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Seminar on the Security Fence
The Council recently held a Seminar on aspects of the Security Fence. It was reported in this column. More details of all the lectures are now avaialble.
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Members of the Management of the Council for Peace and Security met with Prime Minister Mr Ehud Olmert on Thursday 21 February 2008.
Mr Olmert opened with a general review. This was followed by questions and comments from the Council members to which the Prime Minister responded.
A point raised about removing illegal settlements in Judea and Samaria led Mr Olmert to state that at the moment he was putting all his effort into the negotiation process, and other matters would be receiving attention in due course. He was confident that it would be possible to reach a framework agreement within a reasonable time. But Israel would be firm on two points: There could be no question of a full return to the 1967 borders; Urban building and development would continue everywhere within the municipal boudaries of Jerusalem.
The meeting which lasted for over an hour, was cordial and informative.
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Olmert and Settlements: Lofty Goals betrayed by Actions on the Ground
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 Geffrey Aronson reviews Israeli settlement activity on the West Bank. He points out that in spite of Olmert's commitments in Annapolis, the activity continues apace...
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Israel's Tactics collide with the Peace Process |
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 Israel's security measures have successfully reduced suicide bombings and other attacks from the West Bank. But they have made life hard for the Palestinians and impede a peace process. It is a classic military-political dilemma...
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Israel: Sixty Years of Hope and Despair |
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 As the anniversary of its independence approaches, Israel remains haunted by conflicts of the past and is split along racial, religious, economic and ideological lines. Terrorist attacks are commonplace. But there is also pride mixed with self-criticism, and a yearning for a fresh start on both sides of the Arab-Israeli divide...
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Hezbollah and Lebanon The final Straw |
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 Hezbollah may now finally be undermining itself from within...
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Rational Thinking about the Qassams |
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 The Israeli public sees the firing of Qassams, Katyushas and mortars directed against Sderot, settlements along the border with Gaza and recently Askelon as acts of terrorism. But things can be seen in a different light...
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The Solution: a comprehensive Settlement |
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 It is to be hoped that an Israeli leadership with visson and courage will rise to achieve a comprehensive settlement in the region. Otherwise she would be risking a continued cycle of violence and an escalation of religious radicalization...
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Arab Leaders say the Two-State Proposal is in Peril |
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 At its forthcoming meeting the Arab League intends to stress that unless Israel responds to their 2002 proposals of normalization in exchange for leaving the Territories, a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital and settlement of the refuggee problem, it will withdraw them. It will look for options other than that of a two-state solution...
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Israeli Arabs should enjoy cultural Autonomy and equal Funds |
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 In a draft paper Moshe Ben-Attar outlines rights and obligations of Israeli Arabs. It is an attempt to respond to the recent "The Future Vision" published by the Heads of Arab Local Authorities in Israel. It is bound to raise objections amongst Israelis, both Jews and Arabs...
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(January 2005- December 2007)
Having regard for the vital role played by Reservists in the IDF, the Council has written to Government Ministers and Members of the Knesset urging them to pass the new "Reservists Law" without delay.
