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Is Hamas Preparing to Inherit the Palestinian Authority?

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

There is growing evidence that Fatah, the Palestinian faction that today dominates the PLO, may not remain the power center of Palestinian politics in the post-Arafat era. Hamas is preparing itself to inherit the Palestinian Authority. At the Cairo talks in December 2003, for the first time, Hamas openly and confidently challenged the basic Palestinian view that the PLO is the sole and exclusive representative of the Palestinian people.

After Ghadafi’s Declaration: The Impact of Changes in Libyan and Iranian WMD Policies on Israel and the Region

December 22, 2003 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg

The Libyan declaration that it was ending its pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, dismantling existing capabilities and facilities, and opening up its territory for inspection marks an important step in reducing threats and instability in the region. As in the case of the recent Iranian declaration that it has accepted the conditions of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the main test lies in the implementation of the Libyan pledge of transparency, both immediately and in the long term.

Al-Qaeda’s Intellectual Legacy: New Radical Thinking Justifying the Genocide of Infidels

December 1, 2003 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

The Islamic victory over the USSR in Afghanistan, the creation of the al-Qaeda global network, and the spread of Islam in many Western countries are seen as signs of an Islamic awakening that from the radical Islamist perspective may lead to the restoration of Islam as the world's most dominant power.

Balancing IDF Checkpoints and International Law: Teaching the IDF Code of Conduct

November 19, 2003 | Lt. Col. Amos Guiora

The Mahathir Affair: A Case Study

November 2, 2003 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

Saudi Arabia’s Dubious Denials of Involvement in International Terrorism

October 1, 2003 | Amb. Dore Gold

What Exactly Does Israel Have on Yasser Arafat?

September 30, 2003 | Eli Kazhdan

The Inevitable Disintegration of the Hudna

August 23, 2003 | David Keyes

Combating Terrorist Financing: Where the War on Terror Intersects the “Roadmap”

August 14, 2003 | Matthew Levitt

Who is Taking Credit for Attacks on the U.S. Army in Western Iraq? Al-Jama’a al-Salafiya al-Mujahida

August 5, 2003 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

Prisoner Release – Veering Off the Roadmap

July 14, 2003 | Eli Kazhdan

Anti-Semitism and Terrorism on the Internet: New Threats

June 16, 2003 | Abraham Cooper

Defensible Borders for Israel

June 15, 2003 | Amb. Dore Gold

Towards Aqaba: Challenges Facing Israel

June 3, 2003 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland

Monitoring the Political Role of NGOs

June 1, 2003 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg