Guno צְבִי
Am Yisrael Chai
Might it be that the only viable solution for Palestinian statehood is to be found in Jordan, which includes three-quarters of the original British Mandate for Palestine? Last month in The Jerusalem Post, Israeli historian and journalist Moshe Dann, rejecting the idea of a two-state solution, noted that in the Kingdom of Jordan, more than half the population consider themselves Palestinians. Recognizing it as a Palestinian state would be an acknowledgment of reality.
Palestinians continue to live in a fantasy land, imagining control over Gaza, the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem as their path towards statehood. Gaza may be theirs to do with as they wish—once they no longer surrender to Hamas—but biblical Judea and Samaria, along with Jerusalem, are forever beyond their reach.
Perhaps the overriding question is whether Palestinians can ever accept the reality that land west of the Jordan River, except for Gaza, is not theirs. If they do, they will enjoy the benefits of peace and, perhaps, the eventual reward of statehood east of the Jordan River. If not, they will continue to confront a Jewish state that is determined, by any means necessary, to retain its biblical homeland. Their repetitive demand for a Palestinian state “from the river to the sea” is destined to remain a fantasy—forever.
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Palestinians continue to live in a fantasy land, imagining control over Gaza, the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem as their path towards statehood. Gaza may be theirs to do with as they wish—once they no longer surrender to Hamas—but biblical Judea and Samaria, along with Jerusalem, are forever beyond their reach.
Perhaps the overriding question is whether Palestinians can ever accept the reality that land west of the Jordan River, except for Gaza, is not theirs. If they do, they will enjoy the benefits of peace and, perhaps, the eventual reward of statehood east of the Jordan River. If not, they will continue to confront a Jewish state that is determined, by any means necessary, to retain its biblical homeland. Their repetitive demand for a Palestinian state “from the river to the sea” is destined to remain a fantasy—forever.
Another Palestinian State?
The overriding question is whether Palestinians can ever accept the reality that land west of the Jordan River, except for the Gaza Strip, is not theirs.
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