BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,134, April 7, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Seventy years ago, while the Arab-Israeli Lausanne peace talks were deadlocked, a pioneering and creative diplomatic initiative was aired to deal with the fate of Gaza and its Palestinian …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,102, March 4, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: If policy-making is to be honest and clean, intelligence must not be misused for political purposes. Intelligence input should be professional, independent, and courageous. Several cases in the US …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,073, January 25, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The diplomatic history of Israel as related by Dr. Walter Eytan, the first director general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the founding father of the Israeli diplomatic service, …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,040, December 19, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Hamas has repeatedly threatened to disrupt commercial flights to Israel, a threat intended to deter Israel whenever a violent round of hostilities erupts. This threat hearkens back to the …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,035, December 13, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel’s decisions a) to contain Hamas’s continuous provocations rather than use them as a casus belli and b) to refrain from an immediate military response to the discovery of …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 986, October 24, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Europe’s attitude towards Iran, particularly with respect to the 2015 nuclear deal (the JCPOA) and related ballistic issues, is hard to understand. A collective desire to defy the US, …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 970, October 9, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: A UNHRC report has found Myanmar’s authorities responsible for “the gravest crimes under international law” against the Rohingya Muslim minority – crimes that led to a massive exodus to …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 958, September 24, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Most of the articles and statements following the passing of veteran Israeli journalist and far-left political activist Uri Avnery were of a glorifying nature, praising his persistent support for …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 925, August 17, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The public debate attending the Nation State Law is a clear indicator of Israel’s vibrant democracy and an illustration of the freedom of expression that characterizes the Israeli state …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 914, August 7, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: An Israeli voice in Arabic was entirely missing during the recent confrontations along the Gaza Strip-Israel border. The media spectrum visible to Palestinians is controlled by Aljazeera as well …
