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Only Buffer Zones Can Protect Israel

February 27, 2002 | Amb. Dore Gold

JERUSALEM -- It is doubtful that another case can be found in recent history of a nation that has been willing to take greater risks for peace than has Israel. Eight years ago, Israel embarked on a diplomatic experiment by agreeing to grant authority to the Palestine Liberation Organization, an organization whose founding charter called for Israel's annihilation, and to its leader, Yasir Arafat, in the disputed territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Marwan Barghouti, Fatah-Tanzim, and the Escalation of the Intifada

January 24, 2002

The twin attacks by Fatah gunmen on a Hadera bat mitzvah celebration last week and on Israeli civilian pedestrians in Jerusalem this week have brought back into focus the military wings of the Fatah organization and the responsibility of its leadership, particularly Yasser Arafat and Marwan Barghouti, for these operations. Ironically

From “Occupied Territories” to “Disputed Territories”

January 16, 2002 | Amb. Dore Gold

At the heart of the Palestinian diplomatic struggle against Israel is the repeated assertion that the Palestinians of the West Bank and Gaza Strip are resisting "occupation." Speaking recently on CNN's Larry King Weekend, Hanan Ashrawi hoped that the U.S. war on terrorism would lead to new diplomatic initiatives to address its root "causes."

How Arafat’s Palestinian Authority Became an “Entity Supporting Terrorism”

December 9, 2001

Rediscovering Deterrence after September 11, 2001

December 2, 2001 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg

Beyond Political Terrorism: The New Challenge of Transcendend Terror

November 15, 2001 | Jeffrey Helmreich

Why Syria is Becoming the Coalition’s Spoiler

November 8, 2001

What Can Israel Do in the Global Disorder?

November 1, 2001 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

Israeli Operations in Area A: The State Department vs. the Oslo Accords

October 23, 2001

Draining the Swamp of Terror: One Corner at a Time, or All at Once?

October 18, 2001

One Year of Yasser Arafat’s Intifada: How It Started and How It Might End

October 1, 2001

Israel is Not the Issue: Militant Islam and America

October 1, 2001 | Amb. Dore Gold

Militant Islam’s Fury at America: The Israel Canard

September 20, 2001

Untenable Linkages: Tying a Cessation of Palestinian Violence to an Israeli Settlement Freeze

May 15, 2001 | Amb. Dore Gold

The Conflict Between Israel and the Palestinians: A Rational Analysis

February 15, 2001 | Professor Yakir Plessner