Ehud Eiran
Former Associate, International Security Program, 20102011; Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 20052010
May 2005
"Discord 'Behind the Table': The Internal Conflict Among Israeli Jews Concerning the Future of Settlements in the West Bank and Gaza"
Journal Article, Journal of Dispute Resolution, issue 1, volume 2005
By Robert H. Mnookin and Ehud Eiran, Former Associate, International Security Program, 20102011; Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 20052010
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June 6, 2009
"The Two-State Trap in the Mideast"
Op-Ed, The Providence Journal
By Ehud Eiran, Former Associate, International Security Program, 20102011; Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 20052010 and Nir Eisikovits
"...A weak (or even worse, a failed) Palestinian state next to Israel will most likely lead not to the end of violence, but rather to its perpetuation. This is also a dangerous dichotomy, as it does not leave room for failure despite the fact that failure may come. The Palestinian national movement is deeply divided, and the Israeli public fears based on the lessons of the withdrawals from Lebanon and Gaza that leaving the West Bank would compromise its security. The logical conclusion from presenting a binary map for the future two states or war when a two-state option is highly unlikely, is that the proposed frame has a great potential to destabilize the situation, rather than calm it.
May 2007
The Essence of Longing: General Erez Gerstein and the War in Lebanon
Book
By Ehud Eiran, Former Associate, International Security Program, 20102011; Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 20052010
The Essence of Longing goes beyond Gerstein's biography and a detailing of the operations he led: It is also the story of Israel's counter insurgency wars in Lebanon in the 1980s and 1990s and the tale of the generation that fought there and leads the Israel Defense forces today.
May 2007
"Lords of the Earth? The 2005 Disengagement and the Israeli Settlement Project"
Book Chapter
By Ehud Eiran, Former Associate, International Security Program, 20102011; Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 20052010
"A persuasive set of comparative essays that move us beyond the inaccurate sui generis claims routinely applied to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict."—Prof. Thomas G. Weiss, Director, Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The CUNY Graduate Center
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June 6, 2009
"The Two-State Trap in the Mideast"
Op-Ed, The Providence Journal
By Ehud Eiran, Former Associate, International Security Program, 20102011; Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 20052010 and Nir Eisikovits
"...A weak (or even worse, a failed) Palestinian state next to Israel will most likely lead not to the end of violence, but rather to its perpetuation. This is also a dangerous dichotomy, as it does not leave room for failure despite the fact that failure may come. The Palestinian national movement is deeply divided, and the Israeli public fears based on the lessons of the withdrawals from Lebanon and Gaza that leaving the West Bank would compromise its security. The logical conclusion from presenting a binary map for the future two states or war when a two-state option is highly unlikely, is that the proposed frame has a great potential to destabilize the situation, rather than calm it.
AP Photo
March 18, 2011
"What Makes Alliances Last"
Op-Ed, Haaretz
By Ehud Eiran, Former Associate, International Security Program, 20102011; Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 20052010
"...[W]e cannot rest on our laurels. Just as our non-democratic neighbors may become more democratic, we risk becoming less so. A host of legislative measures, attacks on academics in universities, and openly discriminatory calls by religious and political leaders suggest that our commitment to an open society that respects minority rights may be weakening."
December 30, 2007
"Revolution and Counter Revolution: The Israeli Supreme Court from the 1980's onward, 19802004"
Book Chapter
By Ehud Eiran, Former Associate, International Security Program, 20102011; Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 20052010
Ehud Eiran reviews the changes in the Israeli Supereme court since the 1980's and places them in the broader institutional, historical, and cultural contexts in this essay.
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March 18, 2011
"What Makes Alliances Last"
Op-Ed, Haaretz
By Ehud Eiran, Former Associate, International Security Program, 20102011; Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 20052010
"...[W]e cannot rest on our laurels. Just as our non-democratic neighbors may become more democratic, we risk becoming less so. A host of legislative measures, attacks on academics in universities, and openly discriminatory calls by religious and political leaders suggest that our commitment to an open society that respects minority rights may be weakening."
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June 5, 2010
"Lost Tribe"
Op-Ed, Newsweek
By Ehud Eiran, Former Associate, International Security Program, 20102011; Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 20052010
"Actions like the killings aboard the Gaza aid ship do nothing to ameliorate this situation; they only create new sources of resistance. The blockade that brought about the flotilla is dehumanizing, barely justified on security grounds. It is imposed against the same people who hold the key to our legitimacy, at least in the eyes of the millions of Arabs who surround us. The killing of several Turks deeply corrodes Israel's relationship with Ankara, the only capital in the region that did not wait for Palestinian approval to engage in a meaningful relationship with the Jewish state. Wide international condemnation has already slowed efforts at the United Nations to tighten sanctions on Iran. How long can our modern-day Sparta live by its sword, when the sword creates new difficulties?"
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March 18, 2011
"What Makes Alliances Last"
Op-Ed, Haaretz
By Ehud Eiran, Former Associate, International Security Program, 20102011; Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 20052010
"...[W]e cannot rest on our laurels. Just as our non-democratic neighbors may become more democratic, we risk becoming less so. A host of legislative measures, attacks on academics in universities, and openly discriminatory calls by religious and political leaders suggest that our commitment to an open society that respects minority rights may be weakening."
