The response to Gorny’s article emphasizes a few
select points of fundamental disagreement with his position:
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The territory west of the Jordan was always known
as Judea and Samaria, and is an integral part of Mandatory Palestine
allocated for the Jewish homeland. Israel’s presence there is not
“occupation” as claimed by Leftists and Arabs. The only “occupation”
was by Jordan (1948-1967).
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A US-Israel mutual defense treaty for
safeguarding Israel’s security, suggested by Prof. Gorny, is a
fiction. No such agreement was ever concluded, and the US is unlikely
to guarantee Israel’s security if attacked by Arab groups or nations.
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Israel must heed the Arabs’ proclamations
regarding their intention to destroy Israel and kill the Jews.
Disregarding the enemy’s public declarations as not indicative of its
true intentions disregards the lesson learned from Mein Kampf
and invites national suicide.
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There are no grounds for anticipating that
further concessions (e.g. giving up half of Jerusalem) will achieve a
permanent solution to the century-old war with the Arabs.
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No set of economic benefits to be offered by
Europe or the US to the Arabs as an inducement for concluding a peace
agreement with Israel can redirect Moslem policy. The Moslem world is
not engaged in rational economic planning and development known in the
Western world, and the Moslem’s goals cannot be replaced by promises
of economic gain.
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No genuine solution to the war between Jewish
Israel and the Arabs is currently apparent. Decades of radical
social-religious-political change in Arab countries are required (e.g.
Germany or Japan after WWII) before a trace of democracy could emerge
in the Moslem Middle East.
Proponents of territorial and other concessions for
peace ought to listen to the Arabs and pay close attention to their
behavior. The Arabs know what they want and how they intend to get it.
The Israeli “peace camp” prefers political agreements by wish
fulfillment.