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Turkey Between Secularism and Islamism

February 16, 1997 | Dr. Jacob M. Landau

When Mustafa Kamal (Ataturk) founded the Republic of Turkey in 1923 (he was its president until his death fifteen years later), he set as his main objective the modernization of the new republic. His preferred means was speedy, intensive secularization and, indeed, every one of his reforms was tied up with disestablishing other Islamic institutions from their hold on Turkey's politics, economics, society, and cultural life.

Israel’s Struggle Against Islamic Terrorism: Lessons from the Expulsion of Hamas Militants to Southern Lebanon

December 15, 1994 | Justus Reid Weiner

Israel and the PLO Now Struggle for Leverage

September 16, 1993 | Amb. Dore Gold

Now that the drama surrounding the Israel-PLO signing ceremony has passed, it is critical to consider just what this accord means for the future of the Arab-Israel conflict. Are we speaking about a historical reconciliation between Israel and the Palestinians that will bring a new era of stability to the Middle East? Or will many of the struggles of the past just be rechanneled within new parameters?

The Islamic Jihad: The Imperative of Holy War

February 15, 1993 | Dr. Boaz Ganor

Hamas–The Islamic Resistance Movement in the Territories

February 2, 1992 | Dr. Boaz Ganor

Syria and Terrorism

November 15, 1991 | Dr. Boaz Ganor

The Other Refugees: Jews of the Arab World

June 1, 1988 | Dr. George E. Gruen

The Challenge of Islamic Fundamentalism

October 10, 1985