- Prof. Hillel Frisch
- Paper No. 113
Mahmoud Abbas cannot yet afford to lose the Israeli army presence in the West Bank as the threat of a Hamas takeover there still looms. Thus the peace talks are a pretense.
Perspectives Papers
Perspectives Papers provide analysis from BESA Center research associates and other outside experts on the most important issues pertaining to Israel and the Middle East.
- Dr. Max Singer
- Paper No. 112
No president has the power to create a “tectonic shift" in US policy by himself. Israel must balance its acceptance of Obama’s policies with the reinforcement of parts of the American policy-making system that have not been converted to the President’s view.
- Prof. Efraim Inbar
- Paper No. 111
The international pressure that led to Israel’s easing of the Gaza blockade indicates a gross misunderstanding of Israel's right to self-defense as well as a grave misperception as to Israel's responsibilities as a non-occupying power.
- Dr. Alexander Murinson
- Paper No. 110
Israeli-Azerbaijani trade, security and diplomatic ties have raised Iran’s ire and exposed Azerbaijan and the Israeli assets there to terrorist threats.
- Dr. Tsilla Hershco
- Paper No. 109
French government reaction to the flotilla affair has been tough and is
perceived by the Israeli mainstream as typical of the unjustified global
diplomatic lynch Israel has been subjected to over this affair.
- Prof. Efraim Inbar
- Paper No. 108
The flotilla affair is just another reflection of the change in Turkish foreign policy, which has acquired a greater Islamic coloration, bringing about a distancing from the West. Only a change of government in Ankara can bring Turkey back into the Western fold
and restore the partnership between Ankara and Jerusalem.
- Prof. Shmuel Sandler
- Paper No. 107
A protective or defensive diplomatic strategy is the right strategy in light of Israel’s bitter experiences with Middle East peace processes. Israeli "initiatives" of the past 20 years have produced such dismal results that any purported Israeli diplomatic initiative holds more pitfalls than promise.
- Yoaz Hendel
- Paper No. 106
Maritime piracy has been developing in the Gulf of Aden and the Somali littoral, a major transport route between Asia and Europe, and is part of a global piracy problem.
- Dr. Max Singer
- Paper No. 105
The international movement to delegitimize Israel provides Palestinians the hope of eventually destroying Israel, and the Palestinian leadership's denial of the existence of a Jewish People with an ancient connection to the land of Israel contradicts the basis of an honorable peace with Israel.
- Prof. Charles (Chuck) D. Freilich
- Paper No. 104
There is a clear rationale for employing nuclear terrorism and countering it requires calibrated policies of prevention and possibly
US-Israeli cooperation.