Topic: Amos Gilad

Palestinian efforts to isolate Israel like 'war'

A senior Israeli defence official has warned that Palestinian efforts to isolate Israel and secure recognition of a state were as serious for the Jewish state as a "war," media reports said.The comments, made by Amos Gilad during a private meeting ...
Amos Gilad was reinstated as Israel's pointman for Gaza truce talks on Wednesday after he apologised to Ehud Olmert for his sharp criticism of the outgoing prime minister. "The remarks were unjustified, were said in error and it would have been ...
Outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has named two senior officials to replace Amos Gilad, who was suspended as Israel's pointman for Gaza truce talks, public radio said on Tuesday.Yuval Diskin, the head of the Shin Beth internal intelligence agency, and ...

Israel suspends Gaza truce pointman

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has suspended his pointman for the Gaza truce talks in Egypt after he launched a scathing tirade against the outgoing premier last week. "The prime minister decided to suspend Amos Gilad from his functions as negotiator with ...

Egypt can end Hamas arms-smuggling: Israel

Egypt can end arms smuggling from its territory into the Islamist-run Gaza Strip, top Israeli defence ministry official and negotiator Amos Gilad said on Saturday. "Israel considers that Egypt is in a position to confront the matter of arms smuggling and to ...
Israeli defence official Amos Gilad returned to Cairo on Friday for talks on an Egyptian-proposed truce in the Jewish state's 21-day-old war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip where more than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed.Gilad's trip, his ...

Israel says no decision yet on Gaza truce plan

Israel denied on Thursday that it had made a decision on an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, following reports in Cairo that it has responded favourably. "We're talking to Egypt. Tonight Amos Gilad will return, he will make a ...
Israel's pointman for Gaza ceasefire talks, Amos Gilad, will not travel to Egypt on Monday as planned, a senior defence official told AFP. "Amos Gilad is not going to Egypt today," the official said on condition of anonymity, without providing any ...

Israeli official in Cairo for Gaza truce talks

Senior Israeli official Amos Gilad was in Cairo on Thursday for crucial talks on an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, a plan which Palestinian groups including Hamas said was " "Gilad, a senior aide to Defence Minister Ehud Barak, was to ...

Israeli, US defense chiefs meet

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak met Monday with US Defense Secretary Robert Gates for talks that an Israeli adviser said would focus on the threat posed by Iran's nuclear program.Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman confirmed that Gates and Barak met at ...