Road map

July 3, 2017 | Grant Rumley |

The Political Education of Mahmoud Abbas

Co-written by Amir Tibon. When Israeli tanks besieged Yasser Arafat’s headquarters in Ramallah in 2002, the Palestinian leader famously declared, “Oh God, grant...

June 24, 2016 | Olli Heinonen |

Legitimizing Iran’s Nuclear Program with a Broader Conclusion

FDD Research

June 13, 2007 | Clifford D. May |

Unhappy Anniversary

If one definition of mental illness is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results — e.g. “this time the door will break, rather than my head” — tha...

January 9, 2005 | Lebanon Wire

Abbas’ Victory: Until Jihad comes back?

As of mid Sunday, Western media networks were in awe as of the results of the Palestinian presidential election. Anchors and newswires projected a landslide result in favor of Mahmoud Abbas, the...

February 23, 2004 | |

New FDD White Paper by Legal Scholar Ruth Wedgwood

News From The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Contact:          Washington D.C - Anne Marek- 202-207-0190 or [email protected]...

September 30, 2003 |

Learning from Mazen’s Mistakes

Abu Mazen's resignation as Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority is tragic because it will likely signal a new wave of terrorism from extremist Palestinian groups and defensive reprisa...

September 28, 2003 | The Heights

Roadmap to nowhere

By Jonathan Riches After yet another disastrous month of Palestinian suicide bombings and retaliatory Israeli strikes, the Middle East Peace process finds itself right where it started -...

September 10, 2003 | Clifford D. May |

Reality Bites; Middle East Fictions Fade

The resignation of Mahmoud Abbas was sudden but not surprising. For a few months, everyone called him Mr. Prime Minister, but everyone knew that was a fiction....

July 30, 2003 | Clifford D. May |

Fencing in the Middle East

A serious war against terrorism requires both an offense and a defense. Offense means using force, in a variety of forms, to detain or destroy terrorists wherever they live, recruit, train and pl...

June 11, 2003 | Clifford D. May Townhall |

Arafat Wins Again

Give Yasser Arafat credit. The man has always had a genius for destruction. And in the long twilight of his career, he hasn't lost a step. In a stroke, he has derailed progress toward an Isr...

May 7, 2003 | Clifford D. May |

Fork in the Road Map

It happened 55 years ago. Israel had declared its independence on May 14th, 1948 and was immediately invaded by Arab armies intent on strangling the infant nation in its cradle....

May 1, 2003 | Clifford D. May

A Battle Is Won

President Bush's address to the nation Thursday night was more than just an inspired photo op and a tribute to the troops. It also was a welcome elaboration of the president's vision of...

April 30, 2003 | Clifford D. May |

Abu Mazen’s Alternative to Terrorism

Death and destruction aside, what is most disturbing about Tuesday's terrorist attack in Tel Aviv is who has claimed responsibility. The attack was jointly planned by Hamas and the Al Aqsa M...