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Israel's security needs trump Muslim "rights"

Reader comment on item: A Reply to My Critics [Concerning Israel's Annexation of the West Bank]

Submitted by Dave (United States), May 10, 2020 at 18:55

I am utterly sick and tired of hearing people advise Israel, a very tiny country surrounded by much larger, bloodthirsty enemies, to forgo more secure border changes out of consideration for the Muslim population which could be included therein. Israel owes nothing, NOTHING!, to those people.
Here are two reasons why: First, given the nature of the neighboring countries, that population has no chance to participate in a genuine democracy anyway, and when they have been able to vote, they've elected vicious Islamists such as Hamas or Egypt's Morsi. Second, everybody knows that Islamic terrorists are popularly feted with street celebrations and stipends; even now, for example, the US is vainly trying to extradite Alham Tamimi, the Sbarro massacre mastermind, from Jordan, and the Jordanian terrorists who murdered visiting Israeli schoolgirls several years ago have been considered heroes in Jordan's legislature.
It's a demographic fact that Muslims are everywhere in the region. Many of them immigrated to Israel to take advantage of the Zionist investment boom in the past, but whatever the reasons for their presence, they will have to be dealt with eventually if Israel is to ever break out into an area suitable for the daunting military challenges that face her and for her naturally expanding citizenry. That will mean making hard decisions which are appropriate for the population affected and not projecting rights and intentions onto them which do not exist. This is the Mideast, not the Midwest.
Ultimately, Israel will have to weigh those security considerations and the bold actions that they may require with their diplomatic fallout, as Dr. Pipes cautions. It's a tough choice.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
1Yhuda Shomron IS the Land of Yisrael − IS the Land of the Tora [166 words]SteinJun 1, 2020 18:27259090
3Annexation Plan Disheartens True Supporter of Democratic & Jewish Israel for Shortsighted Support by Irrational Religious Zealots [53 words]GilJun 1, 2020 05:55259086
Outline and contents of my radio interview last Sunday on the topic of annexation [6149 words]DAVID D MEIR-LEVIMay 27, 2020 14:34259047
Raymond Ibrahim [21 words]Reynald de ChatillonMay 22, 2020 01:50259001
3The Triangle Question [227 words]Zvi AsherMay 17, 2020 22:39258964
3Agree w your conclusions, however... [102 words]Charles MartelMay 16, 2020 06:09258955
ZOA [152 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Anne JulienneMay 12, 2020 10:24258907
What Churchill said... [57 words]Gary SackMay 11, 2020 12:58258901
4Extension of Sovereignty [115 words]Phillip NagleMay 11, 2020 11:57258899
5Israel's security needs trump Muslim "rights" [270 words]DaveMay 10, 2020 18:55258894

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