There are lots of questions about what the security situation of Israel will be the day after the last withdrawal,
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.
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.
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.
Setting them on fire isn`t a way of creating a new environment for a hopeful future.
a blunt political instrument to serve the PLO`s diplomatic and military agenda against Israel.
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.
Right now, Israelis want a security process rather than a peace process.
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.
The strongest images were those of the settlers and soldiers embracing and crying together,
Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the intensest hatreds
To lose one`s self in reverie, one must be either very happy, or very unhappy. Reverie is the child of extremes.