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Annapolis – Road to Nowhere

February 1, 2008 | Zalman Shoval

In an unimplementable “shelf agreement,” Israel will be seen to have committed itself to certain far-reaching steps that it has not implemented. On the one hand, this will be seen as the starting point for any future negotiations, and on the other hand, it will invite increasing pressure on Israel, with the added element of ongoing terror.

Israeli Arabs between Palestinianization and Islamism

January 1, 2008 | Barak M. Seener

Israeli Arabs increasingly affiliate with the Palestinians and at the same time are undergoing a rapid increase of Islamization. Most of Israel’s Arab citizens are still seeking greater integration with the Israeli Jewish population. More than 70 percent of Israeli Arabs favor national service so as to gain equal footing with Israeli Jews and Druze, who serve in the army.

The Palestinian Authority and the Jewish Holy Sites in the West Bank:
Rachel’s Tomb as a Test Case

December 2, 2007 | Nadav Shragai

Rachel’s Tomb lies on the northern outskirts of Bethlehem, about 460 meters (about 500 yards) south of the Jerusalem municipal border, and for more than 1,700 years has been identified as the tomb of the matriarch Rachel. In 2000, after hundreds of years of recognizing the site as Rachel’s Tomb, Muslims began calling it the “Bilal ibn Rabah mosque” – a claim that ignored Ottoman decrees that gave Jews the right of access to the site at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

The Muslim Brotherhood: A Moderate Islamic Alternative to al-Qaeda or a Partner in Global Jihad?

November 1, 2007 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

Syria’s Role in Regional Destabilization: An American View

October 1, 2007 | David Schenker

Understanding the U.S.-israel Alliance: An Israeli Response to the Walt-Mearsheimer Claim

September 2, 2007 | Amb. Dore Gold

What the West Should Learn From the Assault on Israel and the Jews

August 1, 2007 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

Why Israel Must Now Move from Concessions-Based Diplomacy to Rights-Based Diplomacy

July 1, 2007 | Dr. Dan Diker

The Growing al-Qaeda Presence in the Hamas-Controlled Gaza Strip

May 1, 2007 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

The New Demographic Balance in Europe and its Consequences

March 1, 2007 | Raphael Israeli

Ahmadinejad, Iran, and Holocaust Manipulation: Methods, Aims, and Reactions

February 1, 2007 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

Can a Conventional Army Vanquish a Terrorist Insurgency?

January 1, 2007 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror

A Disproportionate Response? The Case of Israel and Hizballah

December 1, 2006 | Joshua L. Gleis

Managing Conflict: Can Religion Succeed Where Politics Has Failed? An Israeli Addresses a Global Peace Forum in Malaysia

November 1, 2006 | Dr. Ben Mollov

Europe’s Mindset Toward Israel as Accentuated by the Lebanon War

October 1, 2006 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld