 100 were wounded, and the mosque suffered heavy damages.

Blocking the Truth of the Gaza War:
How the Goldstone Commission Understated
the Hamas Threat to Palestinian Civilians

September 18, 2009 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

On June 28 and 29, 2009, the Goldstone Commission recorded Palestinian statements at the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City. This study is an analysis of the four main statements, the way the commission interpreted them, and reports from other Palestinian sources which contradict the testimony presented to the commission.

Is the Palestinian Authority Stable Enough for Peace Talks?

June 16, 2009 | Dr. Dan Diker, Pinhas Inbari

While Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s stellar reputation in the West as a reformer-statesman continues to inspire confidence among U.S. security officials and donor nations, he does not have the political base to succeed in the long term. Moreover, Washington’s notion that reformed political power can be purchased is naïve. Furthermore, Fayyad has continued to pay monthly salaries to nearly 12,000 Hamas Executive Force members, the same force that fought IDF troops in the recent Gaza war.

The Gaza War and the New Outburst of Anti-Semitism

March 15, 2009 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld, Tamas Berzi

The Saudi Connection to the Mumbai Massacres: Strategic Implications for Israel

February 12, 2009 | Col. (res.) Jonathan Fighel

Can the Palestinian Authority’s Fatah Forces Retake Gaza? Obstacles and Opportunities

January 27, 2009 | Dr. Dan Diker, Khaled Abu Toameh

What’s Behind Western Condemnation of Israel’s War Against Hamas?

January 11, 2009 | Prof. Efraim Karsh

The Muhammad Al-Dura Blood Libel: A Case Analysis

November 16, 2008 | Richard Landes

Israel’s Current Strategic Environment

October 28, 2008 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Gilad

The Muhammad Al-Dura Blood Libel: A Case Analysis

October 6, 2008 | Richard Landes

Israeli Approvals for Medical Entry in the Shadow of Terror Attacks at the Erez Crossing

October 1, 2008 | Dr. Elihu D. Richter

Palestinian Crimes against Christian Arabs and Their Manipulation against Israel

September 19, 2008 | Justus Reid Weiner

Jordan’s Outreach to Hamas: The Politics of Distress

September 17, 2008 | Pinhas Inbari

The Hamas Regime in the Gaza Strip: An Iranian Satellite that Threatens Regional Stability

August 30, 2008 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

Hamas: “Glocal” Islamism

August 30, 2008 | Dr. Martin Kramer