BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 409, February 9, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The most important question arising from the events in Amona is not who won and who lost, but where we are heading. The State of Israel is approaching the …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 406
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The modern approach to many issues dictates that we try to control events around us, but war is chaotic by nature and does not yield to predetermined processes. The prudence with which …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 401
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: With the start of a new era in the White House, Israel must let go of the two-state solution as defined by the Clinton Parameters. It is time for a reassessment of …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 393
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: When we ask young men and women to give everything they have and more for the sake of their country and their people, we cannot at the same time see them as …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 368
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Contrary to the accepted wisdom regarding the effectiveness of barriers, there is no substitute for troops on the ground and for civilian settlements that anchor a dominant presence. Israel needs a flexible, …
BESA Centers Perspectives Paper No. 316
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Conflicts and clashes are not unique to Jerusalem. In Paris, too, there are neighborhoods one would do well to avoid, but no-one is claiming that Paris needs to be divided as a …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 310, October 11, 2015
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Those who view Israel as a stepping stone for redemption and as the Jewish national spiritual homeland will act differently in responding to Palestinian violence than those who view …
