The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (July 18-24, 2012)

This past week terrorist events focused on the Hezbollah bombing of a bus full of Israeli tourists in Burgas, Bulgaria. This past week there was also a terrorist attack along the Israeli-Egyptian border. Shots were fired at a bus carrying IDF soldiers in the region of Ein Netafim. There were no casualties.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (July 11-17, 2012)

This past week sporadic rocket fire into the western Negev from the Gaza Strip continued. In addition, a terrorist operative opened fire on an IDF force near the security fence in the northern Gaza Strip. In Judea and Samaria attempts were made to abduct Israelis as hostages. Information was recently released. Mahmoud Abbas continues on
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Hamas and UN agencies (UNDP and UNESCO) participated in two inaugurations in the Gaza Strip

Hamas and UN agencies (UNDP and UNESCO) participated in two inaugurations in the Gaza Strip: a school named for senior terrorist operative Adnan al-Ghoul (involved in deadly terrorist attacks in Israel) and a space sciences chair at the Islamic University in Gaza City, a Hamas stronghold.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (July 4-10, 2012)

Rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory continues. In addition, heavy machine guns were fired from the Gaza Strip at the commercial center at the Yad Mordechai junction A report dealing with the economic situation in the Gaza Strip for the first two quarters of 2012, indicated an increase in exports and a
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The Road to the First Lebanon War by Dr. Reuven Erlich (Col. Ret.)*

The aim of this paper is to examine the processes that led to the First Lebanon War, the role played by Lebanese domestic and foreign actors in the road to war, and the unique nature of the war. At the end of the paper I will attempt to provide a brief commentary on the aims,
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (June 27-July 3, 2012)

At the end of the latest round of escalation, rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory returned to its “routine” level. The Gaza Strip continues to express high hopes after the election of Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi to the post of president of Egypt.
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