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Failure of Perception and Self-Deception: Israel’s Quest for Peace in the Context of Related Historical Cases

March 15, 2001 | Joel Fishman

An examination of the historical record reveals many examples of failures of perception, and of leaders and governments refusing to integrate compelling information of existential importance. Taking account of new information and responding to changing circumstances is vital to man's relationship with his environment. When a dysfunction in the process of absorbing important new knowledge and correcting mistakes occurs, the faculty of rational judgment may be fatefully impaired.

Apocalyptic Fears Now; Unforseen Risks Tomorrow: Israel’s Poorly Predicted Future

March 1, 2001 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

After seven years of the peace process, catastrophic remarks about the end of the State of Israel are much more frequent than they were before the Oslo agreements. Judaism has a long tradition of religious apocalyptic thought; in the secular end-of-days fantasies of the last few months, however, no salvation is offered the community.

The Conflict Between Israel and the Palestinians: A Rational Analysis

February 15, 2001 | Professor Yakir Plessner

Israel's Confused Leadership / Applying Game Theory / The Possibilities / Is Arafat Irrational? / Does Peace Depend Only on Israel? / Deciphering Arafat's Intentions / Arafat's Internal Political Price / Choosing the Correct Strategy / The Right Response

Jerusalem in International Diplomacy: The 2000 Camp David Summit, the Clinton Plan, and Their Aftermath

February 1, 2001 | Amb. Dore Gold

The Israel Swing Factor: How the American Jewish Vote Influences U.S. Elections

January 15, 2001 | Jeffrey Helmreich

“The Poor in Your Own City Shall Have Precedence”: A Neo-Zionist Critique of the Katzir-Qaadan Decision

January 1, 2001 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg

American Evenhandedness in the Mideast Peace Process: Lessons from Camp David II and the Al-Aqsa Intifada

December 15, 2000 | Saul Singer

Israel’s Major Economic Challenge: Closing the Gap in the Field of Business Economics

December 1, 2000 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

FACTORS IMPEDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIVATIZATION

November 15, 2000 | Prof. Yaakov Ne'eman

The Use of Palestinian Children in the Al-Aqsa Intifada

November 1, 2000 | Justus Reid Weiner

THE “POST-SECULAR” ERA

October 15, 2000 | Prof. Eliezer Schweid

Interpretations of Jewish Tradition on Democracy, Land, and Peace

October 2, 2000 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg

A New Paradigm for Arab-Israeli Peacemaking: A Comprehensive Regional System for Security and Cooperation

September 15, 2000 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Abraham "Abrasha" Tamir

The Emerging Threat of Iraq and the Crisis of Global Security

September 1, 2000 | Richard Butler

The Role of Islam in Contemporary South East Asian Politics

August 15, 2000 | Dr. Colin Rubenstein