The Actual Status Quo On the Temple Mount

The US Deputy Ambassador to the UN for the Biden Administration expressed a strong desire to maintaining the status quo on the Temple Mount. The biggest  problem is, not everyone in the Biden Administration seems to know what is the actual status quo in International Law that is currently existing on the Temple Mount today.

The actual Legal Status Quo is as follows: The Temple Mount and all of the land West of the River Jordan belong to Israel. From the Bible to San Remo to defensive war land reacquisition, to no historic Palestinian Arab home in Judea and Samaria and Gaza. The territories belong to Israel, and that is why the UN keeps expecting Israel to police it.  

The Customary Status Quo is that the Palestinian Authority and the Muslim Waqf on the Temple Mount, are only as governors unless Israel fully gives the land away. It did not, the terrorists would not let them. That option is done with. Like a big sister who wanted to go to a party and hired a serial killer to babysit while the parents are out, the responsibility is still on the big sister, Israel, to keep the peace. If Israel continues to empower terrorists, once their violent hand is revealed, it from then on bears ethical and moral responsibility to an extent for the evil that the terrorists do; they empowered it. Even if your good friends mistakenly says, hire the serial killer. What is the end result? Therefore, do not listen to them; listen to your conscience instead.

The best way to advance Palestinian rights, is to remove their despotic terrorist leaders. Replace them with new Arabic regional councils. Replace the repressive Fatah and Hamas police with the multiethnic IDF. Let the good civilization building Arabs join the Israel of tomorrow. Let everyone share in the subsequent peace and prosperity. 

The only way to keep Palestinian Arabs down, is to keep the wrong status quo in your mind, and within your policy. Rather remove the terrorists, and as a natural consequence, embrace true peace.

May it soon be so, by the grace of God.

Uman: In Harm's Way

Now that Russia has publicly offered warning to the Jews who wish to visit Uman for the annual Rosh HaShanah pilgrimage, this ought to be stated: 

One does not put themselves into jeopardy for no good reason, even while claiming religious reasons. This extra caution isn't just an ideal platitude, it is a religious law. An act of religious faith, fulfilling the Torah command to guard one's wellbeing, and also to not risk burdening the community as well to attempt a rescue or provide medical care where it could have been avoided. 

If there is a risk to life, even the laws of the Sabbath are pushed aside. So how come someone who has a strong enough yearning is suddenly allowed to risk themselves? The test of faith here, is in one's self restraint (hiskafia). 

Therefore claiming one must go for reasons of faith into danger, may be OK for a prophet or firefighter, but not the average person.

As the Talmud says, "A person should never stand in a place of danger saying that God will perform a miracle for them, lest God does not perform a miracle for them" (Shabbos 32a)

For those are still planning to go, regardless. For whom said pilgrimage is as a vital part of their annual rituals, they should consult with the highest sage that they know, before considering doing so in this precarious situation of active war in that region.

One person described it as, “It is like being in love, I simply have to go.”
But in love with what? How does one love God in a way He does not want to be loved and calls that being devout? The way to love God, is to heed Him. We love God because He has asked us to. That is how we must worship Him, not merely what we choose to love.

The love should have been for the Torah. King Solomon wrote, "Do not forsake her (the Torah), and she will preserve you; love her and she will guard you. (Proverbs 4:6) and "He who acquires sense loves his soul; he who guards understanding will eventually find good." (Prov. 19:8)

Another person said, “This is a place we can’t give up on. Coronavirus or no, war or no — there’s not even a thought not to come,” 
Not even a thought... Well, that much seems obvious.

The reaction for the rest of us?

If you know someone about to go, stop them. If you know someone who went, tell them to hurry home.

Whereas one who does not make any sacrifices for their faith should learn to be more zealous. Once these well intentioned zealots are safe, we can attempt to learn something good from their zeal. But not while they are in self inflicted jeopardy.

But rather than insulting them, let's pray for them. Pray for peace. Pray that those who are confused do not fall victim to their own foolishness. Pray that Divine wisdom is learned and absorbed by everyone, as is prophesied, "For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the water covers the seabed." (Habbakuk 2:14)

May it soon be so, by the grace of God.

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Rebbe Nachman said, "Never insist that everything go exactly your way. Even in spiritual matters."

From the book: "The Empty Chair: Finding Hope and Joy"

Moshe Mykoff,

Jewish Lights Publishing

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Peace Upon All Israel.

The Difference Between Criticism and Hatred

Obfuscated Anti-Semitism that is conveyed via Anti-Zionism and Anti-Israelism, is still Anti-Semitism. The key difference between criticism and hate, is the critic wants to improve the target of their critique. Whereas the hater wants to destroy their target, in a way that they feel they can get away with.

The helpful critic is one who evaluates policy by policy, and makes suggestions for the common good. They may even occasionally praise the target of their criticism.

Let's encourage helpful criticism.

The hater uses comprehensive kinds of insults that focus on the target of their libel as an irreparable criminal of some kind. Criminal state, as a phrase, can only refer to a terror state, in truth, not a country with demonstrated good intentions and kindness to strangers. This brings us to the other aspect of haters, that their hateful agenda is more dear to them than the truth. Their own twisted truth allows them to pursue their own sense of justice, in their minds.

But justice can only be true, if objectively applied.

Therefore we must seek the truth behind the news media story, and then go further. To use only one news source in the current news media scene, will not give one the depth of objectivity necessary to find the truth.

We should oppose hate, and also share important information as a crisis may appear.

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One State Solution Only Possible With Filtration of Terror

 
A One State Solution is the only plausible peaceful resolution to land dispute in Israel. The Two State Solution is proven as perpetuation of conflict. Many have relabeled a One State Solution as a kind of large melting pot of unity. Such could not work in the Middle East, where it would result in sleeper cells of terror. Rather, the choice is as before, to support a democratic state or to build a terror state in the future. Only by enhancing Israel by adding lawful Arabs can a version of peace find traction. But terrorists cannot be invited to join the united Israel of tomorrow.

Although I have written about this numerous times, starting when Heaven guided me to compose the Everyone Wins Peace Plan, since the days of the Bush Administration, I will refresh the topic. The definition of a One State Solution is the greatest impediment to support for this. No critics of this plan have sustained their opposition once they understand what I am saying. This matter requires precise understanding. The current narrative out there risks redefining what a workable One State Solution can be. But the only true path is still the same. 

Key Concepts in the Everyone Wins Peace Plan

* Filtration of terrorists out from the pool of naturalization applicants.

* No relocating of masses of innocent people. This means no good person has to give up their homes; neither Jews nor Arabs. 

* Qualifying Palestinian Arabs slowly but surely become complete Israelis without overwhelming the Israeli economy, infrastructure, nor electoral balance.

* The multiethnic IDF retains complete control.

The two philosophic legs that Everyone Wins stands on is that:

1) Peace is guaranteed in the future by God Himself, and by working oneself backwards from the prophecies of the future, most paths to peace are revealed as flawed. God's Holy Word is the best possible source of intel, and I took the Torah seriously when forming a suggested plan to peace. 

2) All humans are made in God's image and have the potential for holiness. Terrorists reject that to the point of a perpetual threat of bloodshed, and cannot be members of society. Remove terrorists from a group of any humans, and you have only a highly valuable pool of human resources.
Arabs are good. Terrorist are not. Remove terrorists, and only productive potential citizens remain.

When the philosophy of diverse people is unified, then there can be peace. The philosophy must be based on an end to terror, for civilization to be enhanced. To be a united state of civilization builders.

May it soon be so, by the grace of God.

Interview with Russell Kirk on the Possibility of Peace After the Hamas Attack

Does there still remain a method to prevent further violence against Israel, without requiring an all out war to wipe the slate clean of terrorism? 

(Video runtime 37:11)

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USA Elections: 2020

I'm for respecting American law. The final results of the election are scheduled to come in December. In a contested election such as this, it is like choosing sides to proclaim a winner early, and that is not diplomacy for non Americans, nor unity for Americans. There is a danger if the focus is only on winning, and not on achieving a better unified nation on the morrow.

It is understandable for Biden himself to claim it. It is irresponsible for any journalist to. It challenges the pursuit of due process in American law. Dear God, why are so many doing it? They are becoming for America a worse threat than their depiction of Trump. Look at actual policies, not just speech patterns. What an ordeal this is! This runaway slander and libel needs to have limit. Like shouting fire in a crowded theater, the media has been electioneering for 4 years against Mr. Trump, not reporting facts. 

At the possible departure of a historic friend of the State of Israel, I urge greater patience than some may be feeling, or showing. If Trump leaves office, whenever that may be, let it be with dignity, as he has shown the State of Israel. 

We should respect the final results, however they may be, and treat the winner with respect we would want for our own candidate, whether or not the winner is the one we may prefer. 

May God bless President Trump, and may the true winner of the election soon be revealed so that the nation may unite behind the results. Let our stance further justice and foster unity, not the very opposite.

We should respect the winner of the election, whoever he may be. But the fairness of the voting tally must be shown, in order for the country to unite behind him.

The allegations of voting fraud are multifarious and many of them are extremely compelling. No cynicism at the charges of fraud, please! Silence critics with evidence, not more allegations. Law leads to order. Lawlessness leads to anarchy.

Let the charges be proven true or false. The losing side must know the veracity of the ultimate results.

That is the only peaceful way to end this. I taught Political Science and American History at the collegiate level, and I’m not exaggerating.

God bless America. And win or lose, may God bless Donald J. Trump as well. May the best possible results be revealed, and may it soon be so, by the grace of God.

The Eretz HaKadosh Platform of the WZO Elections

We can easily recognize the Zionist and Democratic elements in Israel's government today, but we still have politicians insulting people who are merely trying to be religious in the Holy Land. We can't just demand Arabs acknowledge us as Jewish, and then turn around and attempt to deny Jewish expressionism within the Holy Land, the center stage for said religiosity. In support of enhancing religious freedom in Israel, I endorse the Eretz HaKadosh platform for the World Zionist Organization (WZO) elections, January 21 through March 11, 2020. This is the current weak link in the goals of the organization in relation to Knesset activity, which are supposed to include: "Strengthening Israel as a Jewish, Zionist and democratic state and shaping it as an exemplary society with a unique moral and spiritual character, marked by mutual respect for the multi-faceted Jewish people, rooted in the vision of the prophets, striving for peace and contributing to the betterment of the world." In addition, due to the Talmudic concept of Kol Yisrael Areivim Zeh BaZeh (All Jews are guarantors for one another,) there is no doubt effort to combat Global Antisemitism will be redoubled, even more so, as a religious duty, should Eretz HaKadosh gain greater influence. For further information go to: https://eretzhakodesh.org/

Elections 2019: Take Two

New elections set for September. The electorate at least knows what to expect from those claiming to be right minded political parties. This can all be for the best.

Avigdor Lieberman said, "there must be a government that reflects the interests of the entire public."
My question is... Does he feel Chareidim have interests that need reflecting too? They got 10 more seats than him and he feels he can dictate all terms.

Shas chairman and Interior Minister Aryeh Deri confirmed Bibi's version of the story.
"Netanyahu poured out his heart after the elections. He was very hurt and told me that he could not form a government because he knew that Liberman was determined not to let him establish it," he added.

"I thought I was hearing hallucinatory things. I told him he was wrong. This is the first time I felt extorted," the Shas chairman said. "We did not know that we had such an ideological opponent. I feel attacked and hurt. One man decided to drag Israel to elections because of hatred. It pains me."

Minister Deri stressed that even after the next elections, Shas will support Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. "As we proved in the last elections, whoever votes for Shas votes for Netanyahu and Shas. We will continue with the line and support Netanyahu and he is our only candidate."

Whereas Agudath Yisrael had previously agreed to Netanyahu's suggested compromise on the draft issue, but Leiberman rejected that as well.

I was impressed by the growth of Lieberman as Defense Minister, but despite all the hard work to prepare the banquet, the food has spoiled. Even if he is right about being tougher with Hamas, I can no longer, in good conscience, recommend him anymore as an option to vote for. He is not to be relied on to join any government that is not prepared to give him every single item of all that he asks.

Tourism Minister Yariv Levin, who headed the Likud’s coalition negotiating team, said it was clear to him that Avigdor Liberman was not planning to join a prospective government. That was clear, Levin said Thursday in an interview on Reshet Bet, because of the “ridiculous” demands he made as his price for doing so.

“Unfortunately, it was clear to me that Liberman was not interested in joining the government, for several reasons – among this his unbelievable stance on the draft law.” Liberman had demanded that the law be passed on its second and third reading in exactly the same form that Yisrael Beytenu proposed it in its first reading – something that never happens, Levin said. “There is no such thing as a bill that is not changed in its second and third reading,” he added.

Although there are only five Yisrael Beytenu MKs, Liberman demanded that his party get three ministries, and directorship of five government offices.

Lieberman essentially made an impossible demand and then cried out, "Look, the Chareidim and Bibi said no!!" He implied that Likud member(s) did not keep previous agreements that were made behind the scenes. Yet publicly he is presenting a person that does not seem to even care about the opinions of those who do not agree with him. If he is as correct, as he feels that he is, he has certainly not presented a sufficient case for his stance. We are left with only his obstructionism as his way of explanation.
 

Likud’s top coalition negotiator Yariv Levin, attacked Israel Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Liberman on Thursday morning: “The other partners showed responsibility and were willing to make far-reaching compromises to meet Liberman [more than] half way – and everyone had agreed in advance he would receive a much larger share, just so he would have no excuse and no reason to enter the government.”

Is this still about what's best for Israel, Avigdor? All that taxpayer wealth down the drain for arguing about something you knew would happen anyway. Well, at this point it seems, if he is not going to be a part of any Likud government, then things are improving already.

"Good sense will grant favor, but the way of the treacherous is harsh. Every cunning person acts with forethought, but a fool exposes stupidity. " (Proverbs 13:15,16)

Dear political leaders. There are enough politicians in the world that try to wield power to get their way. Let's be diplomats out there. May it soon be so, by the grace of God.

On Making a Treaty Work with the Palestinian Authority

How can one make a treaty work with the Palestinian Authority? Assuming you mean a treaty fairly minded and negotiated, then in short, you can't. This is why they are not bothering to risk sitting down with the Trump Administration.  They can't handle the concept of an honestly brokered deal and that is the kind of deal President Trump is offering. The PA depended on undue pressure on Israel before each meeting with them. That is no longer there. But if the PA were to change, and they somehow do take up President Trump's offer, then here is a suggestion on how to take on such an opportunity to make it as successful as possible.

The Palestinian Authority, in PLO fashion, historically wanted things stacked against Israel before they would come to the table. Arafat's strategy of peace negotiations in between periods of rearmament has continued to be PA/Hamas strategy. A war with words while they clandestinely continued to gather bullets behind the scenes. Ever champing at the bit to conquer rather than seek actual peace for both sides.

In the past I have demanded justice against, not negotiation with the Palestinian Authority. As my philosophy ranks Palestinian Arabs as a valuable asset to Israel, I called instead for regional leaders among them to be replacement leaders for negotiations. I rejected calls to oust them from the country. Had I been asked before Israel or the Trump Administration were to begin the new talks I would have suggested getting this done before the workshop. Cleaning the table before you serve the meal.

Nevertheless, even within current realities, it's not too late to deal with the obstinacy of the PLO run PA when setting up a negotiation session. Adding non terrorist leadership candidates to the Palestinian Authority negotiation team would allow continuity in the subsequent talks with the PA even if current PA leadership force a breakdown in negotiations, as expected. If successful, these politicians among the Palestinian Arabs can become future leaders. It is for this very reason, that the current leadership will not allow it if they have a choice. No Palestinian Authority leadership elections since forever makes this supposition of mine just common sense. Nevertheless, if peacemaking is the goal, this idea of adding fresh leaders to the PA can be a stipulation made, as a prerequisite for the next step.

It is possible that this is in the back of the mind of the Trump Administration. That the reason for inviting so many Arab business men to the Bahrain Economic Workshop, is perhaps to find non-belligerent people to talk to. At the least there is a potential that there may be developed a pool of more vocal pro peace with Israel advocates throughout the Arab world.

In the past, Arab League unity for peace were effectively not much different than tactics according to Arafat strategies of conquest. If the Trump administration can at least find people who are willing to go on record for actual peace that does not risk Israel, then something positive has a distinct possibility to occur.

As for Israel, even if Netanyahu remains PM, policy of toleration of PA violence must cease. How many generations of violence is expected be required according to the current plan of Netanyahu, and certainly of those to his left, before Israel will have a partner in peace? Wait it out is the best they are offering. But if rather Israel would filter out terrorists from the Palestinian Arabic leadership, then true partners in peace could be found. Real peace could then be obtainable as soon as this year.

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I had the honor of meeting with Dr. Mordechai Kedar in New York last week. He supports a 2 state solution, while I support a 1 state solution. But both of us agreed in our discussion that some kind of a terrorist filter is an essential prerequisite to lasting peace with Palestinian Arabs.

Everyone Wins Peace Plan Index

Today marks the ten year anniversary of the composition of the mechanics of the Everyone Wins Peace Plan. To ease research on this wonderful plan, I am including an index of the key blog posts that deal with the plan and key factors that led to it all in this one post. Please feel free to join with me in the great work of attempting to bring peace to the world. Please research the plan, and then when you feel comfortable contact the members of parliament that you deem appropriate. You can e-mail me any questions that you feel urgent. author@jerusalemdefender.com

But as always it cannot hurt to emphasize, that this is a plan that HaShem/God gave to the world, through this writer; I freely admit. As this plan fits Torah ideals for peace, under the circumstances in our time, and does so, more than any other peace plan that is known, it seems to me that it is factual to say that this is more God's plan than my own.

But as I seem to be the interface for explaining it, I must continue to remain open to communication for those who would know more about applying it in practice. I would rather hide under a rock than try to take credit for that which God has done, but what can I do under the circumstance? It is the nature of the times and this mode of communication that self-promotion is required just to present a dialog. If it turns out that this is the path the world peace, how can I withhold it for even an instant from God's creations? The Lord's command of not remaining idly by the blood of one's fellow forbids that.

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On Making Peace with Terrorists 

MAY 4, 2018

Which Peace Plan Would You Select? 

APRIL 20, 2018

Torah Philosophy on Middle Eastern Peace

APRIL 15, 2018

Jerusalem Defender Ten Year Anniversary

DECEMBER 28, 2017

The Elements of Peace for Israel

MARCH 8, 2017

Arabic Naturalization is Not Prelude to Destruction

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

A Summary of the Everyone Wins Peace Plan

JULY 29, 2016

Bringing Peace to the Middle East

MAY 25, 2016

Filtration of Terror Rather than Mere Separation

JANUARY 18, 2016

Peace Before Multilateralism

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Middle East Peace Plan Comparison Chart, Updated Edition

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Israel Needs a Change of Strategy

OCTOBER 8, 2015

The Racism of a Two-State Solution

JULY 6, 2015

Gaza and a One State Solution

APRIL 27, 2015

On Implementation of a One State Solution

APRIL 13, 2015

Fatah is the Problem

MARCH 30, 2015

We Must Not Empower Terror

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Israeli Policy Regarding Hamas

AUGUST 8, 2014

The Foundation of Terror in Israel

JULY 4, 2014

Stop the Cycle of Violence

JULY 1, 2014

End the Red Tape to Prevent Terror

JUNE 22, 2014

Kulam Marvichim - Everyone Wins

JUNE 20, 2014

Terrorists Must Be Brought To Justice

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Palestinian Authority Unable to Govern

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

 Transitioning to Full Rights in Judea and Samaria

JULY 25, 2013

Ending the Demographic Nightmare

JULY 16, 2013

Defacto Statehood in International Law

JUNE 4, 2013

The Advantage of Full Annexation Over Partial

JANUARY 16, 2013

Peace Not Possible with Palestinian Authority, but Conflict Resolution Is Possible After PA is Gone

JANUARY 8, 2013

Israel's Biblical Rights to Judea and Samaria and International Recognition

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

Take Back Gaza!

MARCH 11, 2012

Tell the Quartet: The Oslo Accords are Over

JANUARY 15, 2012

No Hope for a Negotiated Settlement with Fatah

OCTOBER 26, 2011

No Cities of Refuge for Terror

AUGUST 21, 2011

The Flaw with Fatah

JUNE 19, 2011

Fatah-Hamas Unity

APRIL 29, 2011

Itamar Massacre A Wakeup Call

MARCH 17, 2011

Trust, Not Opinion, Should Form Security Policy

MARCH 1, 2011

PA Leadership Are Not Partners For Peace

JANUARY 27, 2011

The Jerusalem-Golan Bill

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

A Dangerous Gambit or True Peace?

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Means and Ends in Middle East Peacemaking

AUGUST 17, 2010

Demographics and a One State Solution

JULY 26, 2010

A Two State Solution Is Insane

JULY 11, 2010

The PA's Lawlessness Is The Bane of Their People

JUNE 24, 2010

Greater Jerusalem Includes Judea and Samaria

MAY 12, 2010

Netanyahu's Path to Peace and Everyone Wins: A Comparison of Peace Plans

APRIL 25, 2010

Tonight's "Everyone Wins Peace Plan" Blog Talk Radio Interview (February 4th, 2010)

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The Everyone Wins Peace Plan in Halacha

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Regime Change of the PA Via Annexation

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Good Governance Post National Trauma: Rejecting a Two State Solution

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

US Foreign Policy in the Middle East under the Obama Administration - Nine Months Later

OCTOBER 31, 2009

Peace Cannot Be Founded Upon the Destruction of Societies

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Roadmap Agreements Are Not Universally Binding Under International Law

AUGUST 3, 2009

Middle East Peace Plan Comparison Chart

JULY 24, 2009

Land For Peace Is Reward For Belligerence

JULY 10, 2009

Peace in the Middle East: Everyone Wins

JULY 3, 2009

Preliminary SWOT Analysis of the PM's Plan

JULY 1, 2009

PM's Plan Less Than Ideal In Its Current Form

JUNE 30, 2009

A Different State of Mind: Let True Peace Be Your Objective

MAY 5, 2009

The Invalid Roadmap

APRIL 3, 2009

The Spirit of a True Peace Plan

MARCH 2, 2009

The Everyone Wins Peace Plan Answers the Critics

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Finally Action in Gaza: Now Make it Final!

DECEMBER 29, 2008

Ending the Era of Weakness: Annex the West Bank and Gaza

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Hybridized Political Thought on the Middle East Conflict

DECEMBER 8, 2008

The Saudi Peace Plan is Roadmap to Armageddon

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

Compassionate Zionism

OCTOBER 27, 2008

The Difference Between Racists and the Enraged

OCTOBER 20, 2008

Land for Peace is Fuel for Terror

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Ezekiel's Jerusalem

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

The Unsubstantial Nature of Past Peace Plans

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

Israeli Settlements Are Legal Under International Law

AUGUST 27, 2008

Individualistic Moral Accountancy: The Ideological Foundation of Healing Societies

JULY 30, 2008

Healing Societies: The Ideological Foundation of the Everyone Wins Peace Plan

JULY 20, 2008

MK Rabbi Binyamin Elon is Now Aware of the Everyone Wins Peace Plan

JULY 8, 2008

A Critique of the Elon Plan and a Summary of the Everyone Wins Peace Plan

JUNE 20, 2008

Palestinian Leaders Indicate Trust in the IDF

JUNE 14, 2008

A United Jerusalem is the Only Chance for True Peace

JUNE 13, 2008

The Friedlander Peace Plan Is The Everyone Wins Peace Plan

MAY 22, 2008

A Statement Against Arrogance

MAY 16, 2008

The Friedlander Peace Plan: An Evenhanded Policy for Peace

MAY 14, 2008

A Discussion on the Mechanics of the Naturalization of West Bank and Gaza Arabs to the State of Israel

MAY 11, 2008

A New and Revised One-State Solution to Peace in the Middle East

MAY 11, 2008

A Comparison of Peace Plans

APRIL 16, 2008

An Alternative Peace Plan

APRIL 9, 2008

Why I Still Reject Kahanism Despite Palestinian Support of Terrorism

APRIL 1, 2008

Succession in International Law

MARCH 17, 2008

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On Making Peace with Terrorists

There is a difference between making peace in this situation in the Holy Land, and in other conflicts. In this situation, innocent are mixed in with the severely guilty. Making peace with a criminal instead of punishing their criminality is in contradiction with the most basic principles of criminal justice. The innocent should be saved, the heinous criminal must face corrections. There is also the third part of the population that neither wants the terrorist rule of the Palestinian Authority nor to ever join with Israel in a One State solution that will maximize prosperity for everyone within it. Therefore we need to discuss how to deal with each of these elements of the overall Arabic peoples in the territories, with individualized policy toward each population segment.

True One-State solutions should not allow potential pockets of armed resistance that each time a police action is called for, would risk a potential hasbara nightmare every time. The IDF needs full access to police the land, without risk of potential international conflict at each and every turn. But innocent Arabs should not be expelled and should be given an option to naturalize slowly, filtering naturalization applicants as one would credit card applicants to elevate those Arabs with the greatest lack of terroristic tendencies to be absorbed first. But exile is only for those not champing at the bit to kill again. Those who would kill again must be taken out of the equation. They should be in jail or not in this world, and not being sent to exile immediately into the ranks of an enemy army. Changing from being a card-carrying member of Hamas to one of Hezbollah does nothing for regional stability.

Terrorists are not from a city that we are attacking and whom should be given a chance to flee, (as per Maimonides, Laws of Kings, Chapter 6.) Terrorists are enemies that have blood on their hands.  They have tasted blood, and they desire to frenzy on that blood again. Exile is also not for good people who could contribute to Israel and they should be valued by our nation. Exile is only for those who are unhealthy for society but not with a track record of trying to commit bloodshed. In each category, the solution, if done in this way is a conclusive solution, in each of these 3 categories (of the Innocent, of Significant-Risk, and of Terrorists), and that is the path to true peace; a peace that is unlikely to be broken. Also by giving no hope of freedom to terrorists, it creates a penal aspect that is vital to prevent future recidivism among them and to discourage it toward future generations of Arabs otherwise potentially likely to become like them, Heaven forefend.

Therefore there must be a peace that allows the good people to escape terrorist rule, the bad people to not escape justice, and to those who are in between, the right to go into exile if they refuse to choose peace. It is their choice that is forcing them from their homes, but at least we can free them from being under the rule of terrorists. The terrorists are willing to toss people off of rooves to plunge to their deaths and are thus too cruel even to their own people to be allowed to rule if we have anything to say in it. As stated previously, Israel, even today, has the legal responsibility under international law, for all the territories, even Gaza, and so we must make this important choice for the betterment of all good people West of the River Jordan.

As we stated previously, the beginning of peace does not come by the placation of terror; that is its anathema. At its end, there must neither be the destruction of innocent societies. You can't make peace with terrorists, but you can with people.

By understanding that there is a difference between regular people and terrorists, then we can say the following: The key is in not living in the moment of the criminal's perspective but in the objective needs of good public policy for the vast majority of the people, every single innocent citizen. That a person not be judged based on race but only whether they wish to join in civilization building. Civilization builders cannot coexist with terrorists.

This terrorist filter is a key difference between my Everyone Wins peace plan and all the other one state solutions. All good and innocent can and will be saved therein. Therefore may the Everyone Wins peace plan become the Peace Policy of the State of Israel, and may it soon be so, by the grace of God.

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If you prefer the Kulam Marvichim/Everyone Wins Peace Plan over any other plan, please write to your favorite Member of Knesset and let them know what you think:
https://knesset.gov.il/faction/eng/FactionCurrent_eng.asp
                                                             

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For further Details on the Kulam Marvichim/Everyone Wins Peace Plan:

A Summary of the Everyone Wins Peace Plan

On Implementation of a One State Solution

Middle East Peace Plan Comparison Chart, Updated Edition

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