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Dore Gold is President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs; Former Director-General of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador of Israel to the United Nations
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The Commission of Inquiry established by the UN Human Rights Council is permanent and thus is able to perpetually make allegations against Israel.
The two-state solution was never part of the key documents that provided the diplomatic basis for the Arab-Israeli peace process in the past.
Iran wanted to remake the Middle East. It had dispatched Shi’ite proxy armies to Syria, with their families to reconfigure the regional demography as it aspired to convert Syria into a Shi'ite State.
Unfortunately, the Biden administration withdrew support for the East Med pipeline in January 2022, even though it did not entail U.S. federal funding.
The past decade has been fraught with attacks on religious sites for Muslims and Christians throughout the Middle East. Only a free and democratic Israel will defend Jerusalem and all major religions.
So, cameras were okay for the Great Mosque of Mecca and for the Sheikh Zayed Mosque. But for some reason, those responsible for security on the Muslim side felt inhibited about authorizing cameras in the Al-Aqsa Mosque. And that was just an invitation to disaster in subsequent years.
Without some major change in Iranian intentions, European countries could soon become targets of Iran’s increasingly robust missile forces. As Iranian and Western negotiators reportedly edge closer to agreement on Iran’s nuclear future, many commentators will be asking themselves a similar question. Will a new deal endure and provide stability for the Middle East and […]
EU: “we must reduce our dependency on Russian energy.”
Denying Iran the victory it thinks is within its grasp is doable
Israel Defense Minister Gantz stated that Iran was only “around 10 weeks away from acquiring weapons grade materials necessary for a nuclear weapon.” This was not speculation by yet another columnist, but rather a statement in the clearest terms by the defense minister of Israel.
The Israeli experience was identical: when Israel unilaterally withdrew from Gaza, Hamas won the Palestinian elections and took over Gaza from Fatah. Rocket attacks on Israel, after the Gaza withdrawal, increased by 500%.
Clearly, further diplomacy is required between Jerusalem and Washington. Perhaps the issue can be settled before the first summit meeting between President Biden and Prime Minister Bennett.
Advocates of the Israel-apartheid libel hope that their campaign will lead to Israel's eventual replacement with a Palestinian Islamic entity.
What has the modern state of Israel learned from the horrors of Bergen-Belsen, and the Holocaust, more generally?
There is no indication that the U.S. and Europe understand what they are facing
Despite its flaws and past performance, the ICC has demonstrated striking determination to pursue legal actions against the State of Israel
San Remo converted the Balfour Declaration into a binding international treaty, setting the stage for the League of Nations Mandate, which was approved in 1922. It has been noted that at San Remo, Jewish historic rights became Jewish legal rights.
Israelis residing in the West Bank are not violating international law.
It is about time...
U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights would constitute the fulfillment of a series of previous diplomatic assurances given to Israel by past administrations regarding the international status of Israel's position on that strategic plateau.
Testimony offered by Amb. Dore Gold President, JCPA, to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Governance Reform Subcommittee on National Security arguing for recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights
There is a huge difference in holding negotiations with a state like Iran if you assume it has no intention of building nuclear weapons versus a situation in which you have incontrovertible evidence that Iran is determined to become a nuclear power.
No one has a license to lie, manipulate or manufacture falsehoods. Make no mistake, the primary characteristics of Israel Apartheid Week programming are terrible, unjustified charges expressly aimed at demonizing Israel.
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