Yair Shamir

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Jul 29, 2014, 9:26 PM

We must deliver a knockout to Hamas

A ceasefire will just grant the terrorists time to reorganize, rearm and equip themselves anew

Dec 31, 2012, 5:59 PM

Why I oppose a Palestinian state

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...

Dec 26, 2012, 8:50 AM

In Israel-US relations, settlements are entirely beside the point

Our problem – and Washington’s – is not the Palestinians, it’s the entire Arab world

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About Me

Yair Shamir is the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and a former Colonel in the Israeli Air Force.