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19/9/2007 Germany's foiled terror plot – a closer look

Milena Uhlmann

Just a few days before the sixth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, the German public learned that security services had foiled a large-scale terror attack in the country: three men suspected of planning car bomb attacks in Germany were arrested on September 4, 2007

8/7/2007 Saudi religious scholars come out against Al-Qaeda’s use of religious edicts permitting suicide attacks against Muslims

Asaf Maliach

The Islamic world is divided in its opinion over suicide attacks carried out by Islamic terrorist organizations, especially when the target is other Muslims.

4/7/2007 The Root of the Legal Crisis in Pakistan and What it Means

Isaac Kfir

The paper explores the latest crisis facing Pakistan, the suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhary by President Musharraf. The author holds that the crisis may lead to serious problems for the survival of the Pakistani state.

6/5/2007 Pakistan coming apart at the seam?

Isaac Kfir

The state of affairs in Pakistan raises concern due to Pakistan’s importance in the global ‘war on terror’, especially following growing American concerns regarding Pakistan’s contribution to the campaign.

17/4/2007 The Regional and Global Implications of Iran’s Nuclearization

Ely Karmon

This essay will deal with the regional and global implications of Iran's would-be nuclear bomb. Furthermore, it will try to answer what the consequences would be if the Iranian regime obtains the bomb in nationalist hegemonic ambitions.

11/4/2007 Where they burn books, they will end in burning human beings

Jonathan Fighel

In 1821, Heinrich Heine famously wrote: "Where they burn books, they will end in burning human beings." One century later, Heine's books were among thousands of books torched by the Nazis which foreshadowed the blazing ovens of the Holocaust. One can not turn a blind eye from the growing power of the Taliban in Pakistan as lately demonstrated in Islamabad.

26/3/2007 Iran thumbs its nose at the world

Ely Karmon

The abduction of the 15 British soldiers aboard the HMS Cornwall three days ago is Iran's way of telling or reminding the world that it is a powerful military and regional force, and that the international community should be advised against overstepping its boundaries when it comes to the Islamic Republic's national interests.

1/3/2007 Record in indictments against Palestinians

Jonathan Fighel

2006 was the "radicalization year" within the Palestinian society which elected Hamas to lead their affairs through a new government after the long traditional dominance of Fatah.

25/2/2007 The Sinai Terror Threat - misleading 'Fata-Morgana' of tranquil desert

Gil Ariely and Tomer Bitzer

On Monday 29th January 2007, Muhammad Saksak blew himself up in a bakery in the Israeli port city of Eilat killing himself and three other people. According to Israeli security sources Saksak entered Israel via Sinai. Saksak is not the first to exploit the breached border with Sinai.

23/2/2007 American accused of training with al-Qaida in Somalia

Jonathan Fighel

Terror suspect Daniel Joseph Maldonado is the first American accused of training with al-Qaida in Somalia. He was returned to the U.S. last week and charged with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction outside the U.S. and knowingly receiving military-type training from a designated foreign terrorist group.

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