tation of the deal," and there is "no way to assure the public that Iran will not spend that money on terrorism or destabilizing the region," said Schanzer. Making matters worse, Schanzer explained, "the banking system is about to relax its sanctions against Iran, so they will be allowed back onto the

s "no way to assure the public that Iran will not spend that money on terrorism or destabilizing the region," said Schanzer. Making matters worse, Schanzer explained, "the banking system is about to relax its sanctions against Iran, so they will be allowed back onto the SWIFT financial messaging system

d money into a project that seems to prove the PA's uselessness. "It's like an island inside the traditional infrastructure of the PA," says Jonathan Schanzer, vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and author of a book on Palestinian internal politics. "It shows everyone wh

d money into a project that seems to prove the PA's uselessness. "It's like an island inside the traditional infrastructure of the PA," says Jonathan Schanzer, vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and author of a book on Palestinian internal politics. "It shows everyone wh

ing, drug smuggling and other illicit finance." Acknowledging the difficultly in finding a long-term solution to this economic trouble, Dubowitz and Schanzer argue that the "United States, with the support of Israel, can offer a short-term bailout for Lebanon—but only on the condition that Hezbollah agre

by some of these groups -- and that they were training officers to take caution when they saw signs of potentially violent individuals, Kurzman and Schanzer found. "Muslim extremism was taken seriously in many of these jurisdictions that we surveyed... but overall, they did not see as much of an issue w

l. With the death of Mr. Jabari, a charismatic figure influential with Hamas leaders inside and outside Gaza, "They are off balance for sure," Mr. Schanzer said. "Every time this happens it forces change, it forces adaptation." But Qassam "has long operated in a decentralized structure, so that if its