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Hutch's avatar

What was Dayan's preferred approach / what was his objection to the village leagues?

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Sheri Oz's avatar

It is complicated and that is why I linked to the other article. It is beyond the scope of this article to go into it.

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Rebekah Lee's avatar

Complicated for sure. Is the present population of Arabs who live and work in Israel all-in on supporting the Israeli state? Or is the situation more "go along to get along"? What would motivate the militants to cede power? How would the UN and UNRWA respond?

I am always motivated by the Tanakh account. Hashem created Israel from one man (Abraham), and provided an explicit land to some of his progeny in perpetuity. Perpetuity means, well, without an end.

So far, I am unable to define the outlines of a two state solution in the referenced document. And while sojourners are always welcome in G-d’s economy, they are subject to His tenets. My mind struggles seeing militant Islam bending the knee.

The Villages plan sounds nice, even plausible, and well intentioned for sure. As I suppose was the withdrawal from Gaza and northern Samaria.

I don't know much, just watch and listen. But I know one thing for a certainty, Hashem's Book and what it says are irrevocable. And that's why Israel remains, and is immovable.

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Sheri Oz's avatar

We have already ceded the land on which the relevant towns lie, as was stated by Diker; therefore, no more land is to be ceded in this plan. Is that enough to ensure that the Israelis can enjoy security as we continue to build our country and our lives? Will the Arabs just get on with building their own lives? As long as we Jews remain strong and show we will not be defeated, it is possible.

I hope we don’t concern ourselves with the UN and countries that think they have the right to dictate to us how to manage our problems. Let them all be concerned with the growing Islamist populations in their own borders.

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