by Prof. Ron Breiman
Recent news concerning
the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks suggest that dangerous processes are
brewing under the Israeli public's very nose; if they, heaven forbid,
mature in full, they will take a heavy toll on our lives.
Two examples of this
are the debate over the security presence in the Jordan Valley and the
Dead Sea area, and the usual malicious deception regarding Jerusalem.
The potentially murky
security arrangement in the Jordan Valley has been in the headlines over
the past few weeks. Focusing on security in the Jordan Valley indicates
that Israel has all but given up on Judea and Samaria -- the cradle of
the Jewish people's history and the very basis for the Zionist claim to
the land of Israel. This area is also a staple in the State of Israel's
security, much more so than the Jordan Valley.
Focusing on humiliating
and bogus security arrangements in Jordan Valley is nothing but a
smokescreen meant to divert attention from the true course of a peace
process taking place behind the scenes.
It seems that, just as
singer-songwriter Naomi Shemer wrote in "Jerusalem of Gold" -- her
famous anthem from the Six-Day War period -- "no one descends to the
Dead Sea by way of Jericho," soon Israelis might find themselves barred
from traveling on Highway 90, en route from Jerusalem to Beit She'an,
Tiberias, the Sea of Galilee, the Galilee and the Golan Heights.
The proponents of a
Palestinian state in the heart of the land of Israel display their wares
as if dividing Jerusalem means handing over solely its Arab
neighborhoods to the enemy -- and who needs them anyway? They,
naturally, conceal the fact that the debate about Jerusalem has little
to do with its Arab neighborhoods and everything to do with the Old City
and the Temple Mount, which some Jews, who are devoid any roots in
Israel or in reality, are willing to sacrifice on the altar of "peace."
The recent deal between
Israel and Jordan to create a pipeline to channel water from the Red
Sea to the Dead Sea has a third signatory -- the Palestinian Authority.
Allowing the latter to be part of the project indicates that Israel has
all but ceded the northwestern bank of the Dead Sea without informing
the public.
The enemy will be
granted access to that area, meaning, yet again, that no one will
"descend to the Dead Sea by way of Jericho," and soon Israelis might
find that they are barred from traveling on Highway 90 en route from
Jerusalem to Ein Gedi, Masada, Sodom and Eilat. The enemy will control
this road by the grace of the "peace" deal.
The leaders of the
Israel opposition, both from within and out of the government, the heads
of the international Chamberlainistic community and, of course, Muslim,
Christian and Jewish anti-Semites have all come together to tighten the
siege around Israel.
One cannot envy Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Everyone demands he make a "historic
decision" while the real historic decision would be to sever the false
link between "peace" and a Palestinian state in the Land of Israel west
of the Jordan River -- these are two opposing concepts.
Truly enlightened
people who seek real peace will denounce any and all ethnic cleansing,
both Jewish and Arab. Those who claim that Jews must be barred from
Judea and Samaria are neither enlightened nor pacifistic. They promote a
self-serving peace that might end up stripping Israel of its Jewish
character and democratic values and render it devoid of any peace to
speak of.
Any possible solution to this issue must be based on two states, two peoples and two banks to the Jordan River.
Prof. Ron Breiman is the former chairman of Professors for a Strong Israel.
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=7019
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