Israel is a tiny country of which half is desert. Israel is the state for the Jews. We must have a safe and secure Israel and not lose one inch. It is a democracy and has many non-Jewish citizens.
Sanne DeWitt
Should Israel be forced to cut itself in half AGAIN?
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Both modern day Israel and Jordan were part of the British Mandate of Palestine and they were both originally set aside by international authorities to become a Jewish State. At the San Remo Conference in 1920 the League of Nations decided to cut up this land and gave the land east of the Jordan River (modern-day Jordan) to the Arab population living under the Mandate, more than 75% of the Jewish National Homeland!
Now, there is international pressure for Israel to cut up even more of its land and give away the historically and religiously important regions of Judea and Samaria, which make up 22% of the current map of Israel. Should the Jewish Nation agree to this, Israel will encompass the ret dot on the map of the Middle East below. There are 22 Arab Muslim countries. There is just one Jewish country and people keep cutting it in half! Is this just?
Now, there is international pressure for Israel to cut up even more of its land and give away the historically and religiously important regions of Judea and Samaria, which make up 22% of the current map of Israel. Should the Jewish Nation agree to this, Israel will encompass the ret dot on the map of the Middle East below. There are 22 Arab Muslim countries. There is just one Jewish country and people keep cutting it in half! Is this just?
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Susanne DeWitt 2012/07/02 19:42:51
It will end when Israel finally chooses to exist as other nations do, by the merit of its own strength, and chooses victory, or as its power and moral authority slowly decays as the Arabs grain ground and they throw the last Jew out into the sea on the beaches of Tel-Aviv.
The rest of the world meanwhile, would do well to stop pressuring Israel to further and further surrenders, or at least actually learn the details of the conflict before commenting. Israel never pressures the US to give any of the massive continent in conquered back to anyone.
For anybody even dimly aware of U S history, the phrase: "Manifest Destiny",by which the original 13 colonies, expanded westward and eventually occupied all the land, from "sea to shining sea", was accomplished , in many cases, by the brutal elimination of the native populations. Should the USA, now partition itself back into an "original" configuration?
Sure, I can just see all the Malibu residents, lovingly giving up their beachfront manses to the "original" owners of L A county. After all, these structures are part of "illegal settlements".
But, this should not even be a point in contention. The Israelites were defeated in battle and expelled from Judea and Samaria. Forget the Balfour declaration; The Israelites have, by dint of politics and battle returned to reclaim, just a fraction, of what was theirs. Deal with it arabs; you, and others, started it centuries ago.
PS: Just remember, the "SAMSON OPTION", arabs, before you get too frisky. Israel is the only mid east power to have hundreds of thermo nukes. If they determine, it's curtains; it's curtains for EVERYBODY. (ie: nuclear winter)
http://vimeo.com/33804381
Start with Joan Peter's 'From Time Immemorial' ( dated but valuable) and Ephriam Karsh's ' Empires in the Sand' to see where the entire Middle East came from.
The promise to Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob.
All this exists in Coran prophicy, it will end by victory of muslims and rebuilding the muslim nation.
In terms of Jerusalem. This is Islam's THIRD holiest city, not even mentioned in the Quran. Yet, it has been the Jewish capital for more than three thousand years. Petrodollars purchase a lot of publicity, and the rise of moral equivalence, via those who worship at the altar of politically-coerced censorship, have made Israel a pariah, very unfairly. Israel has a moral right to exist. No civilized person could disagree with that. If the Palestinians really wish to co-exist with Israel (and all of their actions declare otherwise), then let them sit down and talk with no preconceived requirements. Nothing short of that should result in any Israeli concessions at all.
In 2000, President Clinton brokered a deal, painful to Israel, which would have given the Palestinians 98% of what it demanded. The results? A dramatic incr...
In 2000, President Clinton brokered a deal, painful to Israel, which would have given the Palestinians 98% of what it demanded. The results? A dramatic increase in terrorism. In 2005, Israel walked away from Gaza. The results? A dramatic increase and intensity of terrorism.
As for Israel, it has absorbed, even sought out, refugees from numerous third world nations to improve their lot in life. You name me another country which deliberately paid ransom, and risked lives, in order to rescue a people of color, not to make them slaves but to make them citizens (The Falashas, in case you are wondering). American Jews are far more hateful of Arabs than the Israelis. If given half a chance, Israel could help all the peoples in the region, and would be delighted to do so. Their economy is healthy, and they are delighted to share. Israel made peace with Egypt, and shared technology with them. Then, a terrorist organization took over Egypt, and the Sinai, which was supposed to be demilitarized, now has missiles on Israel's border.
Israel and the terrorists are NOT the same. Terrorists believe that martyrdom is something to strive for. Israel believes in the sanctity of every human life. If not, Israel could have taken out Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad easily, by doing what you accuse them of and ignoring civilian lives. But they have not. As a result, innocent children are subject to murder.
I think Israel should annex the West Bank, include the so called Palestinians as citizens, and grant them the same rights as Arabs already living in Israel. They will have more rights than Arabs in any Arab state (except for the ruling elite of course).