The world absolves Arab-Palestinians from adult responsible behavior
The fatal flaws in that browned-off appeal lie where? Look for the duty of one party to give and the right of the other party to receive. Defrocked, that’s human rights. What is it but a worldview on Arab-Palestinian wants and the duty of Israel to supply them. One is owed, the other owes. There’s no notion of the alms-seeker having to do anything but table maximum demands, then sit back while supporters extort the alms-giver to meet him more than half way. The world absolves Arab-Palestinians from responsible adult behavior.
Israel capitulates to Arabs after defeating them. A first in history.
The idea of a perennial spoiled kid makes the quip of Israeli politicians a bitter sweet.
“I think it would be the first war in history that on the morality of humanity, where the victors sued for peace and the vanquished called for unconditional surrender.”
The vanquished want everything, and they want it on their own terms, unconditionally. Possession may be 9/10th of the law, and Israel may have it, but emulators of Moses put Arab-Palestinians above the law. They endow rights upon them which other people can only dream of. Morally, diplomatically or politically – the rights of Israelis can not hold a candle to the rights of fictitious Arab-Palestinians in ‘bondage.’ While they ignore that the Arab countries have expelled over a million Jewish people from their countries, who have lived there for over 2,200 years, the Arabs confiscated their assets, businesses, homes and Real Estate 5-6 times the size of Israel, values in the trillions of dollars. Many of those Jews expelled died due to hardship.
That was fatal floor one. Fatal flaw two is to forget that a right to self-determination involves another and equal right: ownership. By all means let a people make unto themselves a nation, but where shall they do that? On what, or on whose land? No land west of the Jordan River belongs to the Arab-Palestinians (According to the San Remo Treaty of 1920 the east bank of the Jordan river was allocated to the Jewish people. The British violated the Treaty and gave over three quarters of the land allocated to the Jewish people to the Arabs. Israel liberated its ancestral land the Judea and Samaria AKA West Bank from Jordan, and Arab-Palestinians never entered the equation before that happened, or since for that matter. Nor can Jordan demand the land back, considering that it was not the lawful owner at the time Israel snapped it up and liberated it. No one ever built a case for Jordan as rightful and lawful owner of the West Bank (Judea and Samaria). Although, in the mid 1920′s the British in violation of The San Remo Treaty of 1920 had assigned 80% of the land originally allocated to the Jewish people as their historic homeland to the Arabs. That established Jordan as the Arab State for the Arab Arab-Palestinians. Jordan a State that never existed in history prior to WWI and no one is questioning it boundaries or sovereignty or the other 21 Arab States established after WWI by the same Allied Powers that re-established Israel the Jewish State.
On the other hand, Israel that existed in the land of the Mandate for Palestine for over 4,000 years, everyone puts their two sense and criticizes its boundaries and sovereignty.
Any Arab Palestinian who is unhappy or dissatisfied living under Israel’s laws, can move to Jordan or to one of the million homes of the Jews in the Arab countries that were taken over by force while ejecting the Jewish people and confiscating their property and their assets.
The Arabs under Israeli law have more freedoms and Democracy than in any Arab – Muslim country.
I state, do not bite the hand that feeds you, the alternative may be that it will bite back and than you will not like it.
Israel has an obligation to protect its citizens with no holds barred.
How can you even contemplate peace and co-existence with the Arab-Palestinians who teach their children from infancy to hate, terrorize, destroy and create havoc in Israel and elsewhere.
The establishment of Israel, the state of the Jewish people
“If I forget thee O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning,” declared
Mr. Charles Malik, the Lebanese Delegate to the United Nations, immediately
after the UN General Assembly adopted its plan of partition. Mr. Abba Eban, the
Israeli Delegate, retorted, “If you keep saying this for two thousand years we
shall start believing it.” Jews can trace their roots in Jerusalem back to the days of Abraham. Jerusalem has been in the hearts and minds of Jews throughout
the history of the Jewish nation, who physically turn towards Jerusalem when they pray.
Mr. Charles Malik, the Lebanese Delegate to the United Nations, immediately
after the UN General Assembly adopted its plan of partition. Mr. Abba Eban, the
Israeli Delegate, retorted, “If you keep saying this for two thousand years we
shall start believing it.” Jews can trace their roots in Jerusalem back to the days of Abraham. Jerusalem has been in the hearts and minds of Jews throughout
the history of the Jewish nation, who physically turn towards Jerusalem when they pray.
Throughout history the Jewish people have maintained their ties to their
Promised Land (according to the promise made by God to their Patriarchs,
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob), from which they had been expelled by force.
Promised Land (according to the promise made by God to their Patriarchs,
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob), from which they had been expelled by force.
“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. Upon the willows in the midst thereof we hanged up
our harps. For there they that led us captive asked of us words of song, And
our tormentors asked of us mirth: 'Sing us one of the songs of Zion.' How shall we sing the Lord's song In a foreign
land? If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. Let
my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I remember thee not; if I set not Jerusalem above my chiefest joy.” (Psalms 137, 1-6).
our harps. For there they that led us captive asked of us words of song, And
our tormentors asked of us mirth: 'Sing us one of the songs of Zion.' How shall we sing the Lord's song In a foreign
land? If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. Let
my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I remember thee not; if I set not Jerusalem above my chiefest joy.” (Psalms 137, 1-6).
During the two millennia of Diaspora, Jews retained a clear, direct link to
their Jewish heritage through language (Hebrew), religion (Judaism), and
culture (practices common to Jews all over the world). Jewish settlement in
Eretz Israel has not ceased for even a single generation after
sovereignty had been lost. The return of Jews to Israel has intensified and turned into waves of immigration
since 1882.
their Jewish heritage through language (Hebrew), religion (Judaism), and
culture (practices common to Jews all over the world). Jewish settlement in
Eretz Israel has not ceased for even a single generation after
sovereignty had been lost. The return of Jews to Israel has intensified and turned into waves of immigration
since 1882.
No other people has ever turned Eretz Israel into a separate, sovereign, thriving entity to which
they had unique spiritual and cultural links. The Biblical curse – “I will
scatter you among the nations, and keep the sword drawn against you. Your land
shall remain desolate, and your cities shall be a waste” (Leviticus 26: 33) –
has been vindicated. After the Jewish people lost their sovereignty over the territory of Israel in 70 CE (Christian Era) the territory was governed
in turn by the Romans, Byzantines, Arab Moslems, Christian Crusades, Mamluks
and Ottomans. Contrary to current popular thought, there was no Arab
“Palestinian” state prior to the establishment of the State of Israel. Jerusalem fared no better under Islam. Whereas Mecca and Medina are mentioned many times in the Koran, Jerusalem is not mentioned even once. When Moslems controlled
the city they never turned it into their capital. During its occupation by Jordan from 1948 to 1967 no foreign Arab leader came to pray
in the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount.
they had unique spiritual and cultural links. The Biblical curse – “I will
scatter you among the nations, and keep the sword drawn against you. Your land
shall remain desolate, and your cities shall be a waste” (Leviticus 26: 33) –
has been vindicated. After the Jewish people lost their sovereignty over the territory of Israel in 70 CE (Christian Era) the territory was governed
in turn by the Romans, Byzantines, Arab Moslems, Christian Crusades, Mamluks
and Ottomans. Contrary to current popular thought, there was no Arab
“Palestinian” state prior to the establishment of the State of Israel. Jerusalem fared no better under Islam. Whereas Mecca and Medina are mentioned many times in the Koran, Jerusalem is not mentioned even once. When Moslems controlled
the city they never turned it into their capital. During its occupation by Jordan from 1948 to 1967 no foreign Arab leader came to pray
in the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount.
It was in acknowledgement of the special ties of the Jewish people to their
homeland that the international community recognized Israel as the state in which the Jewish people had the right
to regain their sovereignty. This right was enhanced by the further
acknowledgement that Jews in the Diaspora were in constant danger of
persecution and annihilation, their precarious status culminating in the
Holocaust. The right of all Jews to immigrate (“return”) to Israel has been an
inherent characteristic of the Jewish State, whose raison d’être is to provide
a safe harbor for Jews worldwide, who wish to practice Judaism openly and
undisturbed, living in a state that, inter alia, celebrates the Sabbath, rather
than Friday or Sunday, as its day of rest, and where life is free of
anti-Semitic attacks on Jews, or, if such attacks nonetheless take place, they
are capable of actively defending themselves.
homeland that the international community recognized Israel as the state in which the Jewish people had the right
to regain their sovereignty. This right was enhanced by the further
acknowledgement that Jews in the Diaspora were in constant danger of
persecution and annihilation, their precarious status culminating in the
Holocaust. The right of all Jews to immigrate (“return”) to Israel has been an
inherent characteristic of the Jewish State, whose raison d’être is to provide
a safe harbor for Jews worldwide, who wish to practice Judaism openly and
undisturbed, living in a state that, inter alia, celebrates the Sabbath, rather
than Friday or Sunday, as its day of rest, and where life is free of
anti-Semitic attacks on Jews, or, if such attacks nonetheless take place, they
are capable of actively defending themselves.
2. Sovereignty over Eretz Israel under public international law
The Arab nation has accomplished self-determination and is represented by 21
States, controlling 99.9 percent of the Middle East
lands and all of its natural resources. Israel represents only 1/10 of 1 percent of the lands. Yet,
the Arabs claim that they have a right to another state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean
Sea. As aforementioned, there was no such Arab
“Palestinian” state prior to the establishment of the State of Israel. The
claim to Arab sovereignty in Eretz Israel west of the Jordan
River has no basis in public international law.
States, controlling 99.9 percent of the Middle East
lands and all of its natural resources. Israel represents only 1/10 of 1 percent of the lands. Yet,
the Arabs claim that they have a right to another state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean
Sea. As aforementioned, there was no such Arab
“Palestinian” state prior to the establishment of the State of Israel. The
claim to Arab sovereignty in Eretz Israel west of the Jordan
River has no basis in public international law.
2.1 The Palestine Mandate of the League of Nations
In 1920, the San Remo Conference of the Allied Powers assigned to Great Britain a mandate to establish the Jewish national home on a
territory covering Israel, Jordan and part of the Golan Heights. The Preamble to the Mandate specifies that
“recognition has thereby been given to the historical connection of the Jewish
people with Palestine.”
territory covering Israel, Jordan and part of the Golan Heights. The Preamble to the Mandate specifies that
“recognition has thereby been given to the historical connection of the Jewish
people with Palestine.”
• Article 2 of the Mandate made Britain responsible for placing the country
under such political, administrative and economic conditions as will secure the
establishment of the Jewish national home in Palestine;
under such political, administrative and economic conditions as will secure the
establishment of the Jewish national home in Palestine;
• Article 6 required Britain to facilitate Jewish immigration to Palestine and
encourage close settlement of the land, including State lands and waste lands
not required for public purposes;
encourage close settlement of the land, including State lands and waste lands
not required for public purposes;
• Article 11 required Britain to introduce a land system that would promote the
close settlement and intensive cultivation of the land;
close settlement and intensive cultivation of the land;
• Article 7 made Britain responsible for enacting a nationality law that would
facilitate the acquisition of Palestinian citizenship by Jews who take up their
permanent residence in Palestine;
facilitate the acquisition of Palestinian citizenship by Jews who take up their
permanent residence in Palestine;
• Shortly prior to its ratification, Article 25 was added, empowering Britain,
with the consent of the Council of the League of Nations, to postpone or
withhold application of the Mandate provisions to the territories lying between
the Jordan and the eastern Boundary of Palestine.
with the consent of the Council of the League of Nations, to postpone or
withhold application of the Mandate provisions to the territories lying between
the Jordan and the eastern Boundary of Palestine.
The Palestine Mandate does not mention Arab national or political rights in the
Land of Israel. It only states that the civil and religious rights
of all the inhabitants of Palestine, irrespective of race and religion, must be
safeguarded. The reason for that is clear, since the object and purpose of the
Mandate was to reconstitute the political ties of the Jewish people to their
homeland.
Land of Israel. It only states that the civil and religious rights
of all the inhabitants of Palestine, irrespective of race and religion, must be
safeguarded. The reason for that is clear, since the object and purpose of the
Mandate was to reconstitute the political ties of the Jewish people to their
homeland.
Arab pressure and riots in Palestine (supported by British officials favoring
the establishment of a homogenous Arab empire, affiliated with Britain, in the
whole of the Middle East ) brought about Churchill’s White Paper of 1922, that
reiterated the right of the Jews to a Homeland in Palestine, but detached
(permanently!) from Palestine all of the area east of the Jordan river
(constituting almost 80% of the territory), and gave it to the Hashemite family,
brought by Britain from Arabia, first as an Emirate subject to the British
Mandatory and, since 1946, as an independent kingdom. The Mandate was approved
the establishment of a homogenous Arab empire, affiliated with Britain, in the
whole of the Middle East ) brought about Churchill’s White Paper of 1922, that
reiterated the right of the Jews to a Homeland in Palestine, but detached
(permanently!) from Palestine all of the area east of the Jordan river
(constituting almost 80% of the territory), and gave it to the Hashemite family,
brought by Britain from Arabia, first as an Emirate subject to the British
Mandatory and, since 1946, as an independent kingdom. The Mandate was approved
