In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “independent academic body aspiring to contribute to promoting peace and security in the middle east”. Today it says “israeli think tank affiliated with bar-ilan university and supported by the nato mediterranean initiative”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Begin–Sadat Center for Strategic Studies ( BESA ), is an Israeli think tank that seeks to advance a "realist, conservative, Zionist agenda in the search for security and peace for Israel." The center's mission is to contribute to promoting peace and security in the Middle East , through policy-oriented researches on national security in the Middle East.1It is located near the Political Science department within Bar-Ilan University .2 The center was founded by Thomas Hecht, a Canadian Jewish leader, and was dedicated to Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat , who signed the Egyptian–Israeli peace treaty , the first peace agreement ever signed between Israel and an Arab country.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
BESA Logo The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies ( BESA ), is an independent academic body aspiring to contribute to promoting peace and security in the Middle East , through policy-oriented researches on national security in the Middle East, that is located near the Political Science department within Bar-Ilan University . The center was founded by Thomas Hecht, a Jewish-Canadian Leader, and was dedicated to Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat who signed the Egyptian–Israeli Peace Treaty , the first peace agreement ever signed between Israel and any other Arab country.
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BESA Logo The Begin–Sadat Center for Strategic Studies ( BESA Center ) is an Israeli think tank conducting policy-relevant research on Middle Eastern and global strategic affairs, particularly as they relate to the national security and foreign policy of Israel and regional peace and stability. The center's mission is to contribute to promoting peace and security in the Middle East , through policy-oriented researches on national security in the Middle East. It is located at the Social Sciences Faculty of Bar-Ilan University . The center was founded by Thomas Hecht, a Canadian-Jewish leader, and was dedicated to Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat , who signed the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty , the first peace agreement ever signed between Israel and an Arab country.
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The center's mission is to contribute to promoting peace and security in the Middle East , through policy-oriented researches on national security in the Middle East. It is located at the Social Sciences Faculty of Bar-Ilan University. The center was founded by Thomas Hecht, a Canadian-Jewish leader, and was dedicated to Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat , who signed the Egypt–Israel peace treaty , the first peace agreement ever signed between Israel and an Arab country.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli think tank BESA Logo The Begin–Sadat Center for Strategic Studies ( BESA Center ) is an Israeli think tank affiliated with Bar-Ilan University and supported by the NATO Mediterranean Initiative , conducting policy-relevant research on Middle Eastern and global strategic affairs, particularly as they relate to the national security and foreign policy of Israel and regional peace and stability. The center's mission is to contribute to promoting peace and security in the Middle East , through policy-oriented researches on national security in the Middle East. It is located at the Social Sciences Faculty of Bar-Ilan University. The center was founded by Thomas Hecht, a Canadian-Jewish leader, and was dedicated to Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat , who signed the Egypt–Israel peace treaty , the first peace agreement ever signed between Israel and an Arab country.
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independent academic body aspiring to contribute to promoting peace and security in the middle east
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israeli think tank affiliated with bar-ilan university and supported by the nato mediterranean initiative
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