Sunday November 18, 2007

I've Been Thinking:

The question is this: Why is recognizing Israel as the Jewish State such a major stumbling block for the Palestinians?
After all, even Yasser Arafat recognized Israel's right to exist so isn’t this the same thing?

The answer is: No, this is very different and it is a very important difference.
Calling Israel a Jewish State means that Israel was created and serves as a democratic state with Jewish vision and goals. It means that Israel was created as a haven to protect Jews from persecution and from Antisemitism. It means that the raison d'etre of Israel is the perpetuation of the Jewish People.

This is a pretty hard concept to accept for people who want to destroy Israel.
Destroying Israel has been the raison d'etre of Palestinian leadership. They never publicly preach mutual co-existence...never.

Palestinians cannot accept that Israel exists in their region as a Jewish state. They do not want to believe that Israel cannot be overtaken by the demographic changes in the region. That Israel is there for the long haul.

This is a difficult concept for Palestinians to accept.
Until Palestinians accept Israel as a Jewish state, they will not have a Palestinian state.

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