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Founded in 1985, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy is a public educational foundation dedicated to scholarly research and informed debate on U.S. interests in the Middle East. Through a comprehensive program of research, seminars, conferences, publications, and study tours to the Middle East, The Washington Institute provides policymakers, diplomats, and journalists with fresh thinking and new ideas to promote peace, security, and stability in one of the world's most volatile regions.
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Policy Briefs
Peace Watch 2005
Title: Lessons from the Fight against Terrorism
Author: Moshe Yaalon, Avi Dichter, and Dennis Ross
Date of Paper: December 29, 2005Title: Netanyahu's Victory: Major Challenges for the Likud Party
Author: David Makovsky
Date of Paper: December 27, 2005Title: Al-Qaeda Infiltration of Gaza: A Post-Disengagement Assessment
Author: David Keyes
Date of Paper: December 16, 2005Title: The Consequences of Fatah's Chaotic Primaries
Author: Mohammed Yaghi and Ben Fishman
Date of Paper: December 6, 2005Title: Opening Gaza to the Wider World: The Israeli-Palestinian Agreement on Movement and Access
Date of Paper: November 30, 2005Title: Fatah Primary Results: Lessons from the First Round
Author: Mohammed Yaghi and Ben Fishman
Date of Paper: November 29, 2005Title: Campaign Season Begins in Israel (Part II): Labor's New Leader, Amir Peretz
Author: David Makovsky
Date of Paper: November 21, 2005Title: Campaign Season Begins in Israel (Part I): Ariel Sharon Bolts from Likud
Author: David Makovsky
Date of Paper: November 21, 2005Title: Israel's Search for Peace and Security: The Challenges Ahead
Author: Moshe Yaalon
Date of Paper: November 14, 2005Title: Political Participation and Palestinian Legislative Elections
Author: Mohammed Yaghi and Ben Fishman
Date of Paper: October 31, 2005Title: Abbas's Missed Opportunities in Washington
Author: David Makovsky
Date of Paper: October 24, 2005Title: Hamas's Tactics: Lessons from Recent Attacks
Author: Jamie Chosak and Julie Sawyer
Date of Paper: October 19, 2005Title: A Hamas Headquarters in Saudi Arabia?
Author: Matthew Levitt
Date of Paper: September 28, 2005Title: A New Reality on the Egypt-Gaza Border (Part II): Analysis of the New Israel-Egypt Agreement
Author: Michael Herzog
Date of Paper: September 21, 2005Title: Travel Advisory: Military Personnel and British Courts
Author: Simon Henderson
Date of Paper: September 20, 2005Title: A New Reality on the Egypt-Gaza Border (Part I): Contents of the New Israel-Egypt Agreement
Author: Brooke Neuman
Date of Paper: September 19, 2005Title: Empowering Mahmoud Abbas after Disengagement
Author: Mohammed Yaghi
Date of Paper: September 15, 2005Title: A Wind in Hamas's Sails: Palestinian Militants Gather Post-Disengagement Momentum
Author: Michael Herzog
Date of Paper: September 13, 2005Title: Toward a Quartet Position on Hamas: European Rules on Banning Political Parties
Author: David Makovsky and Elizabeth Young
Date of Paper: September 12, 2005Title: Undermining Hamas and Empowering Moderates by Filling the Humanitarian Void
Author: Matthew Levitt and Jamie Chosak
Date of Paper: September 7, 2005Title: Engaging Israel: The Significance of the Istanbul Meeting between Israel and Pakistan
Author: Simon Henderson and Soner Cagaptay
Date of Paper: September 2, 2005Title: Post-Gaza Crises for Religious Zionism in Israel
Author: David Makovsky
Date of Paper: September 1, 2005Title: Sharon, Netanyahu, Disengagement, and Likud Leadership
Author: David Makovsky
Date of Paper: August 17, 2005Title: On the Verge of Gaza Disengagement
Author: Dennis Ross, Michael Herzog, and David Makovsky
Date of Paper: August 12, 2005Title: Encouraging a Tougher PA Response to the Hamas Challenge
Author: Michael Herzog
Date of Paper: July 28, 2005Title: Gaza Disengagement: The U.S. Role in Ensuring Success on the Ground
Author: Dennis Ross
Date of Paper: July 20, 2005Title: The Future of the Jewish Settler Movement, Post-Disengagement
Author: Aviezer Ravitsky
Date of Paper: June 30, 2005Title: Deteriorating Security May Short-Circuit Israeli-Palestinian Opportunities
Author: Michael Herzog
Date of Paper: June 24, 2005Title: Assessing Palestinian Security Reform
Author: Mohammed Yaghi
Date of Paper: June 21, 2005Title: Gaza Settler Relocation: New Progress, Ongoing Complications
Author: Minda Lee Arrow
Date of Paper: June 15, 2005Title: Deciphering the Bush-Abbas Press Conference
Author: Robert Satloff
Date of Paper: May 31, 2005Title: Debating the Palestinian Election Law
Author: Mohammad Yaghi
Date of Paper: May 17, 2005Title: Gaza Disengagement: Ideological and Political Challenges for the Settlement Movement
Author: David Makovsky
Date of Paper: May 2, 2005Title: From Crawford to Gaza: Countdown to Disengagement
Author: Dennis Ross and Michael Herzog
Date of Paper: April 18, 2005Title: Israel in the Territories: From Disengagement to Settlements
Author: Isaac Herzog
Date of Paper: April 15, 2005Title: Assessing the Upcoming Bush-Sharon Summit: Clarifying Ambiguity
Author: David Makovsky
Date of Paper: April 8, 2005Title: Preventing Iran and Hizballah from Filling the Void in Lebanon
Author: Michael Herzog
Date of Paper: March 8, 2005Title: Palestinian Authority Minister of Economy Tied to Hamas?
Author: Matthew Levitt
Date of Paper: March 4, 2005Title: Israel's Newly Approved Security Fence Route: Geography and Demography
Author: David Makovsky and Anna Hartman
Date of Paper: March 3, 2005Title: Supporting the Palestinian Authority: Will the Oil-Rich Arabs Pay Up?
Author: Simon Henderson
Date of Paper: February 28, 2005Title: A New Palestinian Cabinet
Author: Ben Fishman
Date of Paper: February 25, 2005Title: Consolidating the Palestinian-Israeli Ceasefire
Author: Michael Herzog
Date of Paper: February 17, 2005Title: Sustaining an Israeli-Palestinian Ceasefire
Author: Matthew Levitt
Date of Paper: February 10, 2005Title: The Era of Mahmoud Abbas: Prospects for Security, Peace, and Reform
Author: Khalil Shikaki and Michael Herzog
Date of Paper: February 7, 2005Title: No Grace Period for Newly Elected Abbas
Author: Michael Herzog
Date of Paper: January 26, 2005Title: In Mahmoud Abbas's Own Words
Author: Kenneth Stein
Date of Paper: January 7, 2005