Gad Yaacobi

• Reminiscing About the Young Lion ; Vets Remember Sharon and '48

On most afternoons, veterans from Israel's 1948 war of independence can be found around a table at a cafe in central Tel Aviv. They are contemporaries of Ariel Sharon, the lionized Israeli prime minister who lies in a coma after suffering a massive stroke.

... in the mind of the public, said Gad Yaacobi, 69, a former Israeli ambassador to the United Nat...

• The Washington Times
• January 19, 2006

• The United Nations and Palestine: partition and its aftermath.

The UN has played a major role in the Middle East at key points in time beginning in 1947, when Palestine was partitioned and legitimizing the state of Israel. However, UN involvement in the Middle East has been orchestrated and controlled by the major powers responsible for its inception, principally the US. UN involvement in the Middle East since the late 1940s until 1997 and US influence on UN are evaluated.

... the statement of Israel's Ambassador Gad Yaacobi made just about a month later. . Yaacobi's own sta...

• Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
• Vol. 19 Nbr. 3, June 1997

• 30 Injured in Suicide Bombing Pressure Increases On Beleaguered Interim Leader

A Palestinian suicide bomber wounded 30 bystanders at a sandwich stand in Tel Aviv yesterday, presenting acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert with the latest in a series of prickly challenges as he tries to prove himself a worthy successor to the ailing Ariel Sharon. Palestinian terrorist group Islamic Jihad took responsibility for the attack, the first such bombing since Mr. Sharon was put in a coma after a massive stroke two weeks ago.

... him in the general elections," said Gad Yaacobi, a former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations...

• The Washington Times
• January 20, 2006

• Islamic fundamentalism in action: the case of Iran.

Islamic fundamentalism, which emerged as an alternative to the extremes of left and right during the Cold War era, has become the most potent political force of change after the Iranian revolution in 1979. It has challenged, not only the western culture prevalent in the Islamic countries but West itself. An analysis of Islamic fundamentalism, as it is present in Iran has been conducted. However, it is improper to generalize Islamic fundamentalism all over the world based on an analysis of Iran. Situations everywhere is different and so are the Islamic groups.

.... (5) See B.R. McGuinn and Gad Yaacobi, "Letters to the Editor," The New York Times, Marc...

• Middle East Policy
• Vol. 4 Nbr. 1-2, September 1995