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Remembering Dore Gold as the diplomat who defended Israel's borders and history - opinion

Gold's prescient work on defensible borders and combating Palestinian denialism remains crucial in today's geopolitical landscape.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu sits alongside then-director-general of the Foreign Ministry Dore Gold at a Knesset committee meeting in 2016. Gold understood that the Jewish state’s enemies sought to strip justice and authenticity from Israel’s very existence, says the writer.
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Dore Gold, influential diplomat and Netanyahu confidant, dies at 71

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Letters to the Editor October 12, 2022: Jerusalem rebuilt?

 CNN news anchor Fareed Zakaria and JCPA president Dr. Dore Gold

Following 'Post' op-ed, CNN apologizes to Dore Gold for misquote


Donald Trump peace plan was two years in the making - 'not a sprint'

Dore Gold, who advised the US team, explains how this plan might actually work

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive to deliver joint remarks on a Middle East peace plan proposal at the White House Wednesday.

Dore Gold: Democrats Letter about settlement illegality ‘seriously flawed’

“Let’s be clear: Israel adheres to international law,” wrote Gold, a former director-general of the Foreign Ministry.

Dore Gold, a senior adviser to Israel's Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu, is seen before Netanyahu's meeting with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana in Tel Aviv, Israel

U.S. envoy to Germany: U.N. Human Rights Council is antisemitic

“To pass resolution after resolution against Israel while ignoring China, Russia or Cuba is a horrendous hypocrisy,” U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell said at a protest outside the UNHRC.

Richard Grenell, U.S. Ambassador to Germany, attends the "Rally for Equal Rights at the United Nations (Protesting Anti-Israeli Bias)" aside of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 18, 2019

Dore Gold says countries should help Israel fight 'fake history'

Former Netanyahu appointee says countries should prevent the erasure of Jewish history from Jerusalem.

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Dore Gold: Give UNIFIL a mandate 'to clean out' southern Lebanon

“I hope that none of those criticizing Israel’s warfare needs to face this dilemma, but it is part of our responsibility as a country, and especially as a Jewish country,” Dr. Gold said.

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Twitter account of former high-ranking official hacked by Turkish group

The account of Dr. Dore Gold, president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and former director-general of the Foreign Ministry, was hacked, and restored, on Saturday night.

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House Republicans call for Jerusalem embassy move ahead of new deadline

In December, Trump will have to decide whether to move the embassy or to delay the decision another six months.

THE FRONT of the US Embassy in Tel Aviv. Will it move to Jerusalem?

A glimpse into Israel's clandestine diplomacy

Veteran Israeli diplomat Dore Gold attempts to dispel what he considers to be false perceptions of Israel’s isolation.

DORE GOLD: ‘This has probably been the busiest season for Israel’s foreign policy in decades.’ (

Iran continues to call for Israel’s destruction despite nuclear deal

Dore Gold, former Foreign Ministry director-general, says not ‘one iota’ of moderation has been seen from Tehran.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves as he delivers a speech in a meeting with military commanders in Tehran earlier this month

What is Chuck Norris doing in Israel?

Former Foreign Ministry director Dore Gold posted a photo of himself alongside the actor and martial artist at a restaurant in Herzliya on Saturday.

Former Foreign Ministry director-general Dore Gold (L) and actor Chuck Norris in Herzliya, February 4, 2017

Jerusalem Grapevine: Agnon jubilee

News briefs from around Jerusalem.

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