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Why Is Israel’s Presence in the Territories Still Called “Occupation”?

April 4, 2012 | Avinoam Sharon

When an armed force holds territory beyond its own national borders, the term “occupation” readily comes to mind. However, not all the factual situations that we commonly think of as “occupation” fall within the limited scope of the term “occupation” as defined in international law.

The Gaza Flotillas to Come: Some Ground Rules before Setting Out

June 5, 2011 | Amb. Alan Baker

There is no humanitarian emergency among the civilian population in Gaza, and hence there can be no justification for conveying emergency shipments intended to alleviate an emergency that clearly does not exist. Provoking a confrontation with Israel continues to be the primary aim of flotilla organizers like the Turkish IHH.

A Bad Deal: Why Palestinian Unity Won’t Lead to Peace

April 28, 2011 | Amb. Dore Gold

Representatives of Fatah and Hamas announced that they had suddenly reached a reconciliation agreement. Although the agreement may solve some of the short-term problems of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's statehood drive, it will create larger problems that promise to doom the plan to irrelevancy -- and make a historic peace agreement with Israel far less likely.

The Palestinian UN Gamble – Irresponsible and Ill-Advised

April 3, 2011 | Amb. Alan Baker

Israel’s Military Justice System in Times of Terror

March 30, 2011 | Judge Amnon Straschnov

Pressures Build Inside Fatah Ahead of Palestinian State Declaration

March 8, 2011 | Dror Bar-Yosef

Asaf Romirowsky on Palestine Betrayed, by Efraim Karsh

November 7, 2010 | Asaf Romirowsky

Diplomatic Dispute Obscures Israel’s Invaluable Help to U.S. Military

March 23, 2010 | Amb. Dore Gold

The Future of the Two-State Solution

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

A New Strategy for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

September 2, 2008 | Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon

International Law and Gaza: The Assault on Israel’s Right to Self-Defense

January 28, 2008 | Abraham (Avi) Bell

Towards Annapolis: Is U.S. Policy Changing on Israel’s Rights in a Peace Settlement?

November 23, 2007 | Amb. Dore Gold

Advice for Mr. Blair: Stop Patronizing the Palestinians

June 28, 2007 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg

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

August 1, 2006 | Justus Reid Weiner, Noam Weissman

The ICJ Opinion on the Separation Barrier: Designating the Entire West Bank as “Palestinian Territory”

October 2, 2005 | Robbie Sabel