Jerusalem Issue Briefs

Presentations by top-level political and military experts for the diplomatic corps and the foreign press, published through the Institute for Contemporary Affairs.

Missile Proliferation in the Middle East

August 13, 2002 | Prof. Moshe Arens

The present Iraqi capability is relatively limited. According to recent U.S. estimates, Iraq may have a dozen or two Scud missiles that were not caught by UN inspectors. They are working to attain nuclear capability but do not have it at the moment. However, both the Iraqis and the Iranians have chemical warheads, and both probably have biological weapons as well.

Iran, Syria, and Hizballah – Threatening Israel’s North

July 17, 2002 | Lenny Ben-David

Many television viewers were surprised when U.S. Senator Bob Graham declared on "Meet the Press" on July 7 that there are "more urgent" priorities facing the United States than dealing with Saddam Hussein.

The Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation: Toward a Divorce

June 30, 2002 | Ehud Yaari

Arafat exercised a willing suspension of control at the start of the intifada, allowing irregular forces to attack while formal security forces remained on the sidelines. One of the major concepts of Oslo was that in the end there would be a strong, centralized Palestinian authority/ government. This concept is gone.

Why Arafat Went to War: The Wrong Lessons from Lebanon and Kosovo

June 19, 2002 | Brig. Gen. Eival Gilady

What Really Happened in Jenin?

May 2, 2002

A Primer for the Arab Summit in Beirut

March 26, 2002

Saudi Arabia’s Op-Ed Diplomacy: A Public Relations Ploy or a Serious Initiative?

March 4, 2002

Was There a Missed Opportunity for Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?

February 21, 2002

Arafat’s Iraqi Connection

February 6, 2002

Elie Hobeika’s Assassination: Covering Up the Secrets of Sabra and Shatilla

January 30, 2002

Marwan Barghouti, Fatah-Tanzim, and the Escalation of the Intifada

January 24, 2002

The PLO Weapons Ship from Iran

January 7, 2002

Destabilizing Implications of Iranian-U.S. Rapprochement for Israeli and Global Security

January 3, 2002

Yasser Arafat, Christmas, and the PFLP

December 25, 2001

Maintaining Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge: Dilemmas for the Bush Administration

December 16, 2001