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The Saudi Connection to the Mumbai Massacres: Strategic Implications for Israel

February 12, 2009 | Col. (res.) Jonathan Fighel

The Mumbai attacks have been linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba and radical Islamic groups in Kashmir generally. Yet it would be a mistake to see Lashkar only as a local organization with only a local agenda. Saudi Arabia has contributed very much to what Lashkar-e-Taiba looks like, how it thinks, its motivation, ideology, and funding. Saudi Arabia presents itself as the protector and the spearhead of the defense of Muslims around the world against what they define as the Western cultural attack.

Can the Palestinian Authority’s Fatah Forces Retake Gaza? Obstacles and Opportunities

January 27, 2009 | Dr. Dan Diker, Khaled Abu Toameh

It is widely believed that the PA in Ramallah only pays the salaries of civil service employees in Gaza to encourage them to stay at home to avoid working with Hamas. However, PA Prime Minister Fayyad also pays the monthly salaries of between 6,000 and 12,000 Hamas Executive Force operatives in Gaza, in line with the 2007 Mecca national unity agreement, as well as to Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades terrorists. The U.S. must avoid the temptation of once again blindly relyin

Averting Iranian Influence in Post-War Gaza: The Rehabilitation Issue

January 19, 2009 | Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira

It is of prime importance to prevent Iran from acquiring influence in post-war Gaza through any assistance programs. Israel and the international community should transform the Palestinian Authority into the principal factor, along with Egypt, entrusted with the rehabilitation work in Gaza.

The Gaza-Egypt Smuggling Tunnels Must Be Closed

January 14, 2009 | Amb. Dore Gold

What’s Behind Western Condemnation of Israel’s War Against Hamas?

January 11, 2009 | Prof. Efraim Karsh

The Importance of an Israeli Victory Against Hamas for the West: Dore Gold on Sky News

January 5, 2009 | Amb. Dore Gold

Anti-Zionism and the Abuse of Academic Freedom: A Case Study at the University of California, Santa Cruz

January 5, 2009 | Tammi Rossman-Benjamin

Did Israel Use “Disproportionate Force” in Gaza?

December 28, 2008 | Amb. Dore Gold

Banging Square Pegs Into Round Holes

December 24, 2008 | Amb. Dore Gold

Raphael Israeli on The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, by Ilan Pappe

December 17, 2008 | Raphael Israeli

Raphael Israeli on Army of Shadows: Palestinian Collaboration with Zionism 1917-1948, by Hillel Cohen

December 17, 2008 | Raphael Israeli

Daphne Burdman on Political Islam, World Politics and Europe, by Bassam Tibi

December 17, 2008 | Daphne Burdman

Israel and the Egyptian-Gazan Border

December 12, 2008 | Abraham (Avi) Bell

Decoupling Syria from Iran: Constraints on U.S.-Syrian Rapprochement

December 2, 2008 | David Schenker

The Muhammad Al-Dura Blood Libel: A Case Analysis

November 16, 2008 | Richard Landes