Ze'ev Schiff

Halutz supported the idea that before an Israeli response, it would be possible to warn the Palestinian population in the area that if they do not leave the area, they are liable to get hurt.

It is clear that the head of Military Intelligence would have preferred that the disengagement be "unilateral and coordinated" with the Palestinians, rather than unilateral.

The two faces to the disengagement may be mutually contradictory: The disengagement saved the Israeli minority that lived in the Gaza Strip, but now it is uncertain who will rule post-evacuation.

The two faces to the disengagement may be mutually contradictory: The disengagement saved the Israeli minority that lived in the Gaza Strip, but now it is uncertain who will rule post-evacuation.

The chief of staff and the rabbis are not in a situation where they have to conduct a dialogue. This dangerous phenomenon must be wiped out.

The chief of staff and the rabbis are not in a situation where they have to conduct a dialogue. This dangerous phenomenon must be wiped out.

It is clear that there has been a failure on the part of the IDF, which has not succeeded in preventing people who are not residents of the Gaza Strip from penetrating into the territory.

It is clear that there has been a failure on the part of the IDF, which has not succeeded in preventing people who are not residents of the Gaza Strip from penetrating into the territory.

An argument does exist with respect to the U.S. proposal to help the PA with ammunition. The government is opposed to this, apparently because the accusation that was directed in its day against Rabin and Peres ('They gave them rifles ...') is engraved in its memory.

An argument does exist with respect to the U.S. proposal to help the PA with ammunition. The government is opposed to this, apparently because the accusation that was directed in its day against Rabin and Peres ('They gave them rifles ...') is engraved in its memory.

Even without American pressure, the time has come to introduce order into defense exports from Israel.

If in the future there are similar attacks on Israeli cities by steep-trajectory weapons fired from areas of the West Bank, Israel will have no choice but to reoccupy the area.

From the moment it becomes a matter of disengagement coordinated with the Palestinians and in cooperation with Egypt, the aim must be to end the military siege of the Gaza Strip. It is impossible to tell the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip that they are free and to keep them bottled up in solitary confinement.

Israel claims that anyone who has contacts with Hamas will do the same with another group calling for its destruction, Islamic Jihad.

The task of Israel's delegation to Washington will involve not only repairing the weakened relations; it will also be tested by its success in preventing damage to Israeli security industries.

It is clear that the FBI is aiming to create conflict between Steve Rosen and the organization in which he has worked for some 23 years.

When Dan Halutz takes up his position as chief of staff at the beginning of June, a comprehensive process of change will begin in the General Staff. What will delay the expected changes will be the disengagement.

Brigadier General Gadi Eisencott, commander of the Israel Defense Forces' Judea and Samaria division is a satisfied customer. 'In the present conflict against Palestinian terror, the IDF had excellent intelligence, like no other army has ever had in dealing with terror,' he says.

The outgoing chief of staff, Moshe Ya'alon, will go down in history as one of the best chiefs of staff the Israel Defense Forces has ever had.

Abu Mazen has improved the atmosphere of "law and order" in the Arab towns. This is a lot but not enough.

The Egyptians are making an effort to put Israel at the center of the discussions on the grounds that it is the only Middle Eastern country that is not a signatory to the NPT.

The big debate between Sharon and Weizman broke out when the latter was made defense minister and it focused on the settlement issue. It's a debate that goes on to this very day, yet it was Sharon who crossed the line when he decided to disengage from Gush Katif and evacuate settlements in northern Samaria.

If the wealthy Arab countries wanted to solve many of the hardships of the Gaza Strip, as well as other hardships of their Palestinian `brothers,' they could easily do so.

As the small ally, which expects to get advanced American technology - for example, the future warplane - Israel must accept the demands made by the larger and richer ally.