BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,927, February 10, 2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The decree signed on January 15 by Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas announcing elections to the Palestinian Legislative Council on May 22 and to the PA presidency on July …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,804, November 8, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The series of blows the US administration has dealt to the Palestinian Authority over the past year, from the announcement of the “Deal of the Century” to the normalization …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,574, May 20, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The drama series Um Haroun (Aaron’s Mother), which tells the story of a Jewish family in Kuwait during the 1940s, suggests that Middle Eastern Jewry could serve as a …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,496, March 22, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Sheikh Raed Salah was recently sentenced to 28 months in prison for encouraging and supporting terror attacks by his followers, including the attack at the Temple Mount on July …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,241, July 31, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The “Deal of the Century” and the Bahrain conference show that Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States, like other Islamic countries, have no real reason to oppose either normal …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,123, March 26, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In stark contrast to the extraordinary vision and courage displayed by PM Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in signing the peace treaty 40 years ago, the Palestinian …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,048, December 27, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Hamas’s 31st anniversary was marked with a string of terror attacks and an official statement by the organization’s leader, Ismail Haniyeh, rejecting any recognition of the legitimacy of …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 915, August 8, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In April 1938, the British parliament was asked to approve a Jewish Citizenship Bill that would enable Jews worldwide to become nationals of Mandatory Palestine, where the Jewish national …
