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Asad’s Declarations: Ambiguous Words Clear Meaning
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 2:53 pm | Tel Aviv Notes
The recent series of interviews with Syrian President Bashar Asad in Arab and Western media reveals the extent of changes in the Middle East, in general, and Syria, in particular, in the wake of the confrontation between Israel and Hizbullah in the ... More >>
The Budget Debate After The Lebanon War
Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 10:15 am | Tel Aviv Notes
The current public debate in Israel about the size of increases to the defense budget before its approval by the Knesset is focused on astronomical figures: some 30 billion shekels over the next three years. Acceptance of such demands from the defense establishment ... More >>
The Fading International Resolve To Confront Iran
Friday, 15 September 2006, 9:38 am | Tel Aviv Notes
On August 31, Iran clarified that it had no intention of suspending uranium enrichment activities as demanded by UN Security Council Resolution 1696.Nevertheless, the expiration of this deadline has not opened the door to immediate discussions on sanctions. More >>
Tel Aviv Notes: The Iranian Nuclear Crisis
Friday, 8 September 2006, 12:06 am | Tel Aviv Notes
Iran has ignored the deadline set in the UN Security Council’s ultimatum and continues to reject any suspension of uranium enrichment. Although the Security Council is now required to decide on next steps, the United States is the only Council member ... More >>
How Hizbullah Understands Resolution 1701
Wednesday, 23 August 2006, 11:17 am | Tel Aviv Notes
For Hizbullah and its supporters in Lebanon, UN Security Council Resolution 1701 is, if not a clear victory, then certainly the least of all evils. The main reason is that 1701 keeps the discussion of Hizbullah’s disarmament within the confines ... More >>
Tel Aviv Notes: Iran At The Nuclear Crossroads
Monday, 14 August 2006, 11:25 am | Tel Aviv Notes
On July 31, 2006, the UN Security Council (SC) adopted resolution 1696, which makes it mandatory (under Article 40 of Chapter VII of the UN Charter) for Iran "to take the steps required by the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors… ... More >>
Ephraim Lavie: A Zero-Sum Game For Everyone?
Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 11:28 pm | Tel Aviv Notes
Although Israel’s political leadership has designated the clash with Hizbullah a “war of no choice,” it has still been obliged to define realistic objectives for the prosecution and termination of this war. These objectives must inevitably ... More >>
Arab Reactions To Israel-Hizbullah Confrontation
Wednesday, 2 August 2006, 6:04 pm | Tel Aviv Notes
In addition to the release of the two soldiers abducted by Hizbullah, the declared objectives of Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon include the dismantling of Hizbullah’s militia and the deployment of the Lebanese armed forces up to the common ... More >>
Breaking The Link Between Hizbullah And Hamas
Thursday, 27 July 2006, 3:29 pm | Tel Aviv Notes
Over the past two weeks, Israel has been enmeshed in conflict precipitated by kidnappings in the south and in the north. Those two tactical events have deteriorated into fighting with strategic consequences. More >>
Syria’s Role In The Israel-Hizbullah Confrontation
Monday, 24 July 2006, 11:45 am | Tel Aviv Notes
The confrontation between Israel and Hizbullah that has unfolded since the abduction of two soldiers on July 12 has prompted considerable speculation about future Syrian policy. One school of thought argues that Syria under President Bashar al-Asad will ... More >>
Tel Aviv Notes: Hizbullah (Again) At A Crossroads
Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 11:07 am | Tel Aviv Notes
Hizbullah can be accurately described as at a crossroads ever since the withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces from southern Lebanon in 2000, and even more so since the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon in 2005. More >>
Syria’s Role In Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation
Friday, 14 July 2006, 7:52 am | Tel Aviv Notes
Early in the morning of June 27, Israel Air Force planes broke the sound barrier as they flew over the palace of Syrian President Bashar al-Asad in the Asad family’s hometown of Qardaha. More >>
Shlomo Brom: The Confrontation with Hizbullah
Friday, 14 July 2006, 7:52 am | Tel Aviv Notes
The Hizbullah operation that resulted in the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers and the death of eight others has ignited a major confrontation between that organization and Israel. More >>
Operation “Summer Rains” – Aims, Methods, Outcomes
Thursday, 6 July 2006, 11:22 am | Tel Aviv Notes
Operation “Summer Rains” was launched by Israel on June 28 in response to an attack by Hamas near Kerem Shalom. In that incident, a Hamas squad tunneled under the fence separating Israel from Gaza and attacked an armored unit from the rear, ... More >>
The Proposal For A Palestinian Referendum
Monday, 19 June 2006, 11:15 am | Tel Aviv Notes
On May 11, Palestinian prisoners in Israel published a “National Reconciliation Document.” The document posed a serious challenge to the Hamas-led government and its endorsement by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas sharpened the question hovering ... More >>
Emily B. Landau: US Engagement With Iran
Friday, 9 June 2006, 11:00 am | Tel Aviv Notes
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced last week that the US is now willing to engage in dialogue with Iran on the nuclear issue within the framework of multilateral talks with the EU-3, on condition that Iran suspends its uranium enrichment activities. ... More >>
Ehud Olmert’s Visit To D.C.: Realignment Delayed
Monday, 29 May 2006, 10:26 am | Tel Aviv Notes
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rushed off to Washington before his government was even three weeks old. His visit apparently had four main aims: to hold the launch ceremony in the White House which is necessary to entrench the status of any new Israeli Prime ... More >>
Is There A Diplomatic Solution To Iran Issue?
Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 1:01 pm | Tel Aviv Notes
Last week, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected Europe’s most recent offer to halt uranium enrichment in exchange for various incentives, this time including a light-water reactor. “Your incentives,” he said, “are definitely not more valuable ... More >>
Coalition-Building In Iraq: Mission Impossible?
Monday, 15 May 2006, 12:15 am | Tel Aviv Notes
More than four months after it was elected on 15 December 2005, the Iraqi Council of Representatives (Parliament) was finally able to nominate a new prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, along with a State President, Jalal al-Talabani (the incumbent), ... More >>
