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Dilemmas of Israeli Policy After the Hamas Victory: From Disengagement to Consolidation?

March 30, 2006 | Chuck Freilich

Hamas' rise is likely to set back the "peace process" for years. Why should Hamas moderate in office, when its ideology is its raison d'etre? The Taliban, Iranian, Saddam and Assad regimes did not; neither did Arafat.

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.

America’s Hamas Dilemma: Spreading Democracy or Combating Terrorism?

November 1, 2005 | Amb. Dore Gold

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

October 21, 2005 | Itamar Marcus

The Murder of Musa Arafat and the Battle for the Spoils of Gaza

October 10, 2005 | Pinhas Inbari, Dr. Dan Diker

Democracy as a Component of Security

June 21, 2005 | Silvan Shalom

What Drives Saudi Arabia to Persist in Terrorist Financing? Al-Jihad bi-al-Mal – Financial Jihad Against the Infidels

June 1, 2005 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

Undermining Mahmud Abbas: The “Green Revolution” and the Hamas Strategy to Take Over the Palestinian Authority

April 14, 2005 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

The Palestinian “Temporary Cease-Fire”: Israel’s Political Risks and Opportunities with the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit between Prime Minister Sharon and Chairman Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen)

February 7, 2005 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

After the Palestinian Elections

January 20, 2005 | Ehud Yaari

Evaluating International Approaches to Security and Aid Following Disengagement in Gaza

December 1, 2004 | William Berger

Will a Gaza “Hamas-stan” Become a Future Al-Qaeda Sanctuary?

November 1, 2004 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, David Keyes

Is Hamas Preparing to Inherit the Palestinian Authority?

January 7, 2004 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

Saudi Arabia’s Dubious Denials of Involvement in International Terrorism

October 1, 2003 | Amb. Dore Gold