Yossi Alpher
Yossi Alpher
YossiAlpheris an Israeli consultant and writer on Israel-related strategic issues. He is coeditor of bitterlemons.org and bitterlemons-international.org together with Ghassan Khatib, former Minister of Planning in the Palestinian Authority. Alpher also serves on the executive committee of the Council for Peace and Security...
agreement message seen sends whether
Broadly speaking, what we've seen sends a message to the international community, to the Palestinians and to Israelis, that more is possible, whether by agreement (with the Palestinians) or not by agreement.
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He was able to project charisma and give people a sense of security and stability at a very difficult time.
send signal
It will send a signal to the Israelis.
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The ultimate reaction on our part is that you seal the borders and let them starve, but of course that's impossible.
including playing situation
We've never encountered this situation before. Everyone, including the U.S., is playing this by ear.
ask officials senior
When you ask senior American officials where this is leading,