Learning about Israel? Resources for Teachers and Students
Primary Source Material on Key Points in Israel’s History Israel’s Wars Major Knesset Debates (1948-1981) Robert Kennedy’s reports from Palestine in 1948 In-Depth Analysis of Israel’s Security and Diplomatic Challenges Israel’s case under international law Final-status issues: borders, security, refugees, settlements, Jerusalem Maps explaining Israel’s need for defensible borders Open-Source Intelligence – […]
The Kurdish Awakening in Syria: Could It Lead to Regional War?
A “Greater Kurdistan” is no longer a remote possibility.
Why International Peacekeepers Cannot Replace the IDF in the Defense of Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strong statement in June 2013 ruling out proposals for the deployment of international forces to defend Israel
was completely understandable given recent events.
The Return of Al-Qaida
Anyone who delivered a eulogy for al-Qaida in the Middle East has been proven wrong by recent developments. Israel can deal with the renewed regional threat of jihadist organizations involved in Syria, but must retain all elements of its capabilities.
Iran Responds to Europe’s Blacklisting of Hizbullah
The EU’s blacklisting of Hizbullah’s military wing ignores the fact that Hizbullah is a unitary, hierarchical organization.
The European Union – Hypocrisy, Hostility and Blatant Prejudice
The unprecedented and hostile EU fixation with Israel and its settlements is based on deliberately misleading and flawed legal and political assumptions.
International Nongovernmental Organizations: “Global Conscience” or Powerful Political Actors?
Experts point to the possibility that some INGOs are being widely exploited by terrorist networks as easy points of infiltration into the civic space.
Egypt after Morsi: The Defeat of Political Islam?
The Muslim Brotherhood’s 80-year dream to take over Egypt ended in a fiasco, barely one year after one of their own was democratically elected to the office of President of Egypt.
Kerry and the struggle over the Jordan Valley
In the last few months another view of Israeli security needs in the West Bank has re-emerged and gained considerable attention in the media.
Strategic Shifts in the Middle East
The Iranian nuclear industry was designed to produce hundreds of nuclear bombs mounted on long-range missiles.
Perspectives on Arab-Israeli Diplomacy
Perspectives on Arab-Israeli Diplomacy The current efforts of the Obama administration to renew Israeli-Palestinian peace talks come after years in which the two sides have not been engaged in any negotiations. This diplomatic hiatus has had an impact on the public discourse about the questions involved. Many observers in academia, government, and journalism are frequently […]
Amb. Dore Gold Addresses the Israeli President’s Conference – 2013
Jerusalem, June 19, 2013 Permanent Status Negotiations with the Palestinians I thought the question was a little bit different, what you asked. Should we sit and wait, or should we act? So I interpreted what the question was as, “should we move forward with an arrangement with the Palestinians now, or should we wait until […]
Rowhani’s and Jalili’s Election Propaganda
With a few days remaining before the June 14 presidential elections in Iran, the most fraught, sensitive issue in the campaign concerns Iran’s foreign policy – its relations with the West in general and the nuclear talks in particular.
Understanding Israeli Interests in the E1 Area: Contiguity, Security, and Jerusalem
The Israeli building program known as E1 (East-1), situated between Jerusalem and Maale Adumim, has been on the Israeli and world agenda for twenty years. It is subject to a severe Israeli-Palestinian dispute and prompts strong international
opposition.
The Arab world fears the ‘Safavid’
In an interview on Al-Jazeera this past May, the commander of the Free Syrian Army, Brig. Gen. Salim Idris, explained that the diversion of Hezbollah forces from Lebanon to Syria to take part in the civil war was part of a “Safavid” plan for the Middle East region.
