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Six Israeli security chiefs stun the world
Six Israeli security chiefs stun world
Six former heads of Israel's internal security service speak out about the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
Israel's "Gatekeepers"
Six former heads of Israel's internal security service speak out about the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
By Samuel Burke, CNN
Six former heads of the Shin Bet, Israel’s secretive internal security service, have spoken out as a group for the first time and are making stunning revelations.
The men who were responsible for keeping Israel safe from terrorists now say they are afraid for Israel’s future as a democratic and Jewish state.
Israeli film director Dror Moreh managed to get them all to sit down for his new documentary: “The Gatekeepers.” It is the story of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian Territories, as told by the people at the crossroads of some of the most crucial moments in the security history of the country.
“If there is someone who understands the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it’s those guys,” the director told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour.
Against the backdrop of the currently frozen peace process, all six argue – to varying degrees – that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land is bad for the state of Israel. FULL POST
Dramatic surprise in Israeli elections
By Samuel Burke & Mick Krever, CNN
Exit polls in Tuesday’s Israeli election have delivered a dramatic surprise.
The second-place finisher, behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party, was Yesh Atid, or “There is a Future,” the center-left party whose founder campaigned for eliminating the exemption for ultra-religious Jews to avoid military service.
As expected, Netanyahu’s Likud won first place, with 31 seats out of 120 in the Knesset. It was a comfortable plurality, but far below the commanding result that would have given him broad leeway to form a coalition – negotiations to build that coalition will presumably begin immediately.
Yesh Atid is projected to win 19 seats, and Labor is projected to come in third with 17.
The far-right party, Habayit Hayehudit, or “The Jewish Home,” is projected to take fourth. Its fourth-place finish, though somewhat weaker than had been expected, represents a shift toward the far right in Israel.
David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker magazine, discussed the exit polls with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour and what they could mean for the future of Israeli politics – which you can watch in the video above.
In a recent New Yorker article, Remnick examined the seeming shift to the right in Israeli politics and the rise of parties clearly opposed to a state for the Palestinians.
Arab Spring knocking at Jordan’s door
By Samuel Burke, CNN
The Arab Spring has spared Jordan’s monarchy, but the foreign minister says it cannot be ignored.
“The Arab Spring has affected Jordan - a gentle breeze, as I keep saying, as opposed to the turbulent winds we saw in other countries,” Nasser Judeh told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour Tuesday.
Small outbursts in Jordan have turned into increasingly large protests. Islamists have taken to the street, along side ordinary people who are protesting increasing utility costs, corruption and a lack of reforms.
Shouts that King Abdullah II must go have been heard, but Judeh dismissed them, saying “It's a few people who did that in an atmosphere of an angry reaction over lifting subsidies on fuel products. So it's unfair to say ‘the people are asking.’”
Judeh defended Jordan’s constitutional monarchy and went as far as to say that King Abdullah II is the consensus figure for the country.
“He's the guarantor of the reform process; he's the facilitator of dialogue. And at the end of the day, he's the one who's leading this reform process” Judeh told Amanpour. FULL POST
Israel’s former prime minister: ‘Time is running out for Israel’
Ehud Olmert supports Palestinian move
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert supports Palestinian move for enhanced international recognition.
Palestinian negotiator on status change
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat discusses the change in status at the UN with CNN's Christiane Amanpour.
By Samuel Burke, CNN
A year after failing to win recognition as an independent state, the Palestinian Authority came back to the United Nations and won the vote for an upgraded status as a non-voting member state in the General Assembly Thursday.
The governments of the United States and Israel both stood firmly against the Palestinian Authority’s move at the United Nations, which passed with an overwhelming majority. Surprisingly, though, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert threw his full support behind the move.
“What the Palestinians moved to do today in the U.N., I think is in basic line with the strategy of a two state solution,” Olmert told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Thursday. FULL POST
What's next for Palestinian territories?
History professor Rashid Khalidi discusses the future of the Palestinian territories and how the latest conflict may shift political power.
The changing face of the Middle East
A conversation about the bigger picture between Israel and Gaza, and the changing roles of Egypt and the United States in the region.
Hamas leader tells Amanpour his group wasn’t behind bombing
Hamas's political chief on ceasefire
PART 1: Christiane Amanpour's exclusive interview with Khaled Meshaal, head of the political wing of Hamas.
Hamas's political chief on ceasefire
PART 2: Christiane Amanpour's exclusive interview with Khaled Meshaal, head of the political wing of Hamas.
Hamas chief on attempted assassination
PART 3: The head of the political wing of Hamas tells Christiane Amanpour about the attempted assassination on his life.
By Ashley Fantz, CNN
(CNN) - The political leader of Hamas says his group was not behind Wednesday's bus bombing in Tel Aviv. But Khaled Meshaal did say he believed the bombing was a response to the violence in Gaza.
A cease-fire, announced Wednesday night in a joint news conference in Cairo, Egypt, by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, took effect at 9 p.m. local time (2 p.m. ET).
In an exclusive interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour in Cairo, Meshaal - whose group is considered a terrorist group by Israel and the United States - spoke about the bus attack, which injured more than 20 people, and he detailed Hamas' mindset on the situation overall.
Here are excerpts from the interview:
Amanpour: There has been a terrible attack inside Israel today, in Tel Aviv. The first of these kinds of attacks in six years. A bomb on a bus, and there have been many casualties. Does Hamas claim responsibility? Did Hamas do that?
Meshaal: This question must be addressed to (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu.
Amanpour: No, no, I'm asking you. Did Hamas claim responsibility? Did Hamas do that?
Meshaal: Not Hamas, not others, not other people from, not Hamas. No one can announce except those who committed, not me. The lesson is what matters. What led to this? Who created the circumstances that led to this operation? It is Netanyahu with his crimes, in killing the kids of Gaza, and the continuity of aggression. He create(d) such ramifications everywhere. This could lead to any kind of reaction as retaliation for what happened in Gaza.
In the spirited interview, with Meshaal often raising his voice passionately, Amanpour asked Meshaal about whether he would accept a two-state solution that envisages the establishment of an independent Palestinian state alongside the state of Israel.
"And yet you say that you would accept a two-state solution but you won't recognize Israel's right to exist," Amanpour said.
Meshaal repeatedly said that the "Palestinians are offering peace" and blamed the United States and Israel for working toward situations that are not peaceful.
"How can I accept Israel? They have occupied my land," Meshaal said.
Amanpour asked him directly if Hamas is getting weapons from Iran.
Hamas is a "resistance" against "occupation," he said and it seeks financial, military and other forms of support from Iran from any state that wishes to support Hamas.
The group gets helps from Europe and from Iran, wherever it can get it, he said.
"So the answer is yes," to whether Iran helps Hamas, Amanpour challenged.
"I answered you," Meshaal replied.
Amanpour asked him to explain Hamas' end game.
"The end game is to end occupation," he said, and "peace throughout the region."
Cease-fire reached in Israel-Hamas conflict
CNN’s Ken Olshansky produced this piece for television.
Qatari PM: ‘Ceasefire talks haven't yielded concrete solution yet’
Qatari PM on ceasefire talks
PART 1: Qatar's Prime Minister tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour about his country's role in ceasefire talks.
Qatari PM on ceasefire talks
PART 2: Qatar's Prime Minister tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour about his country's role in ceasefire talks.
By Mick Krever, CNN
Ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas in Gaza have yielded “no concrete solution,” Qatar’s prime minister told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Monday.
Talks to end the nearly week-long conflict between Israel and Hamas have been spearheaded by Egypt, with strong support from Qatar and Turkey.
Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim al Thani, speaking to Amanpour from Doha, said that he believed both Israel and Hamas want a ceasefire, but that Hamas would not accept the status quo. FULL POST
Member of Israeli Parliament: ‘Americans urgently needed here’
Israeli politician calls for U.S. to act
Israeli Knesset Member Daniel Ben-Simone says the the Americans are urgently needed to quell the escalating violence.
Israel and Gaza in the bigger picture
Analyst Daniel Levy looks at the long term situation between Israel and the Palestinians.
By Samuel Burke, CNN
The United States must take action to quell the escalating violence in the Middle East, Israeli Knesset Member Daniel Ben-Simon said Friday.
“It’s time for the White House to call and to look at what’s happening here,” Ben-Simon of the Israeli Labor Party told CNN’s Hala Gorani.
Even though the United States has publicly given verbal support to Israel and blames the escalation of violence on Hamas firing of rockets into Israel, Ben-Simon senses an absence from the White House in that region. He fears a regional war beyond Gaza, if newly re-elected President Barack Obama does not step in.
“Benjamin Netanyahu has been prime minister for seven years. This is his first war. I cannot predict how far he will go. What I can tell you because is its becoming a serious crisis because Tel Aviv has been hit… I can’t tell you how serious it’s becoming.” He emphasized support from the U.N. and Europe is not enough, without, “the boss” as he referred to the U.S., stepping in.
Jerusalem shocked by rocket fire
Meanwhile, after returning to Egypt from his trip to Gaza Thursday, the Chief of the Egyptian Presidential Cabinet called for an end to the violence.
“I am calling for everybody to deescalate,” Mohamed Refa'a al-Tahtawi told Gorani. “This escalation is not going to lead anywhere.”
Al-Tahtawi accompanied Prime Minister Hesham Kandil to Gaza Friday, a trip critics saw as an opportunity for press exposure. Al-Tahtawi discounted that, saying that saying Egypt is willing to give Gaza tangible support; but said they are not prepared for any type of military action.
“Humanitarian supply will be sent. Political support will be extended – political support is not empty words. Political support means potential positions and I am telling you, the streets in Egypt are very angry.”
For CNN's complete coverage of the violence in Israel and Gaza click here.
Israel: ‘All options on the table in Gaza’
Israel's Deputy P.M. on Gaza strikes
Israel's Deputy Prime Minister, Dan Meridor, discusses the strikes on Gaza with CNN's Hola Gorani.
Senior Hamas member on strikes in Gaza
Osama Hamdan, a senior member of Hamas, speaks to CNN's Hala Gorani about the strikes in Gaza.
For complete coverage and the latest updates on the airstrikes in Gaza click here.
Israel is leaving “all options on the table,” including a ground offensive into Gaza, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor said Wednesday.
“Hamas needs to accept the rules of behavior in the world and not launch any rockets or shoot any of our people in our territory,” Meridor told CNN’s Hala Gorani. “We don’t want to do this any further, but if we have to, we’ll do it.”
Osama Hamdan, a senior member of Hamas, also spoke with Gorani about the strikes and called for an end to the Israeli occupation. “[Dan Meridor] is ignoring the fact that the one who started the bombing in Gaza was the Israeli side… they occupy the Palestinian land and they are blaming the Palestinians for resisting.”
Meridor maintains Israeli strikes against Gaza are in response to rocket fire from Hamas.
Meridor also told Gorani that Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, spoke with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Wednesday, regarding the attacks.
“We explained what we have been doing,” Meridor said. “I think people understand it. And we need to see calm restored and people need to obey the rules of the game and not attack us.”
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