Increased terrorist attacks inside Israel, military incursions by Hezbollah across the Blue Line, and, most significantly, salvoes of missiles from both Lebanon and the Gaza Strip are all possibilities.
The New York metropolitan area is home to the largest Jewish population outside Israel, and "perhaps more than any other city on earth, we're truly aware of the challenges facing Israel, " said Weiner, who wore blue slacks and a white top.
While the media and the professorate pilloried their reports, the group's charges caused the Council for Higher Education to form a blue ribbon committee last November comprised of seven political scientists - three from Israel and four from abroad -- to conduct a study of all of the political science departments in Israeli universities.