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28 Oct 2009 05:18 pm
As Israel Turns Fundamentalist
Here's an insight into why the Israelis have no intention whatever of moving toward a two-state solution:
"When we [Israelis] say that this is a political conflict, then we
lose the battle," [Major Adrian Agassi] told the Guardian, adding that it should be
remembered that the ancient land of Israel is "given to us by the
Bible, not by some United Nations". Agassi, one of the most
important officials in the military courts wielding authority over
large parts of the West Bank, says settling Jews on lands that made up
ancient Israel stands above all other biblical commandments and only
when it is done can they have "a promised land and a promised life".
"You
say that these lands 'passed into Jewish hands'. Others would say that
they came back into Jewish hands. Others would say that they are
obviously ours, inherently," he said. It was, he claims, a mistake to
call it the State of Israel. "If we would have named it the State of
Jews, the Arabs would have understood that this land belongs to the
Jews."
At some point, what people do is more eloquent than what they say.
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