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Saying 'No' to America

Peres Center for Peace President Uri Savir argues that Israel must resist US pressure and engage Syria and the Palestinians.

Yediot Ahronot
October 21st, 2006

Today America is applying a different type of pressure aimed at preventing Israel from making concessions that would enable moving the peace wagon forward. But we shouldn't succumb to pressure of this type either.

Former Israeli governments always announced they would not bow to American pressure regarding the Middle East peace process. The assumption was that the American administration would pressure Israel to make far-reaching concessions in order to advance peace.

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