THE DEATH OF JEWISH PRIDE AND NATIONALISM

What has become of HADAR pride of oneself, self-respect and dignity? Why is it that present day Israeli’s have surrender to the will of the international community and the Obama administration policy? In an article in Israel Today by Ryan Jones August 3, 2011 he states the following:

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to restart peace negotiations with the Palestinians using the pre-1967 borders as a baseline for a final status peace agreement, according to Israeli media. Officials in Netanyahu's office told various newspapers that the proposal is actually a package deal that also requires the Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, something the Palestinian leadership has vehemently refused to do.

Will the capitulation of Judea and Samaria to the Palestinians, UN and the Omama administration lead to peace and an end to conflicts? NO it will not, and this is the problem. We have seen in the past that giving up land does not bring peace, but rather conflict and most of all contempt on the part of the Palestinians and the Obama administration.

The willingness on the part of the government of Israel to surrender to the demands of the Obama administration and Israel’s enemies is a case in point. It was once said by Zionist Dr. Max Nordau:
 Jews learn not from reason, but from catastrophes. Natanyahu willingness to surrender Judea and Samaria will end in one of the greatest disasters in the history of Israel simply because the leadership of Israel lacks self-respect in themselves.

Where is the protest, sit-ins and refusal to submit to the US in regard to this matter? There is none. It’s no wonder when Governor Sarah Palin came to Israel she simply asked a question, why are you apologizing all the time? Jews want the approval of non-Jews so the world will see that Jews believe in social justice, tolerance, and democracy. The non-Jewish world will never accept Jews and the more Jews capitulate to the demands of the Obama administration, international community and Palestinians, the more difficult it will be to have peace.

When Jews stand up for themselves first, their rights and their self-interest then and only then will the non-Jewish world take notice. Every time Jews are beaten, killed, and slandered and does nothing about it he adds more contempt to himself and to G-d. Now is the time to break the cycle of surrender and stand firm for Jewish rights and reaffirm Jewish HADAR.

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Abraham J. Santiago

MIDDLE EAST ACTORS

The diplomatic activity going on in the Middle East is pure theatre and disturbing. Both parties Israel and the Palestinians are seeking a way to get the peace process moving. The looming shadow is being ignored, the threat of Iran to Israel and the whole region. The Obama administration is deliberately avoiding this issue, because an armed nuclear Iran is not as dangerous as a people group who seeks to be an independent nation. The objective of these meetings is clear to all who read in between the lines. The chief goal is to weaken Israel and to make her less defensible. The Prime Minister of Israel knows this. Netanyahu in his book "A Place Among the Nations" clearly stated that in order for Israel to survive it must have "strategic depth".

The American Chief of Staff in 1967  submitted a position paper outlining the minimal territory Israel would need to defend herself against her enemies. Their conclusion was clear, Israel must maintain all of Judea, Samaria,and the Golan Heights. If Israel was to relinquish Judea and Samaria it would have no warning of attack and could end Israel's existence. So why a meeting  with President Abbas whose term expired in January of 2009? 

President Obama is in need of a boost to his fail domestic and foreign policy.  Obama must have a transfusion to keep his appalling creditability up before the American public and the international community. The American public has seen what his administration is doing to Americans. His  foreign and domestic policies have been divisive. Case in point, the suing of the State of Arizona by the US government; the labeling of those who disagree with his policies as "radical elements" by Homeland Security and the list goes on.

Netanyahu must stand up to a hostile American president who seeks to undermine the safety and security of the State of Israel and to upset the whole balance of the Middle East. Netanyahu's preference as it appears right now, is to give in to the demands of Obama and Abbas. Appeasement only empowers the enemies of Israel and makes Israel more vulnerable, and in the end, will not bring peace.                              

TWO STATES OR ONE?

The present talks that are taking place in the Middle East between Israel and the Palestinian leadership will not produce the desired peace. Time after time the Palestinians and the Muslim world demand that Israel make concessions to the detriment of Israel's security. Gaza was one example that has led to untold insecurity and death to Israel. The on going talks is nothing more but theatre to prop up the president of the United States in the Middle East and in the European community. President Obama has failed domestically and his foreign policy is a threat to our national security. The Palestinians have made it clear that they will not recognize the state of Israel nor will they give up their idea of claiming Jerusalem as their capitol.

This issue of settlements is another issue and why should that be an issue when prior to 1967 it was not an issue, neither was Gaza or building in Jerusalem? It has become an issue because the Palestinians want all of Israel from the Jordan River to the sea. A Palestinian state that is disconnected with the rest of the disputed land is no state. What will happen as a result of these talks? If president Abbas does not get his way, there will be an increase in violence like before in previous talks. Perhaps the best thing that Netanyahu can offer is potential economic prosperity. No two states living side by side, but rather a chance for Palestinians to experience the same prosperity that Israel has. If this is presented there could very well be a breakthrough for peace.