Insights
My humble advice to Prime Minister (elect) Yitzhak Herzog
Israel needs a world class statesman, not another small “p” politician.
Israel needs a world class statesman, not another small “p” politician.
Creating a genuine peace process that will seek to resolve all of the issues in conflict between Israel and Palestine
The sense in Gaza is that without more violence Israel will not end the siege on Gaza. That is what people in Gaza understand.
An agreement that would enable Israel to confront the common threats from Islamic radicalism that face our neighbors.
It is not fate that has created the lack of partners – it is the work of leaders who have failed. Now we need new leaders who will refuse to fail and will not try to convince us that peace is only the naïve dream of false prophets. Peace is a decision first, and then it is made through actions.
Our prime minister, who is running for reelection, has no desire to make peace with the Palestinians, because he is simply not willing to pay the price.
I hope and pray that the Palestinian state will have a Jewish minority and that it will decide to define itself as the nation state of the Palestinian people and all of its citizens.
There will be no hope, security or peace in Jerusalem until Jerusalem is the capital of two countries – Israel and Palestine.
It is doubtful that Netanyahu ever really supported the two-state solution that he spoke of in his Bar-Ilan speeches.
The separation wall that was built around the city in the south, east and north, was constructed to keep Palestinians out of the city.