Lessons from Northern Ireland for the Arab-Israeli Conflict
While there are obvious limitations in any analogy between the situation in Northern Ireland and the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, many in the British government and military believe there is such an analogy. As a consequence of the Troubles of the last 30 years, Northern Ireland has become the defining national security experience for that generation of people who now have stewardship for British policy.
“Something is Rotten in the State of Europe”: Anti-Semitism as a Civilizational Pathology
Often the same Europeans who oppose the more obvious, uncontroversial manifestations of anti-Semitism encourage it – wittingly or unwittingly – through their overall posture on Israel.
Empirical Hubris: How “Anonymous” Disguises the Real Threat to the West and Damages the CIA
The book, Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror, by "Anonymous," aims to spark a dramatic re-evaluation of American policy in the Middle East. Indeed, if one did not know of the author’s expertise level, the facts and motivations behind the book’s release, and the sources for its thesis, one might seriously entertain his central claim: that Islamists are at war with the West over its policies, not its culture or values.
Jihad, Apocalypse, and Anti-Semitism
No. 24 The main goal of modern Jihadism – a cataclysmic apocalyptic movement – is Islam’s dominance over the world. It makes millennial claims, promising that once Islam rules everywhere, there will be world peace. Jihad, as the millennial war, operates in modern times on two major levels. The first is that of outright violence. […]
From Gaza to Harvard: The Politicization of Mental Health and the Education of Palestinian Children
Academic and professional reports implicating Israeli policy and actions in the deterioration of the mental health and education of Palestinian children are characterized by questionable scientific methodology and a reliance on distortions, omissions, and misrepresentations. Mental health consequences are discussed without reference to terror activities and incitement to violence in Palestinian media, schools, and universities.
Foundations of an Israeli Grand Strategy toward the European Union
Jewish Political Studies Review 16:3-4 (Fall 2004) Israel urgently needs a grand strategy toward the European Union. This is all the more so because the two parties disagree profoundly on fundamental issues and seriously misperceive each other. Israel has many strategic assets that it can use to improve its political and security […]
Syrian Foreign Policy Under Bashar al-Assad
Hafez al-Assad was a master in using terrorist organizations to promote Syrian interests and achieve political gains that he couldn’t otherwise accomplish. By using terror and local agents, Syria gained control over Lebanon and forced both Israel and America to leave. Yet there has been no Syrian involvement in operations inside Western countries since 1986.
Israeli Responses to the FBI’s Espionage Investigation Leak – A Compendium
Israel’s security establishment insists there is no Israeli involvement in allegations that a Pentagon analyst provided Israel with secret documents relating to White House deliberations over Iran – as reported by CBS News.
How Europe’s Drive for Independence from America Hurts Israel
Fifteen years ago the Berlin Wall fell and Europe woke up to a different world, one in which it suddenly became far less dependent on the United States for security, setting in motion a process that brought a kind of emancipation.
Understanding Arafat Before His Attempted Rehabilitation
The internal crisis in the Palestinian Authority over the leadership of Yasser Arafat has resulted in renewed efforts on his part to present himself at the end of the day as the only realistic partner for moving forward in the peace process. Arafat’s hope for rehabilitation has many sources.
The Expulsion of the Palestinian Authority from Jerusalem and the Temple Mount
Israel has ended the Palestinian Authority’s penetration of eastern Jerusalem and its control of the Muslim Waqf on the Temple Mount, restoring Jordanian religious administration of the Haram al-Sharif mosque compound.
The Palestinian Rebellion in Fatah: Foreshadowing the Politics of the Post-Arafat Era
For the first time since the Palestinian Authority was established in 1994, popular rage aimed at the "corrupt leadership" enjoys the backing of the most powerful militia in Gaza – the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Arafat’s opponents support the holding of municipal elections and elections to the Palestinian parliament in order to remove the Old Guard from power.
The Debate About Getting Out of Gaza
The current focus in Israeli discussion on whether some Jews have to leave their homes makes consideration of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Gaza disengagement plan unnecessarily and harmfully divisive and misses the real issue of whether the current proposal improves or worsens Israeli security now and for the future.
Anti-Semitism in Greece: Embedded in Society
Anti-Semitism in Greece occurs not only among extreme rightists and leftists. It is embedded in Greek mainstream society and manifests itself in religious contexts, education, politics and the media. Jews are often not perceived as true Greeks, although many families have lived there since the 15th century.
Who’s Right on the War on Terrorism? The 9/11 Commission, the U.S. Senate Assessment of Prewar Intelligence, and the British Butler Committee
The Bush administration never said that it went to war against Iraq in order to retaliate for the destruction of the World Trade Center and the attack on the Pentagon. It did warn that Iraq could transfer its prohibited weapons of mass destruction to terrorist groups, especially to al-Qaeda.
