Ariel Sharon

Unless the Knesset mandates transparency, prime ministers will continue to play things close to the vest because the public likes a strong leader.

The Palestinian leadership has since lost support in a number of crucial circles, most of all in the larger Arab and Muslim world; as such, some voices have been heard calling for the resignation of Mahmoud Abbas, and others have been heard supporting Hamas.

Three Israelis with direct ties to the move deconstruct lessons learned from the 2005 pullout when it comes to possible “land for peace” deals in Judea and Samaria.

Israel Resilience Party leader and prime-ministerial hopeful Benny Gantz raised the ire of Israeli right-wingers after his first interview indicated his favorable opinion of the 2005 Gaza disengagement, in which 8,500 Jews were forcibly removed from Gaza in a unilateral bid to grant Palestinians land for a state.