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Why Israel Must Now Move from Concessions-Based Diplomacy to Rights-Based Diplomacy

July 1, 2007 | Dr. Dan Diker

Once Israel dropped its past reliance on a diplomacy based on its own rights and adopted a new concession-based diplomacy instead, its spokesmen essentially acquiesced to the Palestinian historical narrative.

Maintaining a Thriving Economy in the Shadow of Terror

June 18, 2007 | Prof. Zvi Eckstein

Despite terror and war, the Israeli economy has one of the highest per capita growth rates in the Western world among all the states established between 1948 and 1974. If there had been no terror in 2000-2005, the economy would have continued to grow and would have almost reached where it is today as early as 2003.

Strategic Lessons of the Winograd Commission Report

May 7, 2007 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror

In general terms, the Winograd Commission Report dealt mostly with the flaws in the decision-making process in Israel. However, the report contains important insights into the strategic thinking that was predominant in the Israeli political-military leadership from the time of Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon until the outbreak of hostilities in July 2006, with the advent of the Second Lebanon War.

Israel’s Deterrence after the Second Lebanon War

February 13, 2007 | Maj. Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan

Is Gaza Becoming Another Lebanon?

January 21, 2007 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Gilad

Misreading the Second Lebanon War

January 16, 2007 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror

Can a Conventional Army Vanquish a Terrorist Insurgency?

January 1, 2007 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror

A Disproportionate Response? The Case of Israel and Hizballah

December 1, 2006 | Joshua L. Gleis

How Should Israel Respond to War Crimes Accusations from the War in Lebanon?

November 9, 2006 | Abraham (Avi) Bell

The Rising Popularity and Current Status of Hizballah Leader Nasrallah After the Lebanon War: Does it Matter?

September 19, 2006 | Lee Smith

Hizballah in Lebanon: The War Was Not Supposed to End This Way

September 1, 2006 | Chuck Freilich

Hizballah’s Rocket Campaign Against Northern Israel:
A Preliminary Report

August 31, 2006 | Dr. Uzi Rubin

The Critical Importance of Israeli Public Diplomacy in the War Against the Iran-Hizballah Axis of Terror

August 23, 2006 | Dr. Raanan Gissin

Countdown to Conflict: Hizballah’s Military Buildup and the Need for Effective Disarmament

August 20, 2006 | Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira

The U.S.-French Draft UN Resolution on Lebanon: Strengths and Weaknesses

August 7, 2006 | Amb. Dore Gold