Dore Gold
Dore Gold
Dore Goldis an Israeli diplomat who has served in various positions under several Israeli governments. He is the current President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. He was also an advisor to the former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his first term in office. In May 2015, Netanyahu named him Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
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it was pretty clear he didn't think he could get a quid pro quo from the Palestinians. He did think, however, that he could get one from the United States.
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a blunt political instrument to serve the PLO's diplomatic and military agenda against Israel.
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This is the first test of the new Palestinian government, and so far it is an utter failure.
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Prime Minister Sharon has been absolutely clear about his goals. He wants to reach limited arrangements, pragmatic arrangements with the Palestinian Authority, but there cannot be peace with terrorism.
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Israel is left with no choice but to thwart such attacks in order to protect its civilians and keep its population safe,
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The forces that are shooting at Israelis day in and day out are not renegade units, ... These are mainstream Palestinian organizations belonging to Yasser Arafat. ... They are involved in mortar attacks against Israel and Israeli settlements.
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The escalation that has occurred is because (Palestinian Authority President Yasser) Arafat gave a green light to a variety of Palestinian organizations ... to attack Israeli targets.