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Dore Gold

Dore Gold is the former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations and the current president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

When the voices of Arab moderation are secured, peace can become a reality. But if Iran enters undisturbed, then any peace can be undermined.
Why is the fate of the West Bank such a charged issue?
Is it correct to label Israeli actions with respect to the West Bank “annexation?” Can you annex territory that has already been designated as yours?
At San Remo, the Balfour Declaration became a binding treaty, setting the stage for the League of Nations Mandate. It has been noted that at San Remo, Jewish historic rights became Jewish legal rights.
The contest in Libya has the potential to draw in multiple powers that have a direct stake in its outcome.
Israel’s settlements have always had a unique status in U.S. policy, but now with the formulation of a new American position their legality is on the way to finally being accepted.
Hamas, which defines itself as the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, has engaged in mass terror for years; its parent organization in Cairo has not criticized its use of bus bombings against Israel or its unleashing of rocket attacks against civilian targets.
It appears that the Kremlin began to understand that Iran handicapped Russia’s ability to realize its interests in the Middle East.
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.