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The Palestinian “Temporary Cease-Fire”: Israel’s Political Risks and Opportunities with the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit between Prime Minister Sharon and Chairman Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen)

February 7, 2005 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

The election of Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen), along with Israel's political and military pressure, has brought about a change in the Palestinian Authority's policy on continuing the "armed intifada." At the same time, the paramount interest of Hamas and Islamic Jihad is to reorganize and rebuild their capabilities after they were severely degraded by the Israel Defense Forces.

Europe: Choosing Between Israel and The Arabs

January 1, 2005 | Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld

Retired Israeli diplomat Avi Pazner says that the best way to gain clear insight into European-Israeli relations is by looking at watershed events over the past six decades. Pazner, a former ambassador in Rome and Paris, now chairs the United Jewish Appeal.

Evaluating International Approaches to Security and Aid Following Disengagement in Gaza

December 1, 2004 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg, William Berger

The experiment in Palestinian autonomy, as implemented in the Oslo framework, was unsuccessful, with deeply-rooted corruption, administrative chaos, terror, and lawlessness - the characteristics of a failed state. In this environment, international efforts to provide assistance to the Palestinian population have also been ineffective, and have contributed to the corruption and the terror attacks.

Palestinian Priorities After Arafat: Palestinian Unity or Peace?

November 30, 2004 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

The Expulsion of the Palestinian Authority from Jerusalem and the Temple Mount

August 5, 2004 | Dr. Dan Diker

What Happened to Reform of the Palestinian Authority?

March 3, 2004 | Dr. Dan Diker, Khaled Abu Toameh

Polling the Importance of Israel’s Rights to a United Jerusalem and Defensible Borders for Likely American Voters: A Nationwide U.S. Survey

March 1, 2004 | John McLaughlin

Israel’s Redeployment and Economic Relations with Its Arab Neighbors

February 19, 2004 | Ehud Olmert

Is Hamas Preparing to Inherit the Palestinian Authority?

January 7, 2004 | Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

Prisoner Release – Veering Off the Roadmap

July 14, 2003 | Eli Kazhdan

Towards Aqaba: Challenges Facing Israel

June 3, 2003 | Maj.-Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland

The Global Epidemic of Illegal Building and Demolitions: Implications for Jerusalem

May 15, 2003 | Justus Reid Weiner

What Can We Learn from the Palestine Investment Fund Report?

May 1, 2003 | Mark Sloman

The New Arafat-Abu Mazen Cabinet: A Roadblock to Middle East Peace

April 24, 2003 | Amb. Dore Gold

The Recruitment of Children in Current Palestinian Strategy

October 1, 2002 | Justus Reid Weiner