" Daniel Brass, co-chairman of the Israeli Shooting Instructors Association, was one of my students at the Annual Training Conference conducted in 2006 by the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors. .... I had trained with IDF personnel previously, but these circumstances were different and we had more time for casual conversation. We spoke of many things, including the giving up of sections of Gaza by Israel as a concession toward peace. It was my opinion that the giving up of any land would make no difference - Daniel concurred. And when I asked why Israel would do such a thing, he said "Some Americans won't like hearing this, but it is what I (Daniel) believe to be true: The concession was made under pressure from the U.S. via Condoleeza Rice."