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Conceptual Framework

8.11.10

National Security

The Gaza Flotilla: The Collapse of Israel's Political Firewall

The Gaza Flotilla: The Collapse of Israel's Political Firewall

This case-study deals with the Gaza Flotilla which caused tangible and significant damage to Israel. Israel's response to future flotillas and the entire campaign being waged against it, requires a comprehensive systemic treatment of the delegitimization challenge.
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Briefcase

8.10.10

Impact Update August: Fundamental Delegitimization

Impact Update August: Fundamental Delegitimization

In August, the Reut Institute's national security team primarily focused on launching and promoting our report on the Gaza Flotilla. Additionally, we furthered engagement with a pro-Israel campus advocacy umbrella organization in the U.S. in an international conference.
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Briefcase

Reut in the Media

8.2.10

National Security

Haaretz: Reut's Report on the Flotilla Incident

Haaretz: Reut's Report on the Flotilla Incident

Amos Harel, the senior military corespondent for Haaretz, speaks about Reut's upcoming report on the flotilla incident.
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Briefcase

Reut in the Media

7.12.10

National Security

Case Map

The Globe and Mail: What does being pro-Israel mean?

n North American and European Jewish communities, criticism of Israel’s attack on the Turkish flotilla has reignited discussion over a deceptively simple question: What does being pro-Israel mean?
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Report

7.10.10

Case Map

Impact Update July: Fundamental Delegitimization

The political-security team's main focus in July was on the Reut Institute's inquiry into the Flotilla Affair of May 31, 2010. The Hebrew-language version has been distributed to relevant stakeholders in the government, and will be available on our Web site and in English shortly.
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ReViews

6.13.10

National Security

Case Map

The BDS Movement Promotes Delegitimization against Israel

The wave of cancellations by international artists and the increasing calls to boycott Israel are being led by the BDS Movement which under the disguise of a progressive liberal movement is in practice promoting delegitimization. The issue of Reviews the true nature of the BDS Movement.
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Reut in the Media

6.3.10

The Threat: The Resistance Network

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WSJ: Israel's Isolation Deepens

Israel's bungled attempt to stop the aid flotilla from reaching Gaza also highlights how an increasingly forceful strategy by Palestinians and their supporters to turn to boycotts, international isolation, and relatively nonviolent protests is confronting Israel with a challenge.
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Reut in the Media

6.2.10

The Threat: The Resistance Network

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The Jewish Week: Israel’s Delegitimizers Are Gaining

Flotilla fiasco underscores Jewish state’s vulnerability; think tank urges dramatic change in diplomacy.
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Report

5.10.10

Case Map

Impact Updates May: Fundamental Delegitimization

The political-security team is steadily progressing in its impact campaign, working with individuals in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister's office as well as from academic, media, and activism spheres. A key focus has been on preparations for the team's field visit to London.
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Op-Ed

4.29.10

National Security

Case Map

How to Fight Delegitimization

The deployment of the several principles and a rich understanding of the structural roots of the trend of delegitimization against Israel may help stem the tide against what is increasingly becoming a strategic threat against the state
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Report

4.10.10

Case Map

Impact Updates April: Fundamental Delegitimization

This month, the team has continued working on different areas of its impact strategy including; promoting reform within the government; focusing on a hub as a test case; initiating a strategic partnership with a global Jewish organization; and creating a mechanism of NGOs to fight delegitimization.
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Op-Ed

4.1.10

Case Map

Delegitimization and Criticism: Driving a Wedge

In an opinion piece in the Jerusalem Post, Reut analyst Calev Ben Dor explains the importance of driving a wedge between critics of Israeli policies on the one hand, and delegitimizers of existence on the other, and suggests a framework to help distinguish between the two.
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Op-Ed

3.28.10

Case Map

What Naomi Klein Really Wants

Following a public angry exchange with Naomi Klein, Reut team leader Eran Shayshon writes an op-ed in Haaretz in which he unravels the true dynamic generated by Klein which damages the quest for a two-state solution.
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Report

3.20.10

Case Map

Impact Updates March: Fundamental Delegitimization

Over the last few months, the team has met with several groups of people - both inside and outside the government - in order to discuss the findings of its document on fundamental delegitimization. It has also continued to examine how to drive a wedge between critics and delegitimizers.
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Reut in the Media

3.16.10

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NYT: Lets Fight over a Big Plan

The strategy of Fayyad — and his boss, President Mahmoud Abbas — is gaining momentum and is in “direct conflict with the network of resistance: Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas,” said Gidi Grinstein, the president of the Reut Institute, one of the premier Israeli policy research centers.
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Khan Yunis Journal: Finding a Steadier Path in Gaza

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Address by FM Livni to the Paris Donors Conference 17-Dec-2007

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Address by FM Livni to the NATO-MD Ministerial Meeting 7-Dec-2007

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Address by FM Livni to the 13th OSCE Mediterranean Seminar 18-Dec-2007

12:59

Castro criticises Iranian leader

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Iran stands firm on stoning case

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American soldiers killed in Iraq

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Gunmen kill Iraqi TV presenter

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UK PM appeals to Libya over 1984 death

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West Bank victims' relatives worry over 'revolving door' policy

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Sha'ath: PA will never recognize Israel as Jewish

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Balkanic eruption

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A diplomatic Shana Tova

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