by Yehuda Z. Blum
“A
corollary of the inalienable right of the Jewish people to its Land is
the right to live in any part of Eretz Yisrael, including Judea and
Samaria which are an integral part of Eretz Yisrael. Jews are not
foreigners anywhere in the Land of Israel. Anyone who asserts that it is
illegal for a Jew to live in Judea and Samaria just because he is a
Jew, is in fact advocating a concept that is disturbingly reminiscent of
the ‘Judenrein’ policies of Nazi Germany banning Jews from certain
spheres of life for no other reason than that they were Jews. The Jewish
villages in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza district are there as of right
and are there
to stay.
“The
right of Jews to settle in the Land of Israel was also recognized in
the League of Nations ‘Mandate for Palestine’ which stressed ‘the
historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and ... the
grounds for reconstituting’ - I repeat, reconstituting ‘their national
home in that country.’
“The
Mandatory Power was also entrusted with the duty to encourage ‘close
settlement by Jews on the land, including state lands and waste lands
not required for public purposes.’”
Yehuda Z. Blum, then Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations.
Washington D.C., 11 June 1979. This Land is My Land p. 47
Washington D.C., 11 June 1979. This Land is My Land p. 47
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