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a central battleground at that moment. Israel slipped through the cracks. Once the question of Jewish unity was settled through ruthless action by David Ben Gurion's government, Israel faced a simultaneous threat from all of its immediate neighbors. However, as we have seen, the threat in 1948 was more apparent
nyahu. Free and democratic Arab countries won't shrink from supporting this Palestinian right under any circumstances. Muslims will not give up on East Jerusalem, either. Arab regimes have been weak in the past. Democracy will strengthen them, but also add reason to Arab governance. Most Arabs have accepted
s relating to HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029694 --- PAGE BREAK --- the Palestinians, including Israel's continued settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israel's military occupied those territories, along with Gaza, in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Palestinians view them as the key territorial elements
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029695 →the cabinet table, I asked Peres what he had to say to the "single child." His aides sniggered, but Peres didn't bat an eyelid: "Just what my mentor, David Ben-Gurion (Israel's first Prime Minister) told me: when the security of Israel is laid on one side of the scales, and everything else on the other side, securi
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029707 →s relating to HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029781 --- PAGE BREAK --- the Palestinians, including Israel's continued settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israel's military occupied those territories, along with Gaza, in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Palestinians view them as the key territorial elements
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029782 →the cabinet table, I asked Peres what he had to say to the "single child." His aides sniggered, but Peres didn't bat an eyelid: "Just what my mentor, David Ben-Gurion (Israel's first Prime Minister) told me: when the security of Israel is laid on one side of the scales, and everything else on the other side, securi
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029794 →etanyahu. Free and democratic Arab countries won't shrink from supporting this Palestinian right under any circumstances. Muslims will not give up on East Jerusalem, either. Arab regimes have been weak in the past. Democracy will strengthen them, but also add reason to Arab governance. Most Arabs have accepted Is
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031840 →as a central battleground at that moment. Israel slipped through the cracks. Once the question of Jewish unity was settled through ruthless action by David Ben Gurion's government, Israel faced a simultaneous threat from all of its immediate neighbors. However, as we have seen, the threat in 1948 was more apparent th
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031871 →Entities connected to both David Ben-Gurion and East Jerusalem

Benjamin Netanyahu
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Barack Obama
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George W. Bush
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Tehran
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Jerusalem
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United States
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Bashar al-Assad
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Lebanon
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West Bank
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Mahmoud Abbas
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Fatah
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Saddam Hussein
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Bill Clinton
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Cairo
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Hosni Mubarak
PERSONthe West Bank
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Middle East
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Damascus
LOCATIONthe Gaza Strip
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Ehud Barak
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