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After Annapolis: What Chance for Agreement with Abbas and the PLO?

After Annapolis: What Chance for Agreement with Abbas and the PLO?

January 1, 2008 | Prof. Efraim Karsh
In reality, there is no fundamental difference between the ultimate goals of Hamas and the PLO: Neither accepts the Jewish state’s right to exist and both are committed to its eventual destruction. By categorically refusing to recognize Israel’s Jewishness, the Palestinian leadership has effectively rejected the two-state solution, based, in the words of the UN partition resolution of November 29, 1947, on the creation of “independent Arab and Jewish States” in Palestine.
Weapons Smuggling from Egypt to Gaza: What Can Egypt and Israel Do?

Weapons Smuggling from Egypt to Gaza: What Can Egypt and Israel Do?

December 19, 2007 | Maj. Gen. (res.) Dr. Yom Tov Samia
The next round in Gaza will look more like Lebanon than what Israel faced in Operation Defensive Shield in Judea and Samaria in 2002 or in previous rounds in Gaza. Israel should reoccupy the Philadelphi corridor between Egypt and Gaza and should stay there until we have had a peaceful relationship with the Palestinians for at least 25 years.
Iran, Hizbullah, Hamas and the Global Jihad: A New Conflict Paradigm for the West

Iran, Hizbullah, Hamas and the Global Jihad: A New Conflict Paradigm for the West

August 29, 2007
If there remains doubt over the underlying reasons for the ongoing violence in the Middle East, the Second Lebanon War with hizbullah is one of the clearest illustrations in many years that “the Middle East conflict” does not stem from Israel’s “occupation of Arab o
“The Army of the Nation” – Another Al-Qaeda Affiliate in the Gaza Strip

“The Army of the Nation” – Another Al-Qaeda Affiliate in the Gaza Strip

August 7, 2007 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi
What to Do Now About the Palestinian Authority?

What to Do Now About the Palestinian Authority?

July 12, 2007 | Khaled Abu Toameh
Israel’s Gaza Dilemma in the Aftermath of the War with Hizbullah

Israel’s Gaza Dilemma in the Aftermath of the War with Hizbullah

July 3, 2007 | Dr. Yuval Steinitz
The Risks to Regional Security from International Forces in Gaza

The Risks to Regional Security from International Forces in Gaza

June 24, 2007 | Pinhas Inbari
Components of Domestic Security in the Age of Global Jihadism

Components of Domestic Security in the Age of Global Jihadism

May 31, 2007 | Avi Dichter
The Growing Hamas-Al Qaeda Connection

The Growing Hamas-Al Qaeda Connection

May 17, 2007 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi
The Strategic Challenge of Gaza

The Strategic Challenge of Gaza

April 19, 2007 | Yoav Galant
Iran Is Building “Hamastan” in Gaza

Iran Is Building “Hamastan” in Gaza

March 11, 2007 | Brig. Gen. (res.) Shalom Harari
Israel’s Deterrence after the Second Lebanon War

Israel’s Deterrence after the Second Lebanon War

February 13, 2007 | Maj. Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan
Iran, Hizbullah, Hamas and the Global Jihad: A New Conflict Paradigm for the West – Executive Summary

Iran, Hizbullah, Hamas and the Global Jihad: A New Conflict Paradigm for the West – Executive Summary

January 22, 2007 | Amb. Dore Gold
Hamas’ Determination to Perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The Critical Role of Hate Indoctrination

Hamas’ Determination to Perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The Critical Role of Hate Indoctrination

August 1, 2006 | Justus Reid Weiner, Noam Weissman
Will There Be a Palestinian Civil War?

Will There Be a Palestinian Civil War?

June 25, 2006 | Pinhas Inbari