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Is Israel a Colonial State? The Political Psychology of Palestinian Nomenclature

March 7, 2010 | Dr. Irwin J. Mansdorf

Israel’s creation, far from being a foreign colonial transplant, can actually be seen as the vanguard of and impetus for decolonialization of the entire Middle East, including a significant part of the Arab world, following the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

The Palestinians’ Unilateral “Kosovo Strategy”: Implications for the PA and Israel

January 12, 2010 | Dr. Dan Diker

Mahmoud Abbas' new precondition that the international community recognize the 1967 lines in the West Bank as the new Palestinian border bolsters the assessment that the Palestinians have largely abandoned a negotiated settlement and instead are actively pursuing a unilateral approach to statehood.

A Paradox of Peacemaking: How Fayyad’s Unilateral Statehood Plan Undermines the Legal Foundations of Israeli-Palestinian Diplomacy

November 15, 2009 | Amb. Alan Baker

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad published a plan in August 2009 to unilaterally declare statehood after a two-year state-building process. However, any unilateral action that undermines the existing Oslo interim framework could jeopardize the peace process and remove the basis for the existence of the Palestinian Authority.

Kazakhstan: Israel’s Partner in Eurasia

September 28, 2009 | Ariel Cohen

The Mount of Olives in Jerusalem: Why Continued Israeli Control Is Vital

July 28, 2009 | Nadav Shragai

Hizbullah’s Struggle to Change the Lebanese Regime

May 1, 2009 | Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira

Averting Abuse of Universal Jurisdiction

February 26, 2009 | Irit Kohn

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

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

The Influence of Christian Interests in Setting the Route of the Security Fence in Jerusalem

November 1, 2008 | Col. (Res.) Danny Tirza

Israeli Approvals for Medical Entry in the Shadow of Terror Attacks at the Erez Crossing

October 1, 2008 | Dr. Elihu D. Richter

Talking to Terrorists: The Myths, Misconceptions and Misapplication of the Northern Ireland Peace Process

July 17, 2008 | John Bew, Martyn Frampton

Hizbullah’s Triumph: The Long-Term Implications of Prisoner Exchanges

July 15, 2008 | Justus Reid Weiner, Diane Morrison

Israel at Sixty: Asymmetry, Vulnerability, and the Search for Security

June 1, 2008 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg

President Truman’s Decision to Recognize Israel

May 1, 2008 | Amb. Richard Holbrooke

The U.S. National Intelligence Estimate on Iran and Its Aftermath: A Roundtable of Israeli Experts

March 9, 2008 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser