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Power Dynamics Inside Hamas: The Increasing Weight of the Gaza Leadership

Power Dynamics Inside Hamas: The Increasing Weight of the Gaza Leadership

June 16, 2011 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi
The recent overt confrontation between Mahmoud al-Zahar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Gaza, and Damascus-based Hamas political bureau leader Khaled Mashaal reflects underground currents feeding the tension within the Hamas leadership in Gaza and Syria.
Hatred’s Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism

Hatred’s Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism

2011 | Amb. Dore Gold
In the global search for culprits and causes in the rise of terrorism, former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Dore Gold shines a spotlight on a nation many think of as a close ally of the United States: Saudi Arabia. As he explains in Hatred’s Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism, Gold believes that the Saudi government is greatly influenced by the Islamist sect known as Wahhabism and, he explains, that influence has lead to Saudi support of terrorism in the Middle East, Europe, the United States and around the world.
The Gaza Flotillas to Come: Some Ground Rules before Setting Out

The Gaza Flotillas to Come: Some Ground Rules before Setting Out

June 5, 2011 | Amb. Alan Baker
There is no humanitarian emergency among the civilian population in Gaza, and hence there can be no justification for conveying emergency shipments intended to alleviate an emergency that clearly does not exist. Provoking a confrontation with Israel continues to be the primary aim of flotilla organizers like the Turkish IHH.
Why Iran Is Pushing for a Shiite Victory in Bahrain

Why Iran Is Pushing for a Shiite Victory in Bahrain

June 2, 2011 | Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall
A UN Resolution to Recognize a Palestinian State within the “1967 Borders” Would Be Illegal

A UN Resolution to Recognize a Palestinian State within the “1967 Borders” Would Be Illegal

May 29, 2011
The Arab Spring from a Counter-Terrorism Perspective

The Arab Spring from a Counter-Terrorism Perspective

May 27, 2011 | Dr. Boaz Ganor
Countdown to September: Israel, the Palestinians, and the UN General Assembly

Countdown to September: Israel, the Palestinians, and the UN General Assembly

May 1, 2011 | Amb. Dore Gold
A Bad Deal: Why Palestinian Unity Won’t Lead to Peace

A Bad Deal: Why Palestinian Unity Won’t Lead to Peace

April 28, 2011 | Amb. Dore Gold
Israel’s Military Justice System in Times of Terror

Israel’s Military Justice System in Times of Terror

March 30, 2011 | Judge Amnon Straschnov
Palestinian Incitement as a Violation of International Legal Norms

Palestinian Incitement as a Violation of International Legal Norms

March 22, 2011 | Amb. Alan Baker
Pressures Build Inside Fatah Ahead of Palestinian State Declaration

Pressures Build Inside Fatah Ahead of Palestinian State Declaration

March 8, 2011 | Dror Bar-Yosef
Is Iran a Role Model for Arab Revolutions?

Is Iran a Role Model for Arab Revolutions?

March 7, 2011 | Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall
The International Context of the U.S. Veto at the UN Security Council

The International Context of the U.S. Veto at the UN Security Council

February 25, 2011 | Amb. Dore Gold
The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Under Field Marshal Tantawi: A Recipe for Revolution or More of the Same?

The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Under Field Marshal Tantawi: A Recipe for Revolution or More of the Same?

February 16, 2011 | Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah
Iran: Preconditions and Provocations

Iran: Preconditions and Provocations

February 10, 2011 | Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall