Difference between revisions of "Israeli Intelligence Heritage and Commemoration Center"
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| − | '''Center for Special Studies''', founded in 2001, is an Israeli think tank headed by [[Reuven Erlich]], a retired colonel in US military intelligence. The think tank | + | '''Center for Special Studies''', founded in 2001, is an Israeli think tank headed by [[Reuven Erlich]], a retired colonel in US military intelligence. The think tank is reported to have "close ties with the country's military leadership and maintains an office at the Defense Ministry".<ref>Greg Myre, [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/05/world/middleeast/05mideast.html?_r=2&ref=world&oref=slogin&oref=slogin Offering Video, Israel Answers Critics on War], ''New York Times'', December 5, 2006.</ref> As of 2007 the centre appears to have been renamed as the [[Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center]]. |
| − | On | + | On December 5, 2006, a 300-page report produced by its [[Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center]] was passed to the US media through the [[American Jewish Congress]]. The study was undertaken to rebuff war crimes allegations over Israel's bombing and destruction of residential areas in Lebanon. The report was compiled 'in conjunction with lawyers from the army and Foreign Ministry'.<ref>Amy Teibel, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/05/AR2006120500446_pf.html Hezbollah Accused of Using Human Shields], ''Washington Post'', December 5, 2006.</ref> |
==Contact== | ==Contact== | ||
Revision as of 10:22, 10 March 2009
Center for Special Studies, founded in 2001, is an Israeli think tank headed by Reuven Erlich, a retired colonel in US military intelligence. The think tank is reported to have "close ties with the country's military leadership and maintains an office at the Defense Ministry".[1] As of 2007 the centre appears to have been renamed as the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center.
On December 5, 2006, a 300-page report produced by its Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center was passed to the US media through the American Jewish Congress. The study was undertaken to rebuff war crimes allegations over Israel's bombing and destruction of residential areas in Lebanon. The report was compiled 'in conjunction with lawyers from the army and Foreign Ministry'.[2]
Contact
Website: http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/engsite/home/default.asp
- Address: Maj. General Aharon Yariv Blvd.
- P.O.B. 3555 Ramat Hasharon 47134
Notes
- ↑ Greg Myre, Offering Video, Israel Answers Critics on War, New York Times, December 5, 2006.
- ↑ Amy Teibel, Hezbollah Accused of Using Human Shields, Washington Post, December 5, 2006.
