Ra'anan Gissin
Ra'anan Gissin
Raanan Gissin is an Israeli political scientist, analyst and consultant specializing in the Arab-Israeli conflict. He was senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and a frequent spokesman for the Israeli government on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox...
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It is a serious mistake, this visit could have consequences for our links that could be hard to repair. Ankara took its most meaningless and untimely step in its diplomatic history. There will be a cost to this aimless diplomacy.
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I think there's a very strong signal to the future Palestinian Authority, when it comes to terrorists ... the long arm of Israeli law will reach them.
decision
It had nothing to do with the election. It had to do with the decision by (Abbas) to abdicate his responsibility.
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I think they crossed the point of no return. I would venture and say that it's almost a done deal.
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He's got out of the dangerous zones and life-threatening situations more than the average person and, therefore, my belief is that he's going to pull through. Every day is another battle. The man is fighting for his life, but that's not the first time he's been doing it.
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He's a warrior, he's a real fighter. He's fought many battles in his life and won them all.
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He's fought many battles in his life and won them all. We hope that he will win this battle as well.
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Our only concern, and the concern of those committed to the peace process and the road map, is the performance of this government with regard to the implementation of the security requirements of the road map, which include dismantling of terror organizations and the stopping of incitement as well as completing comprehensive democratic reforms.
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If ... the doctors say that he needs to be transferred to a certain hospital and then be returned back, Israel will not impose any conditions, Israel will not impose any restrictions.
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He was moving around the room and instead of lying in bed he was sitting in a chair. He wanted to get out of there.
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has issued instructions to provide any medical assistance necessary -- and that includes teams of doctors that will be arriving.
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He has to take real action. Declarations won't do. They won't get him off the hook. This time it's a moment of truth, and lies will not cover up.
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This wasn't supposed to be the kind of protest these people promised and above all, these people defiled a synagogue,
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The purpose was to hit the terrorists and those who sent them. I think that mission was accomplished.