...Jamal Wakim This article argues that Syria considers Israel as an existential threat and that peace or coexistence between the two sides is impossible in the long run, due to the fact that Syria’s perception of its own history and identity, as an entity that consists of a majority belonging to one...

... Yasser Arafat Ahmed Yassin Al-Qassam Brigades Israel Gaza The Hamas Movement and its political and democratic practice, 1992 2016 Aqel Mohammed Ahmed Salah Palestinian researcher specializing in ideological movements ABSTRACT The concept of a political opportunity structure contributes...

...Heba Gamal El Din This paper examines the emergence and role of research think tanks in Israel, particularly with regard to their influence on policy-making. The establishment of the first think tanks coincided with the founding of the state, with their numbers increasing since the 1990s...

...Milad Alodet Allah This article examines the indirect negotiations that took place between Syria and Israel in 2008. The five rounds of talks were hosted under the auspices of Turkey, acting as a mediator between the two countries which had not held talks for eight years. The discussions focused...

...Jamil Hilal The 1967 occupied Palestinian territories have undergone three major types of development since the Oslo agreement between the Palestinian Liberation Organization and Israel was signed in 1993 and the Palestinian Authority was established in 1994. These developments have brought far...

... in Israel and the resurgent use of the term ‘Arab Jew’ used by Jewish academics and activists in Israel. It also considers the issues of discrimination and socioeconomic injustice against the Arab Jewish community since the early history of Israel. Finally, it discusses the potential for joint action...

... Hamas Palestinians' reconciliation Israel Palestinian–Israeli conflict The Palestinians lessons from the Arab Spring As ad Ghanem* University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel This paper examines the implications of the Arab Spring for the Palestinians. The aim is to point out the basic lessons...

...Hussein Abu el Naml This paper examines the question of the respective percentage of Arab, Jewish, and ‘other’ populations in historic Palestine and Israel using Israeli statistics as correlated to historical events. Analysis of actual percentages demonstrates that birth rates of both Arabs...

...Valerie Zink Since its inception in 1948, Israel has sought to transform the physical and demographic landscape of Jerusalem to correspond with the Zionist vision of a united and fundamentally Jewish Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty. While much of this has been accomplished through the violent...

...Gabi El-Khoury © 2008 The Centre for Arab Unity Studies 2008 Military capabilities military expenditures Arab countries Iran Turkey Israel STATISTICAL FILE Military capabilities of Arab countries: quantitative assessments of conventional weapons Gabi El-Khoury Centre for Arab Unity...

... of conflict. © 2008 The Centre for Arab Unity Studies 2008 cyber war cyber warfare Hezbollah cyber capabilities Hezbollah websites Israel summer conflict The undeclared cyberspace war between Hezbollah and Israel* Hasan M. Al-Rizzo Bureau of Scientific Consultancy, Al-Hadba a University...

...Iman A. Hamdy Since 1948, Israel has adopted a policy of co-option of the Druze minority among its population. However, despite their partial co-option, the Druze are subjected to the same political, social, and economic discrimination as the rest of the Palestinians. While some Druze elements have...

..., Centre for Arab Unity Studies, Beit Al Nahda Bldg, Basra Street, PO Box 113–6001, Hamra, Beirut 2034 2407, Lebanon; Email: [email protected] © 2008 The Centre for Arab Unity Studies 2008 Lebanon Israel consequences of 2006 war Hezbollah state-building reconstruction The Israeli...

... 2008 Lebanon Israel international repercussions of 2006 war United States Resolution 1701 The Israeli-Lebanese war of 2006: the international repercussions Hassan Nafaa* Department of Political Science, University of Cairo, Egypt This article deals with the international repercussions...

...Khair El-Din Haseeb This opening article is an overview of the various issues addressed in a symposium held in early September 2006 in the aftermath of the war that took place between Israel and Lebanon in the summer of that year. It analyses the reasons behind the war and its repercussions...

... of the Arab Israeli conflict. Keywords: Israel; Lebanon; war of 2006; the Arab dimension; Hezbollah; future of Arab-Israeli conflict Introduction The Israeli aggression on Lebanon, in July-August 2006, and Hezbollah s resistance to it represent a turning point in the saga of the Arab Israeli conflict...

... of the parties to the war on Lebanon. David's king, Saul, who had failed so far to defeat Goliath, envied David his success and saw him as a threat. He harboured malicious intent towards him and resolved to pursue him until he was able to kill him (1 Samuel 17). David, Goliath and Saul: repercussions on Israel...

...Paul Salem This article is an examination and analysis of the forces and trends that were unleashed by the 2006 summer war between Israel and Hezbollah. It studies the effects on Lebanese politics and stability as well as on the fortunes of Hezbollah itself. It also examines the effects of the war...