via Naftali Bennett I will not be silent. The notion regarding the centrality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not true and puts Israel at risk. Please share. ** There is a widespread notion around the world, shared even by some in Israel, that the Israeli-Arab conflict is at the center of the Middle East’s problems. ** The theory goes something like this: The Israeli “occupation” in Judea & Samaria creates frustration within Arab-Muslim states, and this frustration produces problems for the region. ** According to the extreme version of this misconception, Israel is actually the source of the Middle East’s problems because it humiliates people and causes suffering and fuels the flames of a majority of the Middle East’s conflicts and bloodshed. ** Based on this analysis, the moment Israel surrenders Samaria, Judea and half of Jerusalem to the Palestinians, the main source of the region’s problems will disappear and the Middle East will stabilize. ** This is baseless. The 9/11 attacks had nothing to do with Israel. Global Jihad has nothing to do with Israel. Al-Sisi’s revolution in Egypt had nothing to do with Israel. The disintegration of Iraq has nothing to do with Israel. The massacre of at least 150,000 people, including women and children, by Assad in Syria has nothing to do with Israel. The creation of ISIS had nothing to do with Israel. ISIS’s military gains in Iraq and Syria have nothing to do with Israel. The intense hatred between Sunni & Shiite Muslims has nothing to do with Israel. ** This concept is not just wrong, it is dangerous for the State of Israel. If Israel is the source of the region’s troubles, then we might as well get rid of Israel. Who needs the headache? If it is Israel’s fault that British and Americans are being beheaded, then the conclusion should be that we should sacrifice Israel for the sake of world peace. ** But here is the truth: Radical Islam is trying to create Caliphates – an Islamic Kingdom - throughout the entire Middle East. That is their goal. They have been declaring this for years. Hamas says the same. So does Hezbollah in Lebanon. Al-Qaida as well. Now ISIS, the new Sunni group in the neighborhood, has joined the club. This is the true story. ** To face this evil we need to be strong. We don’t need to try and understand their distress; rather, we must fight them until they are eliminated. ** Israel is in the heart of the Middle East. We did not choose our neighbors. We would have preferred Canada, Mexico, Belgium or Italy. We are forced to live with the neighbors we have. We are on the frontlines of the free world standing against a wave of terror. We should be supported, and the world should have our backs. We should not be the scapegoat for the Middle East’s problems. ** We must not be silent. When Israel is portrayed as the source of the region’s problems we need to immediately and forcefully dismiss this dangerous theory. Even when we are speaking to the United States - our best friend and strongest ally - we need to tell the truth. This is why I will not be silent.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 04:25:53 +0000
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