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By Amos Harel, Haaretz
The introduction to a forthcoming Institute for National Security Studies publication predicts that it will be difficult to renew direct negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis in the near future. The collection of articles, entitled "Strategic Assessment for Israel 2010," was sent to the printer at the end of July. Since then, U.S. President Barack Obama has shown that it is possible to disprove bleak forecasts about the Middle East. |
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By Isabel Kershner, The New York Times
“We should have a Plan B,” said Oded Eran, director of the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University, who led Israel’s negotiating team with the Palestinians from 1999 to 2000. “If you do not accept the status quo — which I do not — and you cannot obtain an agreement on all the core issues,” Mr. Eran said, “then the alternative is to go for a partial solution while keeping the ultimate political objectives of both sides in mind.” |
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By Aaron Hecht and David Parsons, The Jerusalem Post
“I definitely do not share the fear that Iran would actually use nuclear arms,” says Dr. Emily Landau of the Tel Aviv university’s Institute for National Security Studies. “I think Israel has a strong nuclear deterrent, and Iran knows it. I don’t think it’s in their interests to challenge Israel in that way. There are always those who say we can never know, and that’s true. But I would say the chance of that is quite low. But still, Iran’s becoming a nuclear state is a very dangerous development for the region,” she said. |
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By Oded Eran In Haaretz
Before direct negotiations between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas get underway, the key players need to be asked a few questions. Netanyahu should be asked how it came to pass that a careful, conservative leader such as himself pushed for direct negotiations in which he will be forced to outline clear positions on topics like Jerusalem and borders. |
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By Shlomo Brom in Haaretz
What bothers me about Chief of Staff-designate Yoav Galant's background is that he may not be political enough. First, he never held a senior General Staff post that required him to interact with the political system. And second, both before the war in the Gaza Strip and during it, he played precisely the role of the blockhead officer who thinks the main thing is to "give it" to Hamas, without appreciating the strategic and political realities in which the war was being conducted. |
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By Dudi Cohen, Ynet
Dr. Ephraim Asculai, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies, explained to Ynet that even if the Iranians wanted to use that waste to develop a weapon, it won't be simple to deceive the Russians. "Fuel is not something you put in and remove easily. One-third of it will come out a year later and this is done under full supervision," he said. "It's a complicated operation which takes several dozen days, and the inspectors and the Russians will naturally be there." |
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By Yiftah Shapir in The Defence Professionals; Reprint in full of INSS Insight No. 200, Aug. 2010.
On August 13, several reports appeared in the US media on plans by the Obama administration to sell arms to Saudi Arabia valued at $60 billion over a period of ten years. The reported deal is supposed to include 84 F-15S jets, approximately 60 AH-64D Apache Longbow assault helicopters, and about 70 UH-60 Black Hawk utility tactical transport helicopters. The deal will also include simulators, upgrades for existing fighter jets, and training and maintenance packages. |
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By Luis Ramirez, Voice of America
The director of the Institute of National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, Oded Eran, used to head Israel's negotiations team in previous talks with the Palestinians. He said the rift remains wide on key issues, such as the status of Jerusalem, refugees, and the borders of a future Palestinian state. "The problem right now is to get to an agreement on the terms of reference, and their inability to reach an agreement reflects the deep gap in the positions," said Eran. |
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By Ephraim Asculai in The Jerusalem Post; Reprint in full of INSS Insight No. 198, Aug. 2010.
In view of the possibility of renewed talks between Iran and the “Vienna Group” (the US, France, Russia, and the IAEA), one cannot but wonder whether this will be “the real thing” or another Iranian time-buying ploy. Although at first Iran delayed the opening of talks, it later recommended to the Vienna Group not to delay the talks. |
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By Yehuda Ben Meir in Haaretz
The public debate has focused lately on one of the most important and vital questions in any democratic country: Where does the border run between freedom of expression and the right to expose and criticize the institutions of government, including those most precious like the IDF and Shin Bet security service, and the elementary civic duty to be unquestioningly loyal to the state and its institutions. |
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