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Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen

The 1990s interim agreements with the Palestinians are based on failed premises that have created terror hotbeds. It is time to chart a new path forward.
It’s time to acknowledge that throwing money at the problem of lawlessness in the Negev, and denying its source, cannot work.
The fight in the Negev is an opportunity for Zionist Israeli society to return to its roots of re-establishing the Zionist vision of redemption for the people and land.
The U.S. defeat in Afghanistan is a lesson for the world regarding the tremendous role spiritual strength plays in winning wars.
Israel’s relations with Hamas in the coming months will be tested first and foremost by the strengthening of its sovereignty in Jerusalem.
The Israeli government is in denial about the growing violent anarchy in the Negev, Galilee and certain cities.
The COVID-19 crisis is the kind of rare and massively consequential event that overshadows all lessons learned in the past, and tackling it requires an open, flexible and decentralized approach.
The heated debate among the Yishuv leadership that preceded the century-old conflict continues to this day, and sheds light on the decline of the Zionist left.
Still, Israel should say “yes” to the Mideast proposal, just like David Ben-Gurion accepted the 1947 U.N. Partition plan and then rode on the waves of emerging phenomena to shape the future State of Israel.