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Hamas–The Islamic Resistance Movement in the Territories

February 2, 1992 | Dr. Boaz Ganor

The Hamas movement is an offshoot of the Moslem Brotherhood in the Israeli-administered territories, or as defined in the second and fifth articles of the Hamas Charter: "Hamas--the Islamic Resistance Movement--is a division of the Moslem Brotherhood in Palestine.

Syria and Terrorism

November 15, 1991 | Dr. Boaz Ganor

[Editor's Note: After Syria's appearance at the Madrid Peace Conference, we must remind ourselves with whom Israel must deal. The U.S. needs to be reminded, too; hence, this Special Report.]

The Other Refugees: Jews of the Arab World

June 1, 1988 | Dr. George E. Gruen

Jews have lived in the Arab-speaking countries of western Asia and North Africa for millennia. Indeed, in certain countries such as Iraq, Yemen and Morocco, Jewish communities can be traced back to the period of the first exile, following the destruction of the Temple by the Babylonians in 586 BCE. If one includes the Muslim but non-Arab countries of Iran and Turkey, more than one million Jews lived in this region before the establishment of Israel in 1948.

The Challenge of Islamic Fundamentalism

October 10, 1985