Broader View

No Incentives for Terrorism: U.S. Implementation of the Taylor Force Act and Efforts to Stop ‘Pay-For-Slay’ by Jonathan Schanzer, Testimony at House Foreign Affairs Committee, September 27, 2023

The Palestinian peace process was meant to increase terrorism by Itamar Marcus, The Jerusalem Post, September 7, 2023

Whereas the terror that Oslo enabled made it a tragic failure for Israel, for the PLO the terror is what made it a success, because that was one of the goals set by the Palestinian leadership.

Video (8’27”): Former Prime Minister Nafatli Bennett to BBC: “Why’d we enter Jenin? Because that’s where the terrorists are.” July 4, 2023

Biden & Co. keep funding Palestinian terror — in defiance of Congress by Sander Gerber, New York Post, June 16, 2023

Killing 3 Palestinian terrorists and the Laws of War by Maurice Hirsch, Adv., Palestinian Media Watch, May 10, 2023

Where’s the anguish over Jews continuously murdered by Palestinian terrorists? by David M. Weinberg, The Jerusalem Post, March 3, 2023

Compared to the ongoing Palestinian terrorist mega-pogrom against Israeli Jews, the Huwara rampage must rank as one the weakest pogroms in the ugly history of pogroms. So where is the anguish over Israeli Jews continuously murdered by Palestinian terrorists?

Recent successes in fight on terror have yet to deliver by Meir Ben-Shabbat, Israel Hayom, February 14, 2023

There is no single “game changer” able to curb this phenomenon on its own – only the combined use of all available tools will have a strategic impact.

After Biden sent $1 billion to the PLO, Israeli deaths rose 900% by Daniel Greenfield, Jewish News Syndicate, February 15, 2023

It cost $10,000 to kill a 6-year-old—and the terrorists have the money.

PA puts its money where its mouth is: Terror rewards before anything else by Maurice Hirsch, Palestinian Media Watch, April 21, 2022

The Barrier to a Real Security Barrier by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, April 11, 2022

The Current Terror Wave in Israel: Main Characteristics and Implications by Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Briefs, Vol. 22, No. 6, April 4, 2022

Latest Palestinian Attacks Are Motivated by Incitement Combined with Hamas’ Interest to Increase Terror by Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Briefs Vol. 21, No. 24, December 19, 2021

PA: Terrorist murderer and other attackers were “defenseless civilians,” victims of Israeli “war crimes” by Nan Jacques Zilberdik, Palestinian Media Watch, December 14, 2021

Calling Out Settler Terrorism by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, October 6, 2021

By Renewing Palestinian Aid, America Is Funding Terrorism by Stuart Force and Sander Gerber, National Interest, May 10, 2021

We urge the administration to not dishonor itself by doing the unconscionable: laundering our own tax dollars to the very terror networks responsible for promoting and rewarding the shedding of innocent blood, particularly that of our fellow citizens.

‘Money Laundering’ for Terrorists by Shoshana Bryen, Jewish Policy Center, Newsweek, March 24, 2021

Dealing with Terrorists by Michael J. Koplow, Israel Policy Forum, Koplow Column, March 18, 2021

Legitimizing Terrorists by Zoom by Cliff Smith, Providence: The Institute on Religion and Democracy, December 15, 2020

The Ramallah lynching was our warning of what was to come by Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, YNetNews.com, October 19, 2020

The dark suspicion, separation and iron hand that categorizes Israel’s relationship with the Palestinians today can all be traced back to the brutal murder of two IDF reservists in a West Bank police stations exactly 20 years ago.

Keep the PFLP on the EU Terror List by Jan Kapusnak, Middle East Quarterly, Summer 2019

Terrorism: The Definitional Debate by Jonathan Schanzer, Israel Studies, Summer 2019

Terrorists in Suits: The Ties Between NGOs promoting BDS and Terrorist Organizations, Israel Ministry of Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy, February 2019

A Palestinian Terrorist Too Brutal for Fatah by Shoshana Bryen, American Thinker, February 19, 2019

How Terrorists, NGOs Promoting BDS Work Together to Attack Israel By Aaron Kliegman, The Washington Free Beacon, February 5, 2019 (see also report, Terrorists in Suits: The Ties Between NGOs promoting BDS and Terrorist Organizations, Israel Ministry of Strategic Affairs, February 2019)

How to Make Anti-Terrorism A Misnomer by Michael J. Koplow, Koplow Column, January 24, 2019

Blood Money, Not Benevolence: The PLO’s Justification of ‘Pay For Slay’ by Sander Gerber and Yossi Kuperwasser, Washington Examiner, January 8, 2019

We can learn from Israel’s effective anti-terror methods by Amb. Danny Danon, New York Post, October 31, 2018

What School Shootings and Palestinian Terror Have in Common by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, June 17, 2018

How to reduce terrorism by Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yaakov Amidror, Israel Hayom, September 1, 2017

Palestinian Payments to Incarcerated Terrorists and Martyrs’ Families Rise in 2017 by Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Brief Vol. 17, No. 19, July 24, 2017

Poll: Majority of Palestinians Support Payments to Terrorists, Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), July 12, 2017

Oslo Doubled Israel’s Terror Toll by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, May 1, 2017

Oslo didn’t just fail to prevent Palestinian terror. By providing the Palestinians with several key attributes of sovereignty, it actually enabled it.

ISIS Borrows a Tactic from Hamas by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, April 5, 2017

ISIS adopts a Hamas terror tactic [human sacrifice/“dead baby strategy”] because it has gotten results.

Lessons from Israel’s Response to Terrorism, Fiamma Nirenstein, ed.), Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, March 26, 2017

A team of Jerusalem Center experts headed by Fiamma Nirenstein – former Vice President of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in Italy’s Chamber of Deputies – takes a very timely look at Israel’s model for dealing with terror.

Fatah Votes for Terror: Report to U.S. Congress by Palestinian Media Watch, March 16, 2017

The Obama/Kerry Tailwind to Terror by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, January 17, 2017

Incentivizing Terrorism: Palestinian Authority Allocations to Terrorists and their Families by Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, November 2016

Video: A History of Modern Islamic Terror (56’18”) with Prof. Mordechai Kedar, JBS, September 22, 2016

Bar Ilan Professor Mordechai Kedar discusses the rise of modern Islamic terrorism over the past 15 years and how the West has unwittingly fueled it.

ISIS Copies a Palestinian Tactic by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, August 15, 2016

What the World Can Learn from Israel After July’s Wave of Deadly Attacks by Nir Barkat, Newsweek, August 3, 2016

Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat shares some security advice.

Report: Recruitment of child terrorists by Palestinians ignored by U.N. by Adam Kredo, The Washington Free Beacon, August 1, 2016 (see also UN Blames Israel for Committing Violations Against Palestinian Children by Max Gelber, United with Israel, August 3, 2016)

A Deadly EU Blind Spot on Israel by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, July 20, 2016

Nice attack: Why the terrorists are winning the intelligence war by David P. Goldman, Asia Times, July 15, 2016

Stop Subsidizing Terror Murder by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, June 30, 2016 (see also International Funding for Salaries and Benefits to Terrorists by Amb. Alan Baker, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Jerusalem Issue Brief Vol. 16, No. 10, July 14, 2016)

No, Palestinian Terrorism Isn’t a Response to ‘Occupation’ by Efraim Karsh, The Jerusalem Post, June 21, 2016

Orlando Shooting: Pickled in Hatred by Shoshana Bryen, Jewish Policy Center, June 14, 2016

Combating terror in Israel: A look at what’s being done, and what needs to be done by Boaz Ganor, The Jerusalem Post, April 30, 2016

Are Palestinian Stabbings Ending? by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, March 16, 2016

Dispelling Myths on Terrorism by Dr. Limor Samimian-Darash, Israel Hayom, March 10, 2016

The Knife and the Message: The Roots of the New Palestinian Uprising by Hirsh Goodman and Yossi Kuperwasser (Eds.), Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs, February 16, 2016 [also PDF]

Man’s search for meaning and the roots of terrorism by Stuart Chesner, The Times of Israel, January 26, 2016

Terror is somewhat correlated with poverty, however many terrorists are products of middle class educated families. Terror is correlated with perceived political oppression, however history is replete with numerous examples of political oppression where the oppressed did not opt for terror as the means of releasing the shackles of oppression. [….] Many terrorists are religious, however here too we err if we assume that religion is the cause of terrorism. I suggest that the underlying cause of terrorism is an educational/ideological system that glorifies murder as the ultimate expression of human meaning.

Debunking the ‘Inciting Rabbis’ Myth by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, January 7, 2016

Here’s what all those terror terms actually mean by Jonathan Schanzer, New York Post, December 13, 2015

Cool Heads Needed in the Fight against Palestinian Terrorism by Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, Israel National News, November 29, 2015

While there is no doubt that Israel is facing a difficult security situation, the surge in Palestinian violence does not pose any existential threat to Israel. Israel has weathered longer and harsher waves of terrorism. Israeli leaders must keep things in proportion, and reject calls for “massive retaliation” that will not truly improve security and could make things worse.

Are Knifings Grounds for Statehood? by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, November 23, 2015

Coping with Terror by Choosing Life by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, November 16, 2015

Does Islam Have a Role in Suicide Bombings? by A.J. Caschetta, Middle East Quarterly, Summer 2015

Global Terrorism Index 2014: Measuring and Understanding the Impact of Terrorism, Institute for Economics and Peace, February 2015

Israel ranked #32 in 2014 Global Terrorism Index, below the UK (27) and the U.S (30). 82% of those killed in terrorist attacks were in just five countries (Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria, Syria).

Nisman’s Death Raises Questions, Suspicions by David Harris and Dina Siegel Vann, The Miami Herald, January 20, 2015

Terror Motivated by “Foreign Occupation”? The Data Says Otherwise by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, January 16, 2015

The first step toward defeating Islamist terrorism by David Horovitz, The Times of Israel, January 8, 2015

Counter-Suicide-Terrorism: Evidence from House Demolitions by Efraim Benmelech, Claude Berrebi, and Esteban F. Klor, The Journal of Politics, Vol. 77, No. 1, January 2015 (see also Israel Destroys Homes to Deter Terrorists. A New Study Says It Works—But Is It Moral? by Yishai Schwartz, The New Republic, December 8, 2014 and Are House Demolitions an Effective Tool in the Battle Against Terrorism? by Adv. Tal Mimran, The Israel Democracy Institute, November 15, 2015)

Video: Zak Ebrahim: I am the son of a terrorist. Here’s how I chose peace. (9’10”) TED2014, March 2014

Terrorist planned attack in order to be imprisoned and receive PA salary by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik, Palestinian Media Watch Bulletin, February 16, 2014

Fatah and the “Armed Struggle” against Israel by Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, February 7, 2014

Shin Bet report: terror increase originating from West Bank by Shlomi Eldar, Al-Monitor Israel Pulse, February 2, 2014 (see also Shin Bet: Twice as many terror attacks in 2013 as in 2012 by Elior Levy, Ynet News, January 27, 2014)

Dramatic Increase in Gaza Terror in January 2014, IDF Blog, January 31, 2014

Beware of future terrorism by Zalman Shoval, Israel Hayom, December 31, 2013

“On the surface at least, the Palestinian claim they are sparing no effort to curtail violence against Israel. Even if they were being completely truthful, only a gullible person would believe the Palestinians’ counterterrorism efforts would be any more tenacious or effective after the establishment of a Palestinian state.”

Peace Talks vs. Palestinian Terrorism by Yaakov Lappin, Gatestone Institute, December 30, 2013 Get a Clue, Clouseau! by David Bogner, Treppenwitz, December 24, 2013 How the Palestinian Authority Killed Eden by Michael Dickson, The Times of Israel, November 16, 2013

A new kind of terrorism by Avi Issacharoff, The Times of Israel, October 11, 2013

“The killing of Seraiah Ofer marks the fourth time in a month that Israelis have been targeted by alleged Palestinian terrorists in apparent sporadic, improvised attacks.”

Video: Iran & Hezbollah: Axis of Terror (1’42”), Israel Defense Forces, October 8, 2013

The Myth of the End of Terrorism by Scott Stewart, STRATFOR Security Weekly, February 23, 2012

Is Palestinian Terrorism Still a Threat to Israel? Myths and Facts #408, January 2012

Video (16’18”): Seeing the New Face of Terrorism by Mia Bloom, TEDxPSU, December 5, 2011

Obama’s Pretend Counterterrorism Policy by Daniel Pipes, National Review, August 29, 2011

False Analogies Distract from the Real Terrorist Threat by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, July 27, 2011

The Strategy of Terrorism by David Fromkin, Foreign Affairs Vol. 53 no. 4, July 1975: A history of terrorism from the Middle Ages onward, with analysis of terrorist strategies and how governments can defeat them