in Norfolk, Virginia, (1984), Sea-Link-NATO, Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, Annapolis, Maryland (1984) and the U.S. Sixth Fleet-Intelligence Unit, Gaeta, Italy (1985). In 1986, he was one of the keynote speakers on "Military Strength in Today's World" sponsored by the USIS in Jerusalem, Israel and was designated to present the conference's findings to Chaim Herzog, then President of Israel. Awards Merrill Trust Foundation Grant, Philip W. Lown Institute, Brandeis University, 1970 Foundation for Jewish Culture Grant, 1971 Certificate of Distinguished Service 1976-1996, University of Maryland, European Division Award for Outstanding Dedication and Support, NATO School, "Shape" Europe, February 1981-March 1988 George C. Marshall Center, Department of Defense, Superior Civilian Service Award, August 2012 Publications Books: Communism and Zionism in Palestine: The Comintern and the Political Unrest in the 1920s, Cambridge, Mass: Schenkman Publishing Company, 1974. Communism and Zionism in Palestine during the British Mandate, with a preface by Isaiah Friedman, New Brunswick, USA: Transaction Publishers, 2012. Palestinian Jewry in Support of the Soviet Union during the Second World War 1941-45, anticipated publication date 2015 with Transaction Publishers. Articles: "On the Demarcation Line between Political Geography and Geopolitics" (in Hebrew), International Studies, Tel-Aviv, spring 1957. The Communist International, the Palestine Communist Party and the Political Unrest in Palestine in 1929, monograph, Worcester, Mass: Worcester State College Press, April 1970. "The Communist International and the Communist Party in Palestine," in Forces of Change in the Middle East, ed. Roumani, Worcester, Mass: Worcester State College Press, 1971, pp. 11–43. "Contacts between Soviet Ambassador Maisky and Zionist Leaders during World War II," in Soviet Jewish Affairs, London, 1978, pp. 46–56. "The Middle East in Turmoil," in Proceedings, U.S. Naval Institute, December 1984, pp. 52–59. Anthologies: Nationalism, Ethnic Conflicts and Territorial Disputes in the Russian Federation. An Anthology of Readings, Compiled and Introduced, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch, Germany, 1991. Nationality and Ethnic Issues: Ukraine, Belarus, Caucasus. An Anthology of Readings, Compiled and Introduced, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch, Germany, 1993. Nationalism, Ethnic Conflicts and Territorial Disputes in the Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, An Anthology of Readings, Compiled and Introduced, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch, Germany, 1999. The Soviet Union and the Middle East: A Political Atlas, edited and introduced, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch, Germany, 2000. The Comintern and the Middle East 1925-1939.