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He was also the first military chief to speak Yiddish as a second language, and he loved surprising Jews with his skill.

Former US secretary of state who brokered 'road map' to Mideast peace, which still informs much of US policy in region, was also 1st military chief to speak Yiddish as 2nd language

Mr. Ron Adam According to the website of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Israel, Ambassador Ron Adam has served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1990. During his first period at the ministry, he was a personal assistant to the Director-General and dealt mainly with the Oslo Process and the economic peace with the Palestinians. In 1997 he started a long and interesting period of 15 years dealing with all aspect of the United Nations. He started in New York, serving as a counselor for ec...

According to the website of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Israel, Ambassador Ron Adam has served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1990. During his first period at the ministry, he was a personal assistant to the Director-General and dealt mainly with the Oslo Process and the economic peace with the Palestinians. In 1997 […]

Here’s an article in Ha’aretz describing concerns about Israeli national security and foreign policy officials about the extent of damage to the country’s…

Make things worse. >> something brought up earlier today the handshake between yasser arafat and rabin on the front of the white house lawn in 1993 in this big to-do with president clinton, big deal between the palestinians and zerld israelis. weve had multiple interfatahs since then and theres quite a lot of tumult and unrest all around the middle east. >> well, katy, i would say that since 1993, we have an understanding of what the substance of an agreement would be through what we call the os...

But we can not, in good conscience do nothing and say nothing when we see the hope of peace slipping away. this is a time to stand up for what is right. we have long known what two states living side by side in peace and security looks like. we should not be afraid to say so. now i really began to reflect on what we have learned and the way ahead when i recently joined president obama in jerusalem, for the state funeral for shimoç peres. he was one of the founding fathers of israel who became o...

Ending the conflict. it has been more than 20 years since israel and the plo signed their first agreement. the oslo accords, and the plo formally recognized israel. both sides committed to a plan to transition much of theç west bank and gaza to palestinian control during permanent negotiations that would put an end to their conflict. unfortunately neither the transition, nor the final agreement came about. both sides bear responsibility for that. finally, some 15 years ago, king abdullah of sa...

Separation now in a serious way could make a significant difference in saving the two-state solution, and building confidence in the citizens of both sides. that peace is indeed possible. and much progress can be made in advance of negotiations, that can lay the foundation for negotiations as contemplated by the oslo process. inç fact, these steps will help create the conditions for successful talks. now in the end we all understand that a final status agreement can only be achieved through di...