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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There are lots of questions about what the security situation of Israel will be the day after the last withdrawal,
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The real question is not just a political science question of how many ministers there are. The real question is whether Mr. Arafat will abandon violence, and that can only be seen on the ground.
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When Israel announced its operation, it said it was a limited operation. It did not announce it was reoccupying parts of the Gaza Strip from which it had withdrawn,
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The security meetings were good, but it's clearly not enough. What's important is what happens on the ground, and what's happening on the ground is continuous violence against Israeli civilians.
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The strongest images were those of the settlers and soldiers embracing and crying together,
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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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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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We now need a detailed security plan from the Palestinians,
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The assumption that just being there and talking about democracy and elections would work was naive.
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Right now, Israelis want a security process rather than a peace process.
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Setting them on fire isn't a way of creating a new environment for a hopeful future.
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Much of the U.S.-Israel strategic relationship is classified, particularly in the area of intelligence sharing. There are two direct consequences from this situation. First, most aspects of U.S.-Israel defense ties are decided on the basis of the professional security considerations of those involved. Lobbying efforts in Congress cannot force a U.S. security agency to work with Israel.
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When we see the everyday security of the Israeli people vastly improving, we'll know real reform has occurred.
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What is perhaps most disturbing about this announcement is that it says that terrorism is legitimate in certain areas and terrorism will be stopped in other areas. We will not accept, we will not greet any kind of announcement which says killing Israelis here is OK but killing them there is not OK.