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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Right now, Israelis want a security process rather than a peace process.
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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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There are lots of questions about what the security situation of Israel will be the day after the last withdrawal,
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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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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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What we can give our blessing to is the vision in the road map, the specific call for an unconditional cease-fire, with security steps like dismantling the terrorist infrastructure, ... Late Edition.
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We now need a detailed security plan from the Palestinians,
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I think today's the day of tremendous national anguish. Many people thought this whole process would polarize Israeli society because that seemed to be the environment here leading up to the national disengagement effort.
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Right now the evidence is not very promising.
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I think Israelis felt that by completing the withdrawal from Gaza, they had created an opportunity for peace for the Palestinians to seize upon. And what they saw was synagogues in flames, and that's something with a very ominous tone for the success of any future negotiations.
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The assumption that just being there and talking about democracy and elections would work was naive.
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We came here in order to listen, and also to let our friends in the administration hear our views and I think we started on the right foot.
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We pay very close attention to statements made by the United States and they're very important to us.
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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.