OPINION ARTICLES
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Iran’s nuclear program
Failed to Cut a Deal With Iran? Better Than Making a Bad One
http://online.wsj.com/articles/jose-marina-aznar-failed-to-cut-a-deal-with-iran-better-than-making-a-bad-one-1416961109Tehran has been cheating for years. Do we think the regime will suddenly embrace nuclear transparency?
2014-11-26 by José María Aznar
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Recognising a Palestinian State
Margallo and Palestine: An indecent proposition
If talks are currently at a standstill, it is due largely to the fact that Palestine’s leaders have chosen the unilateral path instead of negotiating. They want to impose from outside the negotiating table what they refuse to discuss at the table.
2014-11-18 by Rafael Bardaji
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Published October 27, 2014·Fox News
The Latest Palestinian statehood gambit
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/10/27/latest-palestinian-statehood-gambit/There is no Palestinian “state” and no prospect for one without dramatic real-world changes that are unlikely in the foreseeable future.
2014-10-28 by John Bolton
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Published in The Times
Recognising a Palestinian state now will thwart hopes for peace
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/thunderer/article4247401.ece?shareToken=3dd631ffa603dccdc0e7c2915025f671Hamas and Islamic State are part of the same Islamist front.
2014-10-25 by José María Aznar and Members of the Board
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Letter to the EU Foreign Ministers
A call to responsibility
Recognizing Palestinian statehood now will not promote peace, will not boost negotiations and will not change the reality on the ground.
2014-10-24 by Friends of Israel Initiative Members
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Published in Gatestone Institute
Israel’s Security and Unintended Consequences
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4806/israel-securityFatah leaders ally themselves with the terrorists of Hamas, and, like Hamas, they continue to reject the every existence of the State of Israel.
2014-10-23 by Richard Kemp
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Past looms large in Islamist outlook
Radical Islamists continue to stick to the story of Mohammed and his confused 7th Century.
2014-09-03 by Carlos Alberto Montaner
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Endgame Scenarios
Post-Operation Protective Edge Strategic Assessment
Beyond the operational and strategic merits and shortcomings of the Egyptian proposal, the Israeli cabinet will face a domestic challenge in articulating to the public the reasoning behind accepting the proposal.
2014-08-18 by Friends of Israel Initiative