Jan 2, 2014
Arab MKs oppose giving land to the Palestinians
Israel has floated a new idea for the peace negotiations with the Palestinans. The suggestion is basically a land swap - in exchange for areas of Judea and Samaria that would be annexed to Israel, Israel would transfer land from "The Triangle" - the area known as "Eizor HaMeshulash", to the Palestinians.
For details of The Triangle, see Wikipedia. The area is largely populated by Arabs, with some Jewish towns as well. The area under consideration for transfer is the northern part of the Triangle.
The interesting part about this is how the Arab MKs are so opposed to it.
MK Ahmed Tibi (Raam Tal) said this suggestion is delusional and treats the Arab residents like chess pieces (pawns?) that can be moved and replaced. Any such suggestion would be rejected by the people and by the Palestinian Authority...
MK Massoud Genaim (Raam Tal) also opposes it, saying this is their birthright, and their legitimate home and they cannot be compared to settlers in the West Bank who are not legal or legitimate.
MK Dr. Afu Agabriya (Chadash) said citizens in a democratic country are not chess pieces or hostages in the hand of its government. If Israel wants to redraw the map of the borders, we would be happy to go back to the borders of 1947.
(source: NRG)
I understand the preference to live under the Israeli government rather than the Palestinian government. Israel is a [mostly] free democracy, people have liberties and rights. Palestine will be a dismal place of poverty (they don't have the oil of Saudi Arabia) and dictatorships (like all Muslim countries).
But I don't get it. Only Jews can lose their land for peace? Don't they want Israeli land to be given to the Palestinians? Don't they want to dismantle Israel and give it all to the Palestinians?
Israel would not even kick them out of their homes.. it would just transfer the land to Palestinian authority, the future Palestinian State, and they would presumably become citizens of that State. Maybe they would be given a choice.
Isn't this exactly what they really want?
For details of The Triangle, see Wikipedia. The area is largely populated by Arabs, with some Jewish towns as well. The area under consideration for transfer is the northern part of the Triangle.
The interesting part about this is how the Arab MKs are so opposed to it.
MK Ahmed Tibi (Raam Tal) said this suggestion is delusional and treats the Arab residents like chess pieces (pawns?) that can be moved and replaced. Any such suggestion would be rejected by the people and by the Palestinian Authority...
MK Massoud Genaim (Raam Tal) also opposes it, saying this is their birthright, and their legitimate home and they cannot be compared to settlers in the West Bank who are not legal or legitimate.
MK Dr. Afu Agabriya (Chadash) said citizens in a democratic country are not chess pieces or hostages in the hand of its government. If Israel wants to redraw the map of the borders, we would be happy to go back to the borders of 1947.
(source: NRG)
I understand the preference to live under the Israeli government rather than the Palestinian government. Israel is a [mostly] free democracy, people have liberties and rights. Palestine will be a dismal place of poverty (they don't have the oil of Saudi Arabia) and dictatorships (like all Muslim countries).
But I don't get it. Only Jews can lose their land for peace? Don't they want Israeli land to be given to the Palestinians? Don't they want to dismantle Israel and give it all to the Palestinians?
Israel would not even kick them out of their homes.. it would just transfer the land to Palestinian authority, the future Palestinian State, and they would presumably become citizens of that State. Maybe they would be given a choice.
Isn't this exactly what they really want?
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Of course I oppose any 'deal', but if the Israeli side are negotiating, then this bluff should be taken until the end, with Hashem's help there will be know deal, but it is imperative that we be strong and prove the Arabs are not serious about peace.
ReplyDeleteIf Israel is sincere that it is a democratic country to all of its citizens it is akin to ethnic cleansing to strip these Arab citizens of their opportunity to live within Israel. If for political / security Israel decides to transfer land, it still has obligations towards its citizens. Imagine if Sharon would have suggested to the Jews in Gaza, that they can stay in their houses and live under the PA. It is just as ridiculous to transfer Arab populations. If they want to leave on their own volition that is one thing but to kick someone of of their country is wrong.
ReplyDeletemaybe they dont need to become citizens of Palestine. Maybe they would be offered a choice to stay in their houses and become part of Palestine or move to elsewhere in Israel.
DeleteI didnt see anything about that and dont know what the plan is. I do think though that Israel has as much of a right to give away that land for peace as it has the right to give away land in the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) and Gaza. Or to put it differently, Israel doesnt have the right to give away land in Judea and Samaria and Gaza just like it doesnt have the right to give it away in the Tringle