Gaza First, not Gaza Last. If the pull out is successful, and people see it's quieter, it could embolden moderates on both sides. |
He has basically got to freeze the peace process to woo back alienated right-wing voters. |
He wants to demonstrate that under his leadership there will be no compromises over Jerusalem. If the Palestinians choose to confront him, he will use them essentially as props to say, like his campaign slogan, that he's a 'strong leader for a strong nation,' |
I don't see how the Israeli people are served by another house here, another house there, when the big picture is to create a partnership with the Palestinians. |
I think their basic view is, 'When you, the Palestinians, show that you're doing it, we'll get involved. If not we're not going to invest a lot of political capital.' I think that is the message. |
If his team is not on board, how is the country going to be on board? |
It's clearly offensive when the president of Israel makes a criticism and instead of dealing with the essence of the criticism, Netanyahu turns it around and basically questions the motives and patriotism of the president. |
That suggests to me that the president wants to make sure that the change is permanent and not subject to tactical sorts of adjustments. |
The 60,000 settlers on the other side of the fence could become bargaining chips. |
The administration seems like it's preoccupied with a lot of other issues from Iraq (to Hurricane) Katrina, the economy. |
The feeling here is that we have been lurching from crisis to crisis, ... Sometimes it's felt like we have been on a roller-coaster ride without the ups. Israelis are questioning (Netanyahu's) sense of political judgment. They want to know if he's acting out of impulse or seeing the consequences of his actions. |
The feeling here is that we have been lurching from crisis to crisis. Sometimes it's felt like we have been on a roller-coaster ride without the ups. Israelis are questioning (Netanyahu's) sense of political judgment. They want to know if he's acting out of impulse or seeing the consequences of his actions. |
The key is for the U.S. to send an unambiguous signal that it wants to see a cooling-off period, ... Especially until it is clear what kind of policies, what kind of government Sharon will be able to put together. |
The main event is to leverage aid and to make sure the U.S. is not alone. |
The Palestinian public hasn't been prepared. |