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Al-Qaeda Affiliate – Jaish al-Islam – Receives Formal Sanctuary in Hamas-Ruled Gaza

August 20, 2008 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

Hamas has established a terror hothouse in Gaza designed to continue the jihad against apostates, pursue the struggle against Israel, secure the overthrow of the Abbas regime in the West Bank, and assist the efforts of the parent movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, in overthrowing the moderate regimes in the Middle East headed by Jordan and Egypt.

Talking to Terrorists: The Myths, Misconceptions and Misapplication of the Northern Ireland Peace Process

July 17, 2008 | John Bew, Martyn Frampton

For the British government, formal negotiations with the IRA could only occur in a context in which republican violence had been brought to an end.

The Hamas Interest in the Tahdiya (Temporary Truce) with Israel

June 19, 2008 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

In an interview with Al-Jazeera (April 26, 2008), Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal clarified that for Hamas, a tahdiya is “a tactic in conflict management.” He added that it “is not unusual for the resistance...to escalate sometimes and to retreat a bit sometimes as the tide does....The tahdiya creates a formulation that will force Israel...to remove the siege...and if it happens it will be a remarkable achievement.”

The Diplomatic Dance with Hamas

April 30, 2008 | Prof. Efraim Karsh

Israel’s War to Halt Palestinian Rocket Attacks

March 3, 2008 | Amb. Dore Gold

After Annapolis: What Chance for Agreement with Abbas and the PLO?

January 1, 2008 | Prof. Efraim Karsh

Israeli Arabs between Palestinianization and Islamism

January 1, 2008 | Barak M. Seener

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

August 29, 2007

“The Army of the Nation” – Another Al-Qaeda Affiliate in the Gaza Strip

August 7, 2007 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

What to Do Now About the Palestinian Authority?

July 12, 2007 | Khaled Abu Toameh

A Conversation between Ambassador Dore Gold and Barak M. Seener

July 11, 2007 | Amb. Dore Gold

Israel’s Gaza Dilemma in the Aftermath of the War with Hizbullah

July 3, 2007 | Dr. Yuval Steinitz

Why Israel Must Now Move from Concessions-Based Diplomacy to Rights-Based Diplomacy

July 1, 2007 | Dr. Dan Diker

The Risks to Regional Security from International Forces in Gaza

June 24, 2007 | Pinhas Inbari

Components of Domestic Security in the Age of Global Jihadism

May 31, 2007 | Avi Dichter