Dore Gold
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"Dore Gold" is an Israeli diplomat who has served in various positions under several Israeli governments. He is the current President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. He was also an advisor to the former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his first term in office.

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The escalation that has occurred is because (Palestinian Authority President Yasser) Arafat gave a green light to a variety of Palestinian organizations ... to attack Israeli targets.

The strongest images were those of the settlers and soldiers embracing and crying together.

Right now, Israelis want a security process rather than a peace process.

I think today's the day of tremendous national anguish. Many people thought this whole process would polarize Israeli society because that seemed to be the environment here leading up to the national disengagement effort.

There are lots of questions about what the security situation of Israel will be the day after the last withdrawal.

It was pretty clear he didn't think he could get a quid pro quo from the Palestinians. He did think, however, that he could get one from the United States.

I think Israelis felt that by completing the withdrawal from Gaza, they had created an opportunity for peace for the Palestinians to seize upon. And what they saw was synagogues in flames, and that's something with a very ominous tone for the success of any future negotiations.

Setting them on fire isn't a way of creating a new environment for a hopeful future.

The closest thing to Kfar Darom in the United States is the Alamo. Imagine pulling people out of this place. They are heroes of Israel and we owe them a great deal after they are pulled out of their homes.