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Israel at 60: Its Historical and Legal Rights Still Challenged?
 The year 2008 marks sixty years since the establishment of the State of Israel. Yet, today, notwithstanding a 1922 League of Nations Mandate affirming the Jewish people's right to reconstitute itself in its ancient homeland, Israel's fifty-nine year membership in the United Nations and its extraordinary achievements, the very legitimacy of a Jewish state remains an issue of public debate. This conference, held on March 26, 2008, engaged in a critical examination of the debate on Israel's legitimacy, and the rights of a Jewish nation-state and Jewish self-determination among other nation-states of the world and other nations' claims to self-determination.
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Referral of Iranian President Ahmadinejad on the Charge of Incitement to Commit Genocide
- Justus Reid Weiner, Esq., with Amb. Meir Rosenne, Prof. Elie Wiesel, Amb. Dore Gold, Irit Kohn, Adv., Amb. Eytan Bentsur, and MK Dan Naveh
Now is the time to avert bloodshed: Ahmadinejad’s incitement deserves an indictment.
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Winning Counterinsurgency War: The Israeli Experience
- Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror
Contrary to popular belief, conventional armies can indeed defeat terrorist insurgencies. This study details the six basic conditions which, if met, enable an army to fight and win the war against terrorism, among which are control of the ground where the insurgency is being waged, acquiring relevant intelligence for operations against the terrorists themselves, and isolating the insurgency from cross-border reinforcement with manpower or material.
It also examines the factors that can help drive a wedge between the local population and the insurgent forces seeking its support. The principles of war are also analyzed in terms of their applicability to asymmetric warfare to show how they still serve as a vital guide for armies in vanquishing terror.
Finally, the study warns that if the U.S., Israel, or their Western allies incorrectly conclude that they have no real military option against terrorist insurgencies - out of a fear that these conflicts inevitably result in an unwinnable quagmire - then the war on terrorism will be lost even before it is fully waged.
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Post-Holocaust and Anti-Semitism
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Holocaust Trivialization
- Manfred Gerstenfeld
Holocaust trivialization is one among various categories of Holocaust distortion. It is a tool for some ideologically or politically motivated activists to metaphorically compare phenomena they oppose to the industrial-scale destruction of the Jews in World War II by Germans, Austrians, and their allies. Examples include environmental problems, abortion, the slaughter of animals, the use of tobacco, and human rights abuses. Those abusing Holocaust comparisons for their ideological purposes want to exaggerate the evil nature of a phenomenon they condemn. With the Holocaust symbolizing absolute evil for many, they use it as an instrument for their purposes.
| Online Antisemitism 2.0. "Social Antisemitism" on the "Social Web"
- Andre Oboler
Around 2004, changes in technology created Web 2.0. As technology adapted, so did online antisemitism. With the new "social web" came a new "social antisemitism." This Antisemitism 2.0 is the use of online social networking and content collaboration to share demonization, conspiracy theories, Holocaust denial, and classical antisemitic motifs with a view to creating social acceptability for such content. The main threat posed by Web 2.0 to the Jewish people and their supporters is the creation of a culture where antisemitism has social acceptability, particularly among young people, resulting in the lowering of resistance and the establishment of hate networks.
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Prof. Robert Wistrich: "British Anti-Semitism: A Suitable Case for Treatment?" (March 31, 2008)
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Defensible Borders for a Lasting Peace
 When Prime Minster Ariel Sharon first proposed his Gaza Disengagement Plan he did not seek a quid pro quo from the Palestinian side. Instead, he obtained one from the United States in the form of a letter from President George W. Bush, dated April 14, 2004, in which the U.S. assured Israel that with respect to the disputed West Bank, Israel was entitled to defensible borders. How the idea of defensible borders works into the post-Iraq War Middle East is fully examined as well as the territorial, legal, and policy implications of this critical U.S. guarantee.
Major Anti-Semitic Motifs in Arab Cartoons
- Interview with Joël Kotek
 The main recurrent motif in Arab cartoons concerning Israel is "the devilish Jew." This image conveys the idea that Jews behave like Nazis, kill children and love blood. The similarity with themes promulgated by the Nazis is evident. Many Arab cartoons praise suicide bombing or call for murder. The collective image of the Jews thus projected lays the groundwork for a possible genocide.
Halting Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program: Iranian Vulnerabilities and Western Policy Options
- Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser
 Despite Iran's enormous oil and gas reserves, ironically, one of its most glaring areas of vulnerability is in the economic sphere. Iran is a country whose revenues stem almost completely from the export of crude oil. Yet the international sanctions imposed so far do not indicate that there has been any serious mobilization for a real struggle against the Iranian nuclear bomb.
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Linking the Gaza Strip with the West Bank: Implications of a Palestinian Corridor Across Israel
 - Justus Reid Weiner and Diane Morrison
Israel is not required to accede to a territorial link between the West Bank and Gaza which would be in derogation of Israeli sovereignty. No such links were instituted in the cases of Angola, Argentina, Brunei, East Timor, and Oman which have geographically separated areas.
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Map: Examples of Viable, Non-Contiguous States
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The Critical Need for Missile Defense for Israel's National Security
A U.S.-Israel Forum: October 22, 2007
- with Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland, Maj.-Gen. (res.) David Ivry, Dr. James G. Roche, Uzi Rubin, and David Brodet
 In the aftermath of the second Lebanon war there has been a fundamental shift in Israel's strategic environment. With an unprecedented proliferation of missiles and rockets, there is a critical need to raise the priority for comprehensive missile defense. This means that, in addition to passive defense and offensive operations, active defense against the full range of threats, and Defense in Depth: planning for multiple, overlapping systems to ensure the highest possible security with the lowest possible risk. This forum will explore the threats, strategies, defense options and costs for comprehensive missile defense.
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While the hope that Hamas could somehow be lured away from its genocidal agenda seems to be gaining wider currency, not only is the destruction of Israel not a bargaining chip, it is the heart of the matter. Hamas, the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, sees Palestine as but one battle in a worldwide holy war to prevent the fall of a part of the House of Islam to infidels.
Professionally speaking, if Israel wants to prevent any high-trajectory rocket or mortar fire, it must establish good control on the ground. In the West Bank, Israel has control over the external perimeter and can control the entrance of weapons inside the area. Furthermore, if Israeli forces are present on the ground, then they can stop the manufacture of locally-produced rockets and other weapons in time.
Between 2003 and 2005, the Iranians refrained from any nuclear activity under the influence of the impression created by America’s pre-emptive policies in the region, which served as the main instrument that enabled the Europeans to force Iran to postpone uranium conversion and enrichment. But when the Iranians realized in 2005 that there was no actual threat behind their fears of U.S. pre-emption, they decided to start conversion and then enrichment. The Iranians already have prepared enough uranium hexafluoride gas (UF6) for more than ten atomic bombs.
The charge that domestic politics determined our policy on Palestine angered President Truman for the rest of his life. In fact, the President’s policy rested on the realities of the situation in the region, on America’s moral, ethical, and humanitarian values, on the costs and risks inherent in any other course, and on America’s national interests.
