BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,400, August 4, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Following the October 7 war and the documentation of the atrocities committed by Hamas against Israeli civilians, the limited political legitimacy the organization had retained within the Palestinian political …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,365, January 28, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: After fighting for two blood-soaked years and paying a heavy price during the Swords of Iron War (the War of Revival), Israel has succeeded in achieving major military and …
Perspectives Paper No. 2,317, November 6, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Yahya Sinwar was the individual most closely associated with Hamas and with the war initiated by that organization on October 7, 2023. On that date, Hamas terrorists swarmed across the Israeli …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,288, June 25, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Hamas invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023 was quickly characterized by Hamas as fulfillment of a prophecy about the destruction of Israel. Hamas cast the invasion as …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,284, June 20, 2024
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The UN decision on May 10, 2024 to upgrade the status of the Palestinian state is not surprising. It is a direct continuation of previous UN decisions, most notably …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,230, November 12, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Infiltrations of armed militants for the purpose of killing and looting are nothing new in the troubled history of the Gaza Strip. The attack by Hamas on October 7, …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,221, October 17, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Islamic State of Hamas does not represent the Palestinian national movement but is in fact a fundamentalist terrorist organization and a branch of the ISIS organization in the …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,198, May 23, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In the past year, we have seen a crumbling of the Palestinian Authority’s level of control over the West Bank. The PA is seen by many Palestinians as a …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,185, March 5, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Islamic Jihad’s efforts to degrade Israel’s security are driven by Iranian interests. Israeli decision-makers must understand the nature of the struggle with this organization and continue to take steps …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,155, September 19, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Palestinian cheers over the “Afghan mujahedeen victory over the American Crusaders” create the impression that in their view, the Taliban are a worthy model to follow to eliminate …
