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In light of the recent inundation of peace initiatives in the region - predominantly originating from external players (such as the Saudi Plan and speaker Pelosi’s initiative in Damascus) – I would like to voice my reservations and conditions for any diplomatic negotiation. On the Palestinian front, two points: Firstly, I reiterate my position which I have stated publicly in the media, and privately to top US administration officials several times over the last six months: You ... |
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Last Thursday, Jimmy Carter published an op-ed in the Washington Post titled "A New Chance for Peace?" in an attempt to deflect criticism from his new book. One of the claims Carter makes is that Israel should adopt the 2002 offer of the Arab Summit Conference - full recognition of Israel based on a return to its internationally recognized borders - as a foundation for peace. Carter insists that this is compatible with previous agreements approved by Israeli governments, when in fact ... |
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On Monday, a group of 17 organizations handed British Prime Minister Tony Blair a report titled “Time to Talk – the Case for Diplomatic Solutions on Iran.” The report analyzes the consequences and ramifications of a military attack against the Iranian nuclear facilities. Among the consequences the report warns of are strengthening Iranian nuclear ambitions, greater instability in the Middle East, an inflammation of the war on terror, exacerbated global energy insecurity, ... |
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I am well known for being outspoken on issues of loyalty and duty of citizens to their state, particularly the Jewish State. I argue that the State of Israel has the right to demand of all its citizens – minorities included - acceptance of the principles upon which this country was founded – a Jewish, Zionist and democratic state. I still remember, as a student in the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in the 1980s, the heated debates in the dorms and the hallways between British and ... |
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What do Tzipi Livni, Silvan Shalom, Binyamin Netanyahu, Ariel Sharon, Shimon Peres, Shlomo Ben-Ami, David Levy and Ehud Barak all have in common? The answer is that all eight have served as foreign minister in the last 11 years. In that same period of time we have had seven ministers of defense, nine finance ministers, nine ministers of justice and 10 ministers of tourism (Rehavam Ze'evi was assassinated in office). It is clear that we can't allow this situation to continue. This week, ... |
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