Contemporary Readings

#37 Contemporary Readings, March 2016

April 4, 2016

Assembled by Ken Stein and Eli Sperling
Emory University and Center for Israel Education
kenstein@israeled.org or kstein@emory.edu

Asi Aivas, “Annual Arts Fest Heats Up Jerusalem,” Israel21c, March 16, 2016. http://www.israel21c.org/annual-winter-arts-fest-heats-up-jerusalem/

Yehezkel Armon, “Israel Economy is Entering a New Stage,” Jerusalem Post, March 8, 2016. http://www.jpost.com/Blogs/View-from-Jerusalem/Israel-Economy-is-Entering-a-New-Stage-447237

Mr. Tony Badran, Dr. Daniel L. Byman, and Dr. Matthew Levitt, Subcommittee Hearing: Hezbollah’s Growing Threat Against U.S. National Security Interests in the Middle East, House of Representatives Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, March 22, 2016. https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/subcommittee-hearing-hezbollahs-growing-threat-against-us-national-security-interests-middle

Abdel Bari Atwan, “The Islamic State: Roots, Savagery, and Future,” Railyoum,com March 15, 2016. http://www.raialyoum.com/?p=406791

Amiram Barkat, “Treasury lowers Israel’s 2016 growth forecast,” Globes, March 30, 2016. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-treasury-lowers-israels-2016-growth-forecast-1001113819

Alon Ben David, “Six Months of Terrorist Attacks by Lone Individuals: To Be Continued,” INSS, March 20, 2016. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=11622

Ilan Berman, “Russia’s Risky Syria Strategy,” The Journal of International Security Affairs, Winter 2016. http://www.securityaffairs.org/issues/number-30/russias-risky-syria-strategy#sthash.ycmLv4GF.dpuf

Daniel L. Byman, “Shifting U.S. Interests in the Middle East,” Brookings, March 2, 2016. http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/markaz/posts/2016/03/02-shifting-us-interests-middle-east-byman

Monti Chorev, “Deterrence Campaigns: Lessons From IDF Operations in Gaza,” Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, March 20, 2016. http://besacenter.org/mideast-security-and-policy-studies/deterrence-campaigns-lessons-idf-operations-gaza/

Maia Efrem, “Israel and New Zealand Sign Film Cooperation Deal,” Forward Magazine, March 3, 2016. http://forward.com/the-assimilator/334966/israel-and-new-zealand-sign-film-cooperation-deal/

Omer Einav, “Beyond the Threats: Nasrallah’s Recent Statements,” INSS, March 28, 2016. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=11663

Khaled Elgindy, “A View from the West Bank: Three Key Takeaways,” Brookings, March 21, 2016. http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/markaz/posts/2016/03/21-west-bank-trip-report-elgindy

Alberto M. Fernandez, “Countering the Islamic State’s Message,” The Journal of International Security Affairs, Winter 2016. http://www.securityaffairs.org/issues/number-30/countering-islamic-states-message

Hillel Frisch, “Israel’s Five Policy Options Regarding Judea and Samaria,” Besa Center, March 29, 2016. http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/israels-five-policy-options-regarding-judea-samaria/

Ben Gladstone, “Brown University: Where Anti-Zionism and Anti-Semitism Do and Don’t Meet,” The Tower, March 25, 2016. http://www.thetower.org/3141-brown-university-where-anti-zionism-and-anti-semitism-do-and-dont-meet/

Edmund Ingham, “Israel Cyber-Tech Startup Minerva Labs Say Prevention Without Detection Is Possible,” Forbes, March 12, 2016. http://www.forbes.com/sites/edmundingham/2016/03/12/israel-cyber-tech-startup-minerva-labs-prevention-without-detection-is-possible/#634af6366774

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Innovation Program for Start-Ups in the Arab Sector,” Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 7, 2016. http://mfa.gov.il/mfa/innovativeisrael/economy/pages/innovation-program-for-start-ups-in-the-arab-sector-7-mar-2016.aspx

Emanuel Karagiannis, “Shifting Eastern Mediterranean Alliances,” Middle East Forum, Spring 2016. http://www.meforum.org/5877/shifting-eastern-mediterranean-alliances 

Yossi Kupferwasser, “Dying for Allah,” Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, March 23, 2016. http://jcpa.org/dying-for-allah/

Yakov Lappin, “Israeli, Indian defense firms sign major cooperation agreement,” Jerusalem Post, March 29, 2016. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israeli-Indian-defense-firms-sign-major-cooperation-agreement-449567

Abigail Klein Leichman, “Is Europe Ready to Adopt Israel’s Approach to Security?” Israel21c, March 23, 2016. http://www.israel21c.org/is-europe-ready-to-adopt-israels-approach-to-security/

Eran Lerman, “The Mediterranean as a Strategic Environment: Learning a New Geopolitical Language,” Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, March 10, 2016. http://besacenter.org/mideast-security-and-policy-studies/mediterranean-new-geopolitical-language/

Matthew Levitt, “The Islamic State’s Lone-Wolf Era Is Over, ”Foreign Policy, March 24, 2016. http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/03/24/the-islamic-states-lone-wolf-era-is-over/

Alon Levkowitz, “Implications of Greater Chinese Involvement in the Mideast,” Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, February 25, 2016. http://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/implications-of-greater-china-involvement-in-the-mideast/

Michael Lipka, “A closer look at Jewish identity in Israel and the U.S.” Pew Research Center, March 16, 2016. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/03/16/a-closer-look-at-jewish-identity-in-israel-and-the-u-s/

Zvi Magen, Vera Michlin-Shapir, and Shlomo Brom, “A Roussian Withdrawal from Syria, or Merely a Cahnge in the Form of Involvement?” INSS, March 29, 2016. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=11668

Sean McMeeken, “Russia Returned to a Middle East if Never Left,” Chatham House, March 2016. https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/twt/russia-returns-middle-east-it-never-really-left

Aaron David Miller, “There is No Hollywood Ending for Syria,” The Compass–Real Clear World, March 4, 2016, http://www.realclearworld.com/blog/2016/03/there_is_no_hollywood_ending_for_syria_111742.html

Orit Perlov, “Children of Tunnels, Children of Knives,” INSS, March 9, 2016. http://www.inss.org.il/index.aspx?id=4538&articleid=11561

Jonathan Poritsky, “From Dance to Digital, Israeli Documentaries Explore Art at SXSW,” HEEB Magazine, March 16, 2016. http://heebmagazine.com/from-dance-to-digital-israeli-documentaries-explore-art-at-sxsw/55995

John Reed and Murad Ahmed, “Can Israel go from start-up to scale-up nation?” Financial Times, March 21, 2016. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/e4b5a70a-c903-11e5-a8ef-ea66e967dd44.html#axzz44lSM0bnk

Paul Rivlin, “The Dominoes Fall: The War in Syria, Europe and Turkey,” Iqtisadi, March 31, 2016. http://dayan.org/content/iqtisadi-dominoes-fall-war-syria-europe-and-turkey

Dennis Ross, “Why the Nuclear Deal Hasn’t Softened Iran’s Hard-Line Policies,” Politico Magazine, March 6, 2016. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/03/nuclear-deal-hasnt-softened-irans-hard-line-policies-213702

Philip Carl Salzman, “Tribalism Drives Middle East Violence,” Middle East Forum, March 25, 2016. http://www.meforum.org/5924/tribalism-middle-east

Uri Savir, “Where are Israeli-Palestinian Security Talks Heading?” Al-Monitor, March 27, 2016. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/03/security-idf-palestinian-cities-oslo-accords-area-a.html

Penny Schwartz, “These Artistic Trailblazers Aim to Express Israel’s Multiculturalism,” 90.9WBUR, March 28, 2016. http://artery.wbur.org/2016/03/28/israeli-trailblazers-boston

David Shamah, “White House Taps Israeli Tech to Help Solve California Water Problems,” Times of Israel, March 22, 2016. http://www.timesofisrael.com/white-house-taps-israeli-tech-to-help-solve-california-water-problems/

Alina D. Sharon, “How Israel Survived the Mediterranean’s Worst Draught in 900 Years,” JNS.org, March 18, 2016. http://www.jns.org/latest-articles/2016/3/18/esj0wkq167hvfe4v6g17hkqx9ympas#.VvvhEGNmlhw=

Jonathan Spyer, “War and Madness,” Middle East Forum,” March 28, 2016. http://www.meforum.org/5929/war-madness

Neil Swidey, “Where Did ISIS Come From? The Story Starts Here (Bremer in Iraq),” The Boston Globe, March 10, 2016. http://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2016/03/10/where-did-isis-come-from-the-story-starts-here/eOHwJQgnZPNj8SE91Vw5hK/story.html?event=event25

Jonathan S. Tobin, “Was Meir Dagan Right About Iran?” Commentary Magazine, March 2016.https://www.commentarymagazine.com/foreign-policy/middle-east/israel/meir-dagan-right-iran/

The Tower.org Staff, “Israel, South Africa to Strengthen Ties in Agriculture, Science and Technology,” March 18, 2016. http://www.thetower.org/3111-israel-south-africa-to-strengthen-ties-in-agriculture-science-and-technology/

Khaled Yacoub Oweis, “Syria after the Russian Intervention,” Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, March 2016. http://www.swp-berlin.org/fileadmin/contents/products/comments/2016C16_oweis.pdf

Jim Zanotti, “US Assistance to the Palestinians,” Congressional Research Service, March 18, 2016. http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RS22967.pdf

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