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Peace treaties and the prime ministers of Israel
Arab-Israeli conflict: How previous Israeli prime ministers acted and the question about Benjamin Netanyahu
The history of the Arab-Israeli conflict teaches that peace treaties are signed primarily by Israeli politicians who come from the hardline political current of the Israel, from the so-called "crows" of war and not from the moderates, the so-called "doves" of peace.
The "doves" waged wars for the survival of the state, the "War of Independence" in 1948, the "Sinai War" in 1956, the "Six-Day War" in 1967, and the Yom Kippur War in 1972. Despite their ardent desire, neither David Ben-Gurion, nor Moshe Sharett, nor Levi Eshkol, nor Golda Meir, leaders of the great Labor Party who served as prime ministers of the state, reached the point of signing a peace agreement, since all Arab states rejected Israel's very right to exist.
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An Israeli father takes us on a tour of his home shelter and tells us the history of shelters in Israel: This is our “mamad,” the protected room in our house. Most of the time we use it as a gym, a library, a guest room, or a storage room, but now, with Iranian rockets overhead, it’s where my wife and two children sleep. When the sirens go off, I go to the shelter and close the steel door so they don’t wake up. And we’re lucky. We have a “mamad,” as these safe rooms are called. Only about 44 percent of Israeli apartments have one. The rest run to communal shelters located in basements, stairwells, or at the end of the street, hoping to get there in time.
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“If Israel allowed the Palestinians to have their own state we would have peace in the Middle East.” Right? WRONG! FIVE times in their history, the Palestinians have accepted proposals for the creation of a Palestinian state and rejected them.
In a feature video HERE, the Maccabee Task Force, an American organization aimed at combating anti-Semitism on US universities, offers a concise look back at the history.
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550 missiles, 1.000 drones launched from Iran towards Israel. 31 strikes in populated areas. 28 dead, over 3.000 injured in Israel. The Israeli Armed Forces (IDF) report that Iran's war capability has been severely damaged, the nuclear program has been delayed for years.
With the shaky ceasefire between Israel and Iran coming into effect on Tuesday morning, 24.6.25, the full scope of the 12 days of fighting, which began with the surprise preemptive Israeli operation against Iran's nuclear program, began to be revealed.
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As oxymoronic as it may sound, there are wars that are fought for the benefit of humanity. One of them is the Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear program aimed at protecting not only Israel but also international stability.
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About the Israel-Iran war, about the posters and slogans on the streets, about the left's stance and anti-Semitism and about the position of Panos Trigazis as he himself expressed it at the recent SYRIZA conference. A particularly interesting discussion with Christos Michaelides, on the show "Mirror" on the First Program of ERT Radio, 16.06.2025. Listen HERE the show (from 25:48 to 39:47).
H.M.: So here we are, on the First Program and "Mirror" and we will now say good morning to my next guest, who is Mr. Victor Eliezer. [...] The war has now taken on new dimensions, Israel bombed Tehran targeting its nuclear facilities, Iran retaliated and continues. For the first time, residential areas in Tel Aviv were hit with several deaths. Good morning, Mr. Eliezer, good morning.
B.E.: Good morning Mr. Michaelides. Thank you very much for the warm words and the invitation.
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By Yannis Moutsios
Major threat to the better safety of Israel and the wider region characterized the Iran and the nuclear program Israel's ambassador to Greece, Noam Katz, speaking to "Parapolitica" a few hours before Israel's strikes on 100 targets in Iran, while he also took a position after them with a statement, repeating what B. Netanyahu said earlier yesterday: "As Prime Minister Netanyahu stated, Israel carried out Operation Rising Lion, a limited-scope targeted campaign, to deter the Iranian threat to Israel's very survival. For decades, the tyrants of Tehran have been calling more boldly and openly for the destruction of Israel, backing up their threats with a nuclear weapons program. In recent months, Iran has taken steps it has never taken before - steps to weaponize highly enriched uranium." Prime Minister Netanyahu also warned that “if Iran does not stop its program, then it could develop a nuclear weapon in a very short time. The strikes targeted the heart of Iran’s nuclear enrichment program and its missile systems, which have previously launched 300 ballistic missiles against Israel and could soon carry nuclear warheads. This is an unacceptable threat. This must stop.”
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