BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 870, June 19, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Given Gaza’s sharp deterioration over the past 25 years – first under the PA’s rule (1994-2007), then under Hamas’s control – it is time to consider a new paradigm …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 854, June 4, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: As long as the historic debate about the two-state solution remains unresolved, the future of Gaza in general, and of Hamas’s continued rule of the Strip in particular, will …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 821, May 3, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: When it comes to defending the Gaza border against the physical threat, the responsibility of the Chief of Staff and the commander of Southern Command is clear-cut and well …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 801, April 18, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The proposed transfer of significant parts of Area C to the control of the Palestinian Authority (PA) will be detrimental to Israel’s national interest, if only because these territories …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 785, April 3, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The essence of Zionism as a national liberation movement is the Jewish People’s return to history as a sovereign actor – a nation among the nations. Insofar as the …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 767, March 14, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The multidimensional complexity with which national leaders must contend is a necessary condition for effective strategic decision-making. On many occasions, it requires that those leaders ignore, or even …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 748, February 21, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A creative solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must start with appreciating the advantages of the hybrid spatial model that has emerged in the West Bank, notably the governmental powers …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 738, February 12, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Mahmoud Abbas’s blatantly skewed account of the nature of Zionism and the history of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict should bring Israel’s policymakers and opinion shapers to enunciate anew the story …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 727, January 29, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Donald Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration should be examined from a point of view that goes beyond questions of cost and gain. Prevailing interpretations are trapped in a Western perception of …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 720, January 22, 2018
Executive Summary: Recent years have seen a notable increase in kippa-wearers among IDF combat soldiers and commanders. The growing opposition to the presence of kippot, however, is not what …
