Re: Israel vs Eretz Israel


>
> Sharon's plan is probably to retreat to the separation wall, not the
> '67 border. But in any case, you seem to have missed the last paragraph
> of my post:
> > I'm not saying it's better to be victims. I'm saying it's better to
> > be fighting neighbors than fighting people we're trying to control. I
> > believe the human cost will be comparable, unfortunately, either way....
>
>
You are probably right, Sharon intends to retreat to the wall which
will
mean the expulsion of another 100,000 Jews or so. Now, I still don't
understand why you view the violence and violation of human rights of
Jewish neighbors is preferable to the status quo. If the Arabs would
live in peace, then no one will "control" them...Israel is not like
Franco's Spain which wanted to force Spanish culture as well as
political
control on the Basques and Catalonia. All I am insisting on is the
Jewish
right to live anywhere in Eretz Israel. If we would stand firm and not
offer them political and territorial concessions then they would give
up hope of getting
rid of us (and it is this hope that keeps the terror war going, once
they
lose hope they will stop the violence) then we have our rights in Eretz
Israel
and they will run their own lives. This is why I reject Kahanism,
because
it is defeatist and ultimately the Left took over Kahane's ideas,
except
they decided to expel Jews and he wanted to expel Arabs.

In any event, you didn't answer my question of whether you view
yourself
as an anti-Zionist opposing the idea of pushing Jews into Eretz Israel
against the wishes of the Arab majority (and thus "controlling" them or
expelling them) or not.

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