Friday, April 24, 2009 Netanyahu's candidate for U.S. envoy backs one-sided pullout
Washington, Dr. Michael Oren, supports a unilateral Israeli withdrawal from
the West Bank and an evacuation of most of the settlements.
last month, "The only alternative for Israel to save itself as a Jewish
state is by unilaterally withdrawing from the West Bank and evacuating most
of the settlements."
Center, gave a 90-minute lecture entitled "The Gaza Crisis from an
Historical and Personal Perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
solutions to the conflict and the policy Israel should take. He emphasized
that he does not represent the majority of Israelis.
that can save Israel as a Jewish state is by unilaterally withdrawing our
settlements from the West Bank," and waiting for a new Palestinian
leadership.
achieved at this stage. Instead we should find ways to "better manage the
conflict, to relieve tensions and ameliorate the conditions under which
people live to ensure against future flare ups."
issue," he said. "One of the lessons that the failed Oslo process has taught
us is that peace must be built from the bottom up. We cannot impose peace
from the top down, it doesn't percolate from the top down."
thousands of Jewish settlers from the West Bank and from holy cities like
Hebron, Oren said.
would be getting "absolute peace" and the "end of the conflict," he said.
started firing Qassam rockets from Gaza, he said Natan Sharansky asked him
if the disengagement wasn't a mistake.
to react to the Qassam fire, which sent a message of weakness to the entire
Middle East.
said he had "traumatic relations" with the Gaza Strip and Hamas leadership.
of Operation Cast Lead and especially the daughters of Dr.Az A-Din Abu
Ayash.
by a suicide bomber from Gaza and that 70,000 Palestinians cheered the
attack in the Gaza stadium, he said.
Friday, 24 April 2009
NEVER AGAIN!!!!
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By Barak Ravid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's candidate for Israeli ambassador to
Oren, a visiting Georgetown University professor, said in a lecture there
Oren, a Middle East expert and senior researcher at Jerusalem's Shalem
Answering questions from attendees, Oren voiced his opinions about possible
"I may be the last of the standing unilateralists," he said. "The only thing
Oren said he does not believe that a solution to the conflict could be
"Peace as a solution is not a question of next week but a generational
Establishing a Palestinian state would require the evacuation of tens of
To take such a traumatic step most Israelis must be convinced that they
Oren said he supported the disengagement from the Gaza Strip. After they
Oren said he replied that it had not been. The mistake was Israel's failure
Oren also spoke about his personal experience regarding the Gaza Strip and
He said he could only regret the killing of civilians in Gaza in the course
But as an Israeli, he also cannot forget that his sister in law was killed
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