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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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.
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I'm sure there will be haggling and back-and-forth going on, ... but eventually it will be resolved because I think the pressure from the people and ... the deterioration in the situation on the ground, as far as the security, calls for it.
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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.
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Everybody's concerned. The whole people of Israel are concerned. The whole world is concerned. Everybody wants to see him get better.
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tactical change whereby they (militants) refrain from activity in Gaza and intensify activity in the West Bank.
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I want to judge Arafat by his deeds not by his words.
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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.
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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.
OK, let's say they sever relations. And then what? And then what?
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The militants will face Israeli courts and pay for the crimes they committed.
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Their celebration is a bit premature and exaggerated ? the prime minister is very well.
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It will be their responsibility to stop terrorists. To the extent that will be fulfilled, we can move forward.
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We will not enter into peace negotiations with people who advertise their desire to destroy us.
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We impose on ourselves a policy of self-restraint in order to try and end this 10-month stretch of violence that is leading both sides to nowhere, ... Therefore there is a possibility to make a decision here ... to go to the negotiating table, not on the battlefield. I can tell you we are willing to make painful compromises for that.