Saturday, July 20, 2013

Israeli Palestinian Relations

 http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/20/world/meast/mideast-palestinians-israel/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
"...negotiations 'are bound to fail sooner than later' if there is no commitment to clear terms of reference and a freeze on Israeli settlements in occupied territory."

There, in the words of a Palestinian official, negotiations will fail if Israel does not cede claims to the West Bank. Therefore, negotiating with these guy is completely useless. They will not give up until they have everything. They will not allow Israel to even LIVE ALONGSIDE them. Now, I want Israel to have control of the West Bank, but I am not calling for the expulsion of Palestinians. I want Israel to come up with some type of "Dream Act" for Palestinians who are living in the West Bank. That is, some type of amnesty which allows for Arabs living in the Holy Land to become citizens  of Israel. Israel need not expell people living in the Holy Land, but it can and should allow them to become citizens of the Israeli state. To kick out the people who have been in the area for generations would be evil and totally a disregard for human life. In the Torah, there is provisions for allowing non Jews to live in Israel such as Leviticus 19:34, "The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God." The Torah is explicitly clear as to how foreigners are to be treated, and that is with respect and dignity. I would even go further and say that the Israeli government needs to further its efforts to promote religious freedom in order to allow these Muslims to integrate into society. In all, I think Israel should have control of the West Bank but must find a way to integrate the Palestinians into Israel.
-Kole Elyon

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