Assembled by Ken Stein, Emory University and Center for Israel Education

Kenstein@israeled.org or kstein@emory.edu

Sadik J. Al Azm, “Syria in Revolt: Understanding the Unthinkable War.” Tel Aviv Notes. November 26, 2014. http://dayan.org/tel-aviv-notes-volume-8-no-21-november-26-2014

Yaacov Amidror, “Between a Hollow Success and a Legacy of Failure.” Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. December 1, 2014. http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/hollow-success-legacy-failure/

Kristine Anderson, “After the Elections: Tunisia’s Political Future.” The Brookings Institution. November 26, 2014. http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/iran-at-saban/posts/2014/11/24-tunisia-after-the-elections-anderson

Muriel Asseburg, “The EU in the Middle East and North Africa. Helpless Bystander Rather Than Effective Democracy Promoter or Stabilizing Force.” German Institute for International and Security Affairs, November 2014. http://www.swp-berlin.org/fileadmin/contents/products/comments/2014C50_ass.pdf

Yehuda Blanga, “Should Washington Withhold Aid to Egypt?: Responding to Cairo’s New Leadership.” Middle East Forum. 2014. http://www.meforum.org/4805/should-washington-withhold-aid-to-egypt

Daniel Byman, and Bilal Y. Saab, ” Hezbollah in a Time of Transition.” The Brookings Institution. November 2014. http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2014/11/hezbollah-in-time-of-transition-byman-saab

Gregg Carlstrom, “The Age of the Lone Wolf Intifada: There’s a Palestinian Uprising Going On, but It Won’t Be like Any We’ve Ever Had.” POLITICO Magazine. November 20, 2014. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/11/the-age-of-the-lone-wolf-intifada-113067.html?ml=lb_25#.VHzH5lXF-9M

Ben Caspit, “Israeli Security Officials View Abbas as Key to Stability.” Al-Monitor. November 13, 2014. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/11/idf-abbas-security-cooperation-third-intifada-terrorism.html

Patrick Clawson, and Mehdi Khalaji, “What Difference Would an Iran Deal Make?” Washington Institute for Near East – Policy Watch. November 25, 2014. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/what-difference-would-an-iran-deal-make

Patrick Clawson, “Potential Economic Impact of an Iran Deal.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy. November 2014. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/potential-economic-impact-of-an-iran-deal

Ben Cohen, “How Anti-Semitism Became a Social Movement.” Mosaic Magazine. October 20, 2014. http://mosaicmagazine.com/response/2014/10/how-anti-semitism-became-a-european-social-movement/

Udi Dekel, “Terrorism in the Jerusalem Synagogue: From National Struggle to Religious War?” INSS. November 25, 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=8133

Oded Eran, “The United States Congressional Elections: The Significance for Israel.” INSS. November 9, 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=8022

Yoram Ettinger, “Israel’s Defiant Economy.” Algemeiner. November 28, 2014. http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/11/28/israels-defiant-economy/

Sarah Feuer, “Tunisians Elect a President.” Washington Institute for Near East – Policy Watch. November 21, 2014. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/tunisians-elect-a-president

Gavriel Fiske, “Can Musical Harmony Rise above the Wreckage of Israel-Turkey Ties?” The Times of Israel. November 30, 2014. http://www.timesofisrael.com/can-musical-harmony-rise-above-the-wreckage-of-israel-turkey-ties/

Renee Ghert-Zand, “Orthodox Jews Convene to Stop Domestic and Sexual Abuse.” The Times of Israel. December 02, 2014. http://www.timesofisrael.com/orthodox-jews-convene-to-stop-to-domestic-and-sexual-abuse/

Caroline Glick, “Column One: Responding to the Slaughter.” Jerusalem Post. November 20, 2014. http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Column-One-Responding-to-the-slaughter-382423

Daniel Gordis, “Can a ‘Jewish State’ Be a Democracy?” BloombergView. November 26, 2014. http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-11-26/can-a-jewish-state-be-a-democracy?utm_source=When+Ambiguity+is+Best%3A+What%27s+Wrong+with+the+%22Jewish+State%22+Law++%28Bloomberg%29&utm_campaign=What%27s+Wrong+with+the+Jewish+State+Law&utm_medium=email

Haviv Gur, “An Idiot’s Guide to the Nation-state Controversy.” The Times of Israel. December 1, 2014. http://www.timesofisrael.com/the-idiots-guide-to-the-nation-state-controversy/

Yoel Guzansky, and Sami Kronenfeld, “Yemen on the Verge of the Abyss.” INSS. November 6, 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=8021

Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi, “Http://jcpa.org/pdf/Hamas-Embraces-the-Path-of-the-Islamic-State-ISIS-Jonathan-Halevi-Vol14No38.pdf.” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. November 30, 2014. http://jcpa.org/pdf/Hamas-Embraces-the-Path-of-the-Islamic-State-ISIS-Jonathan-Halevi-Vol14No38.pdf

Israel Democracy Institute. “The Eli Hurvitz Conference on Economy and Society The Eli Hurvitz Conference on Econo.” Israel Democracy Institute. November 3-4, 2014. http://en.idi.org.il/media/3758676/EHC-2014-Abstracts-ENG.pdf

Hillal Khashan, “Arab Uprisings May Doom Middle East Christians​.” Middle East Forum. Fall 2014. http://www.meforum.org/4801/arab-uprisings-may-doom-middle-east-christians

International Monetary Fund, “West Bank and Gaza, Interim Report.” International Monetary Fund. September 12, 2014. http://www.imf.org/external/country/WBG/RR/2014/091214.pdf

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, “The Islamic State and Jabhat Al-Nusra: A Looming Grand Jihadi Alliance?” Gloria Center. November 14, 2014. http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/islamic-state-jabhat-al-nusra-looming-grand-jihadi-alliance/

Brian M. Jenkins, “When Jihadis Come Marching Home: The Terrorist Threat Posed by Westerners Returning from Syria and Iraq.” Rand Corporation. 2014. http://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE130.html

Nikolay Kozhanov, “Russia, Iran, and the Nuclear Negotiations in Vienna.” Carnegie Moscow Center. November 27, 2014. http://carnegie.ru/eurasiaoutlook/?fa=57331

Anat Kurz, and Shlomo Brom. “The Lessons of Operation Protective Edge.” The Lessons of Operation Protective Edge. July 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=8151

Ammon Lord, “Civilizations Die by Suicide, Not Murder – Mida.” RSS. November 25, 2014. http://mida.org.il/2014/11/25/civilizations-die-suicide-murder/

Zvi Magen, “Between Crises: If and When Russia Fights ISIS.” INSS. November 11, 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=8045

Michael Makovsky, and William Kristol, “No Deal.” Weekly Standard. December 08, 2014. http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/no-deal_820202.html?nopager=1

Clifford D. May, “Slaughter in the Synagogue.” Foundation for Defense of Democracies. November 26, 2014. http://defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/may-clifford-d-slaughter-in-the-synagogue/

Kobi Michael, “Demilitarization of the Gaza Strip: Realistic Goal or Pipe Dream?” INSS – “The Lessons of Operation Protective Edge” November 25, 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/uploadImages/systemFiles/ZukEtanENG_final.pdf

Karl P. Mueller, “NATO’s Campaign in Libya Offers Salient Lessons for the Air War Against ISIL.” NATO’s Campaign in Libya Offers Salient Lessons for the Air War Against ISIL. November 25, 2014. http://www.rand.org/blog/2014/11/natos-campaign-in-libya-offers-salient-lessons-for.html

Bruce Riedel, “Reversing the Revolution: Mubarak’s Court Case Vindicates the Saudi Strategy on Egypt.” The Brookings Institution. November 30, 2014. http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/iran-at-saban/posts/2014/11/30-saudi-arabia-reaction-egypt-mubarak-verdict

Larry Rohter, “From Mali to Israel, a Musical Bridge.” The New York Times. November 17, 2014. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/18/arts/music/from-mali-to-israel-a-musical-bridge.html?_r=0

Claudia Rosett, “Iran Nuclear Talks and North Korean Flashbacks.” Foundation for Defense of Democracies. November 7, 2014. http://defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/claudia-rosett-iran-nuclear-talks-and-north-korean-flashbacks/

Karim Sadjadpour, “The Risk of Premature Sanctions.” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. November 20, 2014. http://carnegieendowment.org/2014/11/20/risk-of-premature-sanctions/hv0q

Hriday Ch. Sarma, “Political Engagement and Defense Diplomacy Between India and Israel Post-9/11 and Beyond.” GLORIA Center. September 28, 2014. http://www.gloria-center.org/2014/09/political-engagement-and-defense-diplomacy-between-india-and-israel-post-911-and-beyond/

Jonathan Schanzer, and Merve Tahiroglu. “Bordering on Terrorism: Turkey’s Syria Policy and the Rise of the Islamic State.” Foundation for Defense of Democracies. November 2014. http://defenddemocracy.org/content/uploads/publications/bordering-on-terrorism.pdf

Charles Schmitz, “The Houthis’ Rise and Obama’s Legacy in Yemen.” Middle East Institute. November 04, 2014. http://www.mei.edu/content/article/houthis%E2%80%99-rise-and-obama%E2%80%99s-legacy-yemen

Yoram Schweitzer, “Baghdadi’s Gamble.” INSS. December 1, 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=8224

Jonathan Spyer, “Iran-Backed Shia Rebels Push Forward in Yemen.” Middle East Forum. November 05, 2014. http://www.meforum.org/4881/iran-backed-shia-rebels-push-forward-in-yemen

Jonathan Spyer, “The Shia-Sunni War Reaches Lebanon.” Middle East Forum. October 17, 2014. http://www.meforum.org/4858/the-shia-sunni-war-reaches-lebanon

The Tower Staff. “Hezbollah Changes Battle Tactics to Fight Syrian Rebels – The Tower.” The Tower. November 26, 2014. http://www.thetower.org/1311-hezbollah-changes-battle-tactics-to-fight-syrian-rebels/

Joyce Van De Bildt, “Egypt’s ‘Trial Of Two Regimes:’ Transitional Justice Or Politics As Usual?” Dayan Center. (November 10, 2014). http://www.dayan.org/egypts-trial-two-regimes-transitional-justice-or-politics-usual

Marvin Weinbaum, “Obama’s Legacy in Afghanistan.” Middle East Institute. November 05, 2014. http://www.mei.edu/content/article/obamas-legacy-afghanistan

Tamara Wittes, Natan B. Sachs, and Khaled Elgindy, “Violence in Jerusalem and the Future of the Two-State Solution.” The Brookings Institution. November 18, 2014. http://www.brookings.edu/events/2014/11/18-violence-in-jerusalem-two-state-solution

Prof. Ephraim Yaar, and Prof. Tamar Hermann. “Peace Index October 2014.” Israel Democracy Institute. October 2014. http://en.idi.org.il/media/3774380/Peace_Index_October_2014-Eng.pdf

Amos Yadlin, “Kicking the Can Down the Road: Another Extension of the P5+1 Talks.” INSS. November 26, 2014. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=8155

Richard Youngs, “Making a Palestinian State a Reality.” Carnegie Europe. November 27, 2014. http://carnegieeurope.eu/2014/11/27/eu-recognition-of-palestinian-statehood-can-only-offer-partial-solution-to-israel-palestine-conflict/hvk2

Ronen Zeidel, “Iraq’s New Government.” Dayan Center. (October 26, 2014). http://dayan.org/sites/default/files/Ronen_Zeidel_Iraq_New_Government_26102014.pdf