Bloodthirsty Liberal

If it was true that “only Nixon could go to China”, I wonder if it’s true that “only Obama could create Eretz Israel”.

It’s heading that way:

Abbas’s attempt to vault towards statehood on his own, with utter disregard for Israel and its position, is a sure enough sign that he wishes to bury any chance of returning to talks.

For far too long, Israel has been overly vulnerable to such machinations and games. By leaving the status of Judea and Samaria open for discussion, the Jewish state has given the Palestinians too much leeway for mischief-making and malice, which they have only been more than happy to exploit.

In light of Abbas’s latest charade, it is clear that Israel needs to put an end to this farce, once and for all.

We need to send a clear message to our foes, one that will put them on the defensive and strengthen Israel’s hand. And there is no better place to start than with our own unilateral measures, chief among them the annexation of all the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

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In recent days, a number of leading Israeli politicians have thankfully begun to voice such proposals. The talented and articulate environment minister, Gilad Erdan of the Likud, told Israel Radio on Tuesday that if the Palestinians adopt a unilateral stance, then Israel should also consider “passing a law to annex some of the settlements.”

Likewise, Likud MK Danny Danon called for annexing all of Judea and Samaria with the exception of the Arab-inhabited cities.

And they’re not the only ones:

It’s time to end the confusion and ambiguity over what rightfully belongs to the Jewish people. This is not a matter to be decided by the US, EU, or UN. Or is it?

Demanding that Israel stop all construction in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem implies it’s all “illegally occupied.” But, then, to whom does it belong? What are Israel’s legal and historic claims?

Jewish reverence for Jerusalem is special because it is the spiritual center of the Jewish people; but Jews have no less affection for and identity with hundreds of historic places throughout Judea and Samaria. The Land of Israel isn’t an amusement park of sentimentality, or Hollywood of memories and museums. It is at the core of Jewish consciousness.

Sacrificing some communities in order to save others, amputating hilltops and settlements to assuage Arabs and the international community only encourages more radical demands and undermines Israel’s raison d’être. There is, however, an alternative.

The State of Israel can and should change its archaic and ambiguous position and extend full sovereignty to all Jewish communities throughout Judea and Samaria, including State Land and areas necessary for defense and security.

As noted in the post below, Israel’s insistence on negotiating fair and reasonable borders, rather than withdrawing to the 1967 (temporary) borders, is based on international law as solid as any that I know of. If the Palestinians won’t recognize that—indeed, if they’re about to blow the whole negotiating process to bits—I feel it’s way past time for Israel to settle its own affairs, deal with its own security and defense, and define its own statehood. The Palestinian “threat” to do the very same thing would seem to acknowledge the action as valid.

And it’s not as if we’re talking a lot of territory:

The bulk of the land annexed would be at Israel’s narrowest point, the “Auschwitz border” that Abba Eban spoke of. Again, the history justifying such a declaration is indisputable (again, see below).

Praise be to President Obama for peeing in the soup, and forcing both sides to making unilateral declarations. Israel might have to name a street or a square in Ma’aleh Adumim after him.

Barack Hussein Obama Park (?)