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.

How Arafat’s Palestinian Authority Became an “Entity Supporting Terrorism”

December 9, 2001

In the aftermath of the December 1-the Palestinian Authority "an entity that supports terrorism." This determination, even if only declarato2 Hamas bombings in Jerusalem and Haifa that left 27 Israeli civilians dead and 175 wounded, the Israeli government designated ry, closed a chapter in Israeli-Palestinian relations.

Powell’s Middle East Speech: A Scorecard

November 21, 2001

Secretary of State Colin Powell's much-anticipated unveiling of America's vision for the Middle East (University of Louisville, Nov. 19) nudged U.S. policy in a positive direction in certain respects, but is unlikely to meet the expectations which preceded it.

Why Syria is Becoming the Coalition’s Spoiler

November 8, 2001

Ironically, the post-September 11 international environment has not reduced Syria's traditional support of international terrorism, but rather led Damascus to follow a dangerously escalatory policy.

What is Known about Iraq’s Biological Weapons Program — Could it be the Source of America’s Anthrax Attack?

October 29, 2001 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

Israeli Operations in Area A: The State Department vs. the Oslo Accords

October 23, 2001

Draining the Swamp of Terror: One Corner at a Time, or All at Once?

October 18, 2001

Palestinian Cease-Fire Compliance: Dilemmas for American Policy

October 14, 2001

One Year of Yasser Arafat’s Intifada: How It Started and How It Might End

October 1, 2001

Militant Islam’s Fury at America: The Israel Canard

September 20, 2001

Have the Palestinians Abandoned a Negotiated Settlement?

September 6, 2001

Occupied Territories or Disputed Territories?

September 2, 2001