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Ethical Dilemmas in Fighting Terrorism

November 25, 2004 | Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin

When the IDF updated its military doctrine in 2003, Prof. Asa Kasher, Professor of Professional Ethics at Tel Aviv University, joined me on an ethics committee to craft principles on how to make moral and ethical decisions in Israel's operational campaign against terror. As we sought to formulate how to fight terror, we understood that the main asymmetry is in the values of the two societies involved in the conflict - in the rules they obey.

From Arafat to al-Zarqawi

November 19, 2004 | Amb. Dore Gold

Western diplomats may have been stunned by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's blatant effort to ward off the newest coalition offensive against terrorist strongholds in Fallujah, but they should not have been surprised.

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

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

In light of Israel's planned disengagement from Gaza, to take place in 2005, and the termination of Yasser Arafat's hold on power, the eventual take-over of the Gaza Strip by Hamas certainly cannot be ruled out. Would a Gaza "Hamas-stan" become another al-Qaeda sanctuary in the future? In the past, al-Qaeda sought to establish itself wherever there was a security vacuum - in remote mountain areas or in economically weak, failed states.

Israel’s Commitment to Domestic and International Law in Times of War

October 10, 2004 | Judge Amnon Straschnov

Empirical Hubris: How “Anonymous” Disguises the Real Threat to the West and Damages the CIA

September 13, 2004 | Jeffrey Helmreich

Jihad, Apocalypse, and Anti-Semitism

September 2, 2004 | Richard Landes

Understanding Arafat Before His Attempted Rehabilitation

August 16, 2004 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

The Debate About Getting Out of Gaza

August 1, 2004 | Max Singer

Who’s Right on the War on Terrorism? The 9/11 Commission, the U.S. Senate Assessment of Prewar Intelligence, and the British Butler Committee

July 26, 2004 | Amb. Dore Gold

Israeli Disengagement, U.S. Re-engagement

July 1, 2004 | Zalman Shoval

How Successful is Al-Qaeda’s Strategy of Depriving the West of Essential Oil?

June 24, 2004 | Mordechai Abir

How Successful is Al-Qaeda’s Strategy of Depriving the West of Essential Oil?

June 24, 2004 | Mordechai Abir

THE IMPACT OF RECENT WATERSHED EVENTS ON AMERICAN JEWRY

June 15, 2004 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

Anti-Semitism and Terrorism on the Internet: New Threats

May 1, 2004 | Abraham Cooper

The End of American Jewry’s Golden Era

May 1, 2004 | Daniel Pipes