The Potency of Jewish Rights in the Land of Israel -Nadav Shragai
The built-up areas in the settlements occupy just 1.7% of the land area in the territories.
Our friends in the U.S. need to hear from us that the historic, religious, legal and sentimental links that bind the people of Israel with Hebron and Beit El are no less legitimate than those of the Palestinians; we are not occupiers in our own country.
Many years ago, a member of the British House of Lords asked Chaim Weizmann [pictured above] why the Jews insist on settling in the Land of Israel when there are so many undeveloped countries that could serve as a national home.
Weizmann responded with a question: Why do you drive 200 kilometers every Sunday to visit your mother when there are so many old ladies living on your street?
This elementary truth has not changed. From a moral standpoint, there is no difference between settling the Galilee, the Negev, and Petah Tikva - in areas where Arabs lived - and settling Judea and Samaria.
The real argument is about borders; it is certainly not about rights.
(Ha'aretz)
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The built-up areas in the settlements occupy just 1.7% of the land area in the territories.
Our friends in the U.S. need to hear from us that the historic, religious, legal and sentimental links that bind the people of Israel with Hebron and Beit El are no less legitimate than those of the Palestinians; we are not occupiers in our own country.
Many years ago, a member of the British House of Lords asked Chaim Weizmann [pictured above] why the Jews insist on settling in the Land of Israel when there are so many undeveloped countries that could serve as a national home.
Weizmann responded with a question: Why do you drive 200 kilometers every Sunday to visit your mother when there are so many old ladies living on your street?
This elementary truth has not changed. From a moral standpoint, there is no difference between settling the Galilee, the Negev, and Petah Tikva - in areas where Arabs lived - and settling Judea and Samaria.
The real argument is about borders; it is certainly not about rights.
(Ha'aretz)
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