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The Challenge of Intelligence Assessment Regarding International Terrorist Organizations

November 5, 2007 | Shabtai Shavit

Should fighting terrorism be based on reaction or on pre-emption? Since there is an ongoing war, since the threat is permanent, since the intention of the enemy in this case is to annihilate you, the right doctrine is one of pre-emption and not of reaction. What is the point even morally to wait and only do something when the enemy comes to attack?

The Muslim Brotherhood: A Moderate Islamic Alternative to al-Qaeda or a Partner in Global Jihad?

November 1, 2007 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

While prominent voices in the West are calling for a new political dialogue with the Muslim Brotherhood, in the Arab world many serious analysts warn about its continuing violent nature and global ambitions.

A 1981 Meeting with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

October 31, 2007 | Isi Leibler

A meeting with Indira Gandhi in 1981 touched on such delicate issues as India’s relations with Israel and Jews in the face of Muslim pressures, Gandhi’s image in the U.S. media, her views of U.S. policies, and the situation of Soviet Jewry. At the meeting’s conclusion Gandhi gave mixed indications as to continuing the dialogue in the future.

Muslim-Jewish Interaction in the Netherlands

October 21, 2007 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

Does the Prospective Purchase of British Gas from Gaza Threaten Israel’s National Security?

October 19, 2007 | Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon

Al-Qaeda: The Next Goal Is to Liberate Spain from the Infidels

October 11, 2007 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

Syria’s Role in Regional Destabilization: An American View

October 1, 2007 | David Schenker

Anatomy of Syrian-Israeli Tensions: A Background Analysis

September 7, 2007

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

August 29, 2007

The Turkish Strategic Challenge After the July Elections

August 9, 2007 | Ariel Cohen

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

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

Iran’s Renewed Threats to Take Over the Arab Gulf States

July 20, 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