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Behind the Sharon “Peace” Plan
By Prof. Paul Eidelberg
This is going to be short folks, if only because there’s
nothing behind the “peace” plan that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
presented at the recent Herzilya Conference — nothing besides intellectual
flapdoodle and moral cowardice.
Let us be honest, and let us not mince words—especially now when the
lives of countless Jews are at stake, and not only in Judea, Samaria,
and Gaza. Like more than one of his predecessors, the Prime Minister of
Israel is a cross between a cretin and a craven. Do you want a more
polite or sophisticated explanation of what makes Ariel Sharon tick?
Sorry, there aint none. And please: enough of that shibboleth
“American pressure”: no loan guarantees, economic sanctions, and not a
nut or bolt in the U.S. military supply line. That’s just the point:
Succumbing to American pressure is precisely what makes Sharon a
Lilliputian.
You want an alternative to such pusillanimity? Suppose Israel had a JEW
as a Prime Minister—and please don’t remind me of Sharon’s military
courage. I’m talking about a different kind of courage. Suppose
Israel’s Prime Minister was a JEW—and what is a JEW if he lacks Jewish
pride and Jewish vision?—suppose, I say, Israel’s Prime Minister was a
JEW—and perhaps it would be sufficient if he were just a MAN—suppose he
were to hold an international press conference, which of course would
have worldwide TV coverage. And suppose he said something like this:
“Israel is being blackmailed by the government of the United States—and
quite contrary to the sentiments of the American people. While the
government of the United States does everything in its power to suppress
Arab terrorism in Iraq, it expects Israel to fight Arab terrorism in
Israel’s own backyard with one arm tied behind its back. Moreover, and
contrary to its own basic principles, the government of the United
States is pressuring Israel to reward Arab terrorism by making tens of
thousands of Jews homeless in what is misleadingly called the ‘West
Bank,’ but which every Christian knows is Judea and Samaria, the
heartland of the Jewish People.
“With all due respect to, and affection for, the American people, the
Jewish State of Israel will not yield to the government of the United
States, not as long as I am the Prime Minister of this country. Let it
be understood once and for all: the birthright of the Jewish People,
which includes Judea and Samaria, is NOT negotiable. The Land of Israel
was given to the Jewish People as an eternal inheritance by God
Almighty, and it is to the God of Israel, and not to Washington, that I
owe my first and paramount loyalty.
“Let no one think that Israel is helpless without the support of the
government of the United States. Israel’s military power extends very
far indeed, and I shall not hesitate to use this power in the event that
it becomes necessary. I know very well what the economic prosperity of
the world depends on, and I can assure you that it depends on what
Israel chooses to do or refrains from doing.
“You will ask: ‘But what about the Arabs in the so-called West Bank and
Gaza?’ If it comes to removing Jews or Arabs from this land, most
assuredly it will not be Jews. A generation of Arab children have been
educated to hate Jews and to emulate suicide bombers. We are going to
put an end to this barbarism, and no one is going to stop us!”
Unfortunately, dear friends, Israel lacks such a Prime Minister. But
let us not be deceived by its current poltroon.
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from the February 2004 Edition of the Jewish Magazine
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