Proportionality: Doing what it takes
The IDF’s surgical aerial strikes have hurt Hamas but to this point have not deterred them from continuously targeting Israeli civilians. First published by The Jerusalem Post
Give Deradicalization a Chance
It is in the best interest for anyone interested in peace that released prisoners be productive citizens rather than destructive combatants. First published in The Jerusalem Post. By Dr. Boaz Ganor and Ophir Falk
The American Vote
The presidential candidate more likely to prevent a nuclear Iran should get the American vote. There are a number of other important issues in the upcoming elections, but preventing a nuclear Iran stands above and beyond all else. Everything else pales in comparison. First published
Was Churchill a war criminal?
ICT’s Adv. Ophir Falk reviews misperceptions and flawed findings of Goldstone Report on the 2008 Gaza War.
The Oslo Process – Fate or Folly?
In her celebrated book “The March of Folly”, the noted American historian Barbara Tuchman provided a fascinating account of historical cases that were a paragon of political foolhardiness and reckless policy. Tuchman defined “Folly” as a policy consisting of a triad of factors: 1. It
Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear terrorism: Assessing the Threat
Within the gamut of terrorism’s longtime familiar perils, the events of 11 September 2001 constituted a shift in the paradigm of the character of terrorist attacks: it is currently no longer a speculation whether terrorists are consciously willing to kill thousands of innocent people in
We must reshuffle the deck
With the recent unraveling of events in Gaza, Israel and the international community have an opportunity to reshuffle the deck in this terror-riddled region. This opportunity must not be wavered.