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Part Seven - The Diplomatic Plan - Making Israel a Jewish State

Concerns about the diplomatic plan (2/2)

International law

This is not a question of content, but rather of willingness to stand behind the truth. The status of Judea and Samaria is much simpler than what is commonly thought, as the Commission of Justice Edmond Levy clearly defined, which determined a legal approach according to which Judea and Samaria does not have the status of an occupied military territory. The Commission maintained that the area of Judea and Samaria was recognized as an area designated for a Jewish state within the framework of the Balfour Declaration of 1917, together with other international declarations in the subsequent period, and that the partition plan of 1947, in which this territory was promised to a Palestinian state, was not realized, and therefore has become invalid and has not taken hold in international law. Similarly, the Jordanian annexation of Judea and Samaria in 1950 was not recognized by the nations of the world, and therefore also became invalid (especially in view of Jordan's 1988 declaration that it was abandoning any claim of ownership over Judea and Samaria), and therefore the Balfour Declaration of 1917, which designated Judea and Samaria as a Jewish state, continues to be in force.

This position of the Commission should have been adopted officially by the Government of Israel, which commissioned its conclusions. The usual considerations prevented the government from taking this step in public, but if this is so, and these are the conclusions about the nature of a military government, which is dubious from its origins, then it is certainly the case with respect to complete, unambiguous and orderly annexation.

Where will those who choose to emigrate go?

There are many countries, in South America for example, which have absorbed Arab immigrants from the Land of Israel legally for years, rather than as infiltrators, and continue to absorb them. They have somewhere to go. Many of them, especially young singles, emigrate all the time even without our help. The surveys that the "Palestinians" themselves occasionally publish in their press show that most of them want to and are prepared to emigrate, but they do not have the economic ability to emigrate from here. We will provide them with the necessary money, and it will be very worthwhile for us as well.

The daily Al-Quds published an extensive report on the extent of immigration of young people from Judea and Samaria[21], noting that at least 400,000 young people have emigrated abroad in recent decades. According to the article, there are villages, mainly in the Ramallah area, such as Deir Dabwan, which are filled with palaces, most of which are abandoned, or inhabited by the elderly or elderly. A resident of the village of Ramon, east of Ramallah, says that of his 44 classmates in the village, 40 live in the United States, and the rest are constantly getting proposals to emigrate, because living in the US is far more comfortable than the lives of "Palestinians" in Judea and Samaria. According to him, in Ramallah, there is an office coordinating the arrival of "Palestinians" for interviews to obtain visas at the American consulate in East Jerusalem, and many are using its services.

We are now in a global era of extensive immigration, especially Arabs, who emigrate from miserable Arab countries. Ten million Arabs now live in Brazil. Former Brazilian President Dilame Rousseff said in reference to the wave of migration to Europe that in Brazil, she had promoted a policy of absorbing immigrants from all over the world, that ethnic mix was part of Brazil's identity, and that "Brazil was built by many ethnic groups from many cultures."

And the migration continues. The countries of origin which have the most rapidly growing number of immigrants to Sweden are Syria, Somalia, Afghanistan, and Eritrea.

In other words, not only is there no reason why countries in the world should not accept immigrants from Gaza, and in large numbers, they will be happy to accept them, and will give them preference, especially with an "emigration basket" that will facilitate their absorption rather than accepting penniless immigrants who lack any familiarity with the West, such as Somalia and Afghanistan.

"Apartheid State"

First, it is impossible not to note that slavery in its ancient sense is practiced today only in some Muslim countries. Therefore, it is ridiculous and outrageous to hear accusations of "apartheid" from representatives of the Muslim culture of enslavement and their supporters, against the state that represents the message of Jewish freedom.

As for the claim itself, the South African "apartheid" was a basket of racial segregation and discrimination laws. No one claims that an apartheid policy is practiced in the United States because the people of Samoa or Puerto Rico in US sovereignty are not entitled to vote. The reason for this is that no one in the US would remove a Puerto Rican man from the bus because of the color of his skin. On the other hand, a South African resident could not change the color of his skin in order to board the bus.

Civil status differences exist in several Western countries and are not considered "apartheid." When it comes to the distinction between citizenship on the basis of nationality and citizenship on a territorial basis, Israel is like other enlightened countries and has nothing to do with "apartheid".

There is a difference between human rights – rights granted to him by the Creator, which cannot be taken away by human beings, and civil rights, granted by man-made states according to their interests and values.

The people of Israel returned to their ancient homeland in order to establish a Jewish state there. The principles according to which we wish this state to function are the means rather than the goal. Where it appears that granting citizenship to those of other nationalities may threaten Israel's Jewish identity, it is Israel's full right not to do so.

[21] http://www.alquds.com/pdf/1470434849214309600/1470434877000.

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