Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel » Yair Shamir http://blogs.timesofisrael.com The Marketplace of Ideas Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:46:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Why I oppose a Palestinian state http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-i-oppose-a-palestinian-state/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-i-oppose-a-palestinian-state/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:59:46 +0000 Yair Shamir http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=90162 The idea that a Palestinian state can lead to enduring peace in Israel has become a diplomatic obsession for Israeli and American policy makers. Ironically, it was former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin who was in favor of territorial compromise but opposed a Palestinian state (see his letter below). Despite this, establishing such a state has [...]

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]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-i-oppose-a-palestinian-state/feed/ 68 In Israel-US relations, settlements are entirely beside the point http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/in-israel-us-relations-settlements-are-entirely-beside-the-point/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/in-israel-us-relations-settlements-are-entirely-beside-the-point/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 06:50:06 +0000 Yair Shamir http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=88704 Many have expressed concern over the U.S. strong opposition to Jewish construction in Jerusalem and in Judea and Samaria. I think the time has come to release ourselves from such simplistic conceptions that insult American intelligence. Most American legislators and policy makers understand that the strategic cooperation between Israel and the U.S. does not hinge [...]

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