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...
act detain hard question stop timing together
Some may question the timing of this raid, and why not detain them? But when you have the intelligence, it's hard not to act. To stop terrorism, we want to act together with the Palestinian Authority.
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The message that we're trying to get across is that if the Palestinian Authority wants to take care of its people, the first thing it must do is free them from the shackles of terrorism.
courts crimes face israeli pay
The militants will face Israeli courts and pay for the crimes they committed.
bit minister premature prime
Their celebration is a bit premature and exaggerated ? the prime minister is very well.
authority deal fails places
In those places where the Palestinian Authority fails to deal with terrorists, we will have to do it - and we can't wait.
eight months order sick steps stop terror tired waiting
I must say that we are tired and sick of his declarations. We are still waiting for some of his actions, some of his steps that he should take in order to stop the violence, the terror and the incitement that he instigated eight months ago.
accepted arafat buried people september since statements
I must say I have to be a little skeptical, because Arafat made these statements before. He made it on the 27th of September when he accepted a cease-fire. We buried 67 people since then and 500 more were wounded.
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If the Palestinian Authority cannot impose law and order in the most basic manner that is required to have a functioning civil society, how do they expect to establish a Palestinian state living peacefully side by side with Israel?
arafat deeds judge words
I want to judge Arafat by his deeds not by his words.
guy wrong
He's not the wrong guy. ... We got the right guy at the right time.
presence taken
In the presence of his doctor, and upon his advice, he said he should be taken to the hospital.
ask best current doctor engage stable undergoing
I'm not a doctor so don't ask me to engage in speculation. I think at this stage, the best thing not to engage in is speculation. This is the current status, he is undergoing surgery, he is in a stable condition.
government internal structure
The composition and structure of the Palestinian government is an internal issue,
element ensure government money terrorist
The important thing is to get money to the Palestinian people, humanitarian aid, and the other important element is to ensure that the government that will be established will not be a terrorist government.