Epstein Secrets

ement. There has been no progress during its two years in office, mostly because the White House insisted on a 100 percent construction freeze in the West Bank settlements and Jerusalem as a precondition for negotiations. This was politically impossible in Israel, and also meant that Palestinian president Ma

s." It brings Hamas into the Palestinian Authority government, ending a period of several years when Palestinian Security Forces have cooperated with the Israel Defense Forces against terrorism and against Hamas in particular. It will also bring Hamas—next year and for the first time— into the PLO, the body charged with neg

eement between Hamas and Fatah was signed on April 27. This agreement, unless and until it collapses, makes Israeli concessions or new flexibility in the West Bank impossible and puts paid to the entire "peace process." It brings Hamas into the Palestinian Authority government, ending a period of several years w

Pickrell, 2.74M) reports Israel's Iron Dome accidentally "shot down an Israeli military drone during recent fighting with Mamas in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces told local media." An IDF spokesperson told Haartez, "As part of the round of fighting in Gaza and as part of the defense of the country's skies, a

ess we preserve at least the potential of a two- state solution, the one-state reality that would emerge in its place won't just blow up Israel, the West Bank and Gaza; it could very well blow up the Democratic Party and every Jewish organization and synagogue in America." It is "vital," Friedman writes, t

" It brings Hamas into the Palestinian Authority government, ending a period of several years when Palestinian Security Forces have cooperated with the Israel Defense Forces against terrorism and against Hamas in particular. It will also bring Hamas—next year and for the first time—into the PLO, the body charged with n

ent. There has been no progress during its two years in office, mostly because the White House insisted on a 100 percent construction freeze in the West Bank settlements and Jerusalem as a precondition for negotiations. This was politically impossible in Israel, and also meant that Palestinian president

nd allow Israel to become an active member, rather than an isolated actor, in the rapidly changing Middle East. Ephraim Sneh, a retired general in the Israel Defense Forces, was Israel's deputy minister of defense from 1999 to 2001 and from 2006 to 2007. EFTA_R1_02031721 EFTA02690740 I I Ankle 4. Center for Strat

lves in a perilous world of aggressive Islamist fanatics and complacent, confrontation-averse Western democracies. But nurturing settlements in the West Bank and maintaining an occupation in order to protect them is not the proper way to do it. Following that path will lead to disaster. Israel could bec

nd allow Israel to become an active member, rather than an isolated actor, in the rapidly changing Middle East. Ephraim Sneh, a retired general in the Israel Defense Forces, was Israel's deputy minister of defense from 1999 to 2001 and from 2006 to 2007. EFTA_R1_02031777 EFTA02690791 I I Ankle 4. Center for Strat

lves in a perilous world of aggressive Islamist fanatics and complacent, confrontation-averse Western democracies. But nurturing settlements in the West Bank and maintaining an occupation in order to protect them is not the proper way to do it. Following that path will lead to disaster. Israel could bec

of the Local Aid Coordination Committee (LACC) and the Joint Liaison Committee (JLC) (30 November 1994) 142 Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo II Agreement) (28 September 1995) 145 Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH Agreement) (9 May 1996) 324 Declara

Assurance from United States to Israel (October 1998) 356 Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum (4 September 1999) 358 Protocol Concerning Safe Passage between West Bank and Gaza Strip (5 October 1999) 363 Sharon Address at Fourth Herzliya Conference (18 December 2003) 371 Exchange of Letters between PM Sharon and P

BREAK --- OUP CORRECTED PROOE - FINAL, 12/9/2014, SPi List of Abbreviations AHLC Ad Hoc Liaison Committee ICJ International Court of Justice IDF Israel Defense Forces JLC Joint Liaison Committee LACC Local Aid Coordination Committee LAF Lebanese Armed Forces LAS League of Arab States MFO Multinational Force an