BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 265
Executive Summary: Western media coverage of Operation Protective Edge has been marred by deep anti-Israel bias and serious failures, both professional and ethical. Hamas has terrorized foreign journalists in Gaza, and imposed harsh censorship …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 198
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The United States and Iran are trading diplomatic fire, with each side demanding conditions for direct negotiations to discuss Iran’s nuclear crisis. Neither side seems willing to budge on these demands, …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 181
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The recent public dispute between American President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has created confusion over the position of the US regarding military action against Iran. This is the …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 166
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: There seems to be a lot of psychological warfare at play in the approach of international leaders to the Iranian nuclear conundrum. Public statements of various tones and intensity have of late …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 149
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The cornerstones of US President Barack Obama’s Middle East strategy have collapsed. Turkey, once an exemplar moderate Islamic democracy, and Egypt, once an exemplar stable and moderate Arab power, have become increasingly …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 117
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Contrary to common wisdom, an in-depth analysis of US public opinion polls shows that most Americans increasingly understand that the radical Islamic regime in Iran must be confronted. Few believe that President …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 102
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Obama administration is repeating a pattern of behavior towards Israel that, as in the past, will achieve exactly the opposite of what was intended. The intense and exclusive pressure on Israel …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 72
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Clashes are inevitable between the idealist and pragmatic proclivities of the new Obama administration in foreign affairs. In fashioning Middle East policy, especially with regard to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and Iran, Obama’s …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 23
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Bush Administration is under enormous pressure to dramatically alter US strategy in the Middle East during the remaining two years of the Bush presidency. This pressure stems from the repeated failures …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This article explores major factors that are likely to influence American-Israeli relations in Bushs second term. The global war on terrorism will continue to dominate American foreign policy and the attitudes toward …
