BESA Center Perspectives No. 549, August 2, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Western observers are often astonished by Russian military decision-making, which defies the principle of waiting for full knowledge of the enemy before acting. The Russian approach holds that it is …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 508, June 25, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The electricity crisis in Gaza offers an opportunity for the Israeli government to promote security objectives. It must keep Gaza stable and maintain the separation between the West Bank-based Palestinian …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 504, June 21, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Trump White House is currently reexamining the Allen Plan, an Obama-era proposal that calls for a Palestinian state in the 1967 borders with no IDF presence whatsoever. This plan …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 487, June 5, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The overwhelming victory of the 1967 Six-Day War is sometimes used by proponents of an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank as proof that Israel can defend itself from behind …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 482, May 31, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Former PM Ehud Barak’s arguments in favor of withdrawal from Judea and Samaria undercut Israel’s security and are a departure from the Oslo Accords’ security vision. Israel would be wise …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 477, May 26, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel aspires to permanent borders. Yet a nation, a homeland, a state, and permanent borders are not necessarily congruent, and this complexity is not unique to Israel. Israel should rethink …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 464, May 11, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: It is difficult for Westerners to understand how intertwined religious and political imperatives are for people who subscribe to the Islamic faith. They feel compelled to fulfill their religious duties …
BESA Center Perspectives No. 428, March 19, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A reconsideration of the events of the years preceding the 1967 war — or what the General Staff calls “the campaign between the wars” — offers lessons for today. The …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 420
This is an English translation of a Hebrew Perspective that was published on February 20, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Balfour Declaration, which will reach its centenary in November 2017, continues to be relevant for …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 419, March 7, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The potential for public panic over the tunnel threat is greater than we think. We have trouble recognizing that there are threats for which we have no ideal solution. …
