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The Future of the Two-State Solution

February 17, 2009 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland

While the outlines of a two-state solution are generally known, the maximum that any government of Israel will be ready to offer the Palestinians and still survive politically is much less than the minimum that any Palestinian leader can accept. So while the two-state solution is a very nice slogan, it cannot be achieved in the foreseeable future. We can either stay in the same situation and try to manage the conflict, or we can try to think of some other solution.

European Reactions to Israel’s Gaza Operation

January 29, 2009 | Tamas Berzi

As of January 1, 2009, the Czech Republic took over the role of the Presidency of the European Union. On January 3, the presidency described the Israeli ground operations in Gaza as an act of self-defense. Israel should try to make the most of the current situation, since the upcoming Swedish presidency, which starts on July 1, 2009, will most likely be a more difficult time for Israel.

The Birthright Israel Program: Present and Possible Future Impacts

January 19, 2009 | Prof. Leonard Saxe

By autumn 2008, nearly two hundred thousand young Jewish adults aged eighteen to twenty-six from around the world had participated in Taglit-Birthright Israel, which consists of ten-day educational experiences in Israel. The aim of Birthright Israel is to make the participants' Jewish identity more relevant to them, to enhance ahavat Yisrael (love of Israel), and to promote a sense of Jewish peoplehood. Research shows a great uniformity of impact on each of these measures, regardless of the par

The Gaza-Egypt Smuggling Tunnels Must Be Closed

January 14, 2009 | Amb. Dore Gold

The University of Toronto – The Institution where Israel Apartheid Week was Born

December 24, 2008 | Avi Weinryb

Malcolm F. Lowe on The Resurgence of Anti-Semitism: Jews, Israel and Liberal Opinion, by Bernard Harrison

December 17, 2008 | Malcolm F. Lowe

Israel and the Egyptian-Gazan Border

December 12, 2008 | Abraham (Avi) Bell

Trade Union and Other Boycotts of Israel in Great Britain and Ireland

December 1, 2008 | Ronnie Fraser

Israel’s Current Strategic Environment

October 28, 2008 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Gilad

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

October 1, 2008 | Dr. Elihu D. Richter

European Universities and the New Anti-Semitism: Issues, Examples, Prescriptions

September 25, 2008 | Aryeh Green

Academics against Israel and the Jews

September 25, 2008 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

Palestinian Crimes against Christian Arabs and Their Manipulation against Israel

September 19, 2008 | Justus Reid Weiner

Academics against Israel and the Jews

September 15, 2008 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

The Hamas Regime in the Gaza Strip: An Iranian Satellite that Threatens Regional Stability

August 30, 2008 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi