Posts Tagged: Gaza Withdrawal
Fourteen Years Since the Destruction of Gush Katif
I am known to the public as the “commander of the disengagement forces.” If this were something to be proud of, it would be worth...
Ending the Occupation Will Help End Palestinian Terror
The Netanyahu government has conveniently and consistently separated the occupation of the West Bank from the repeated eruption of violence, insisting that the Palestinians’ unrest...
Gush Katif Residents Mark 10 Years of Disengagement From Gaza
For the 9,000 Gush Katif residents uprooted from their homes during Israel’s unilateral 2005 Disengagement from the southwestern edge of Gaza, memories of life in...
Don’t Believe Netanyahu: The Palestinians Want Peace
The Netanyahu government has forcefully and consistently promulgated the notion that Israel's withdrawal from Gaza in 2005, its subsequent takeover by Hamas, and the violence...
Settlements Have Led to Better Lives for Israeli Arabs
There is no wider-acknowledged international convention than "Settlements are an obstacle to peace." Israel doesn't even try to argue with the assertion. Even the settlers...
The Fight for Jerusalem
Months of constant Arab rioting on the Temple Mount and throughout the eastern parts of Jerusalem, as well as a spate of recent terrorist attacks,...
Ariel Sharon’s Legacy: A Bold, Defiant Leader
People around the world have passed judgment about the life of Israel's most controversial leader, which runs the gamit from utter and deep admiration for...
Why Ariel Sharon Couldn’t Bring Peace to Israel
"Ž Ariel Sharon created a Palestinian state in 2005. It is called Gaza. It is a tiny state, but Sharon had said that if things worked...
Israel’s Security Concerns are Blocking Peace
One of the main issues being discussed in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations is Israel's national security. Although given its military might Israel's sense of insecurity...
Knesset Speaker: Gaza Disengagement Was National Tragedy
Jerusalem Post - The Gaza disengagement was a national tragedy, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein said Tuesday at a special Knesset meeting marking eight years...
Sanctimonious Jewish Bleeding Hearts
I was somewhat taken aback by a letter released in the wake of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Israel, signed by...
Documentary as Propaganda: The Gatekeepers and Dishonesty
Dror Moreh's documentary, The Gatekeepers, could have been a profound film. Instead, Moreh uses his interviews with six former directors of Israel's top security services to...
The Gatekeepers: Peddling Two-State Propaganda All the Way to the Oscars
The Gatekeepers is a highly acclaimed Israeli documentary that tells the story of the Shin Bet from the perspective of six former heads of...
The Big Lie of ‘Gatekeepers’
The New York Sun - "The Gatekeepers," the leading candidate for this year's Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, begins with ominous music. It...
