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The LORDS OF THE LANDThe LORDS OF THE LANDand ZIONISMand ZIONISM

Akiva EldarAkiva Eldar

Zionism = Declaration of Zionism = Declaration of IndependenceIndependence

Tel Aviv, May 14, 1948Tel Aviv, May 14, 1948The State of Israel is to be:The State of Israel is to be: JewishJewish DemocraticDemocratic SafeSafe Reaching for PeaceReaching for Peace JustJust

A Jewish StateA Jewish State

The catastrophe which recently befell The catastrophe which recently befell the Jewish People – the massacre of the Jewish People – the massacre of millions of Jews in Europe – was millions of Jews in Europe – was another clear demonstration of the another clear demonstration of the urgency of solving the problem of its urgency of solving the problem of its homelessness by re-establishing in homelessness by re-establishing in Eretz-israel the Jewish State. Eretz-israel the Jewish State.

Are the settlements supporting Are the settlements supporting the need to be a Jewish State?the need to be a Jewish State?

Demographics: Demographics: Within the Green Line: Within the Green Line:

2009:2009: 79.8% Jews, 20.2% not Jewish79.8% Jews, 20.2% not Jewish

2020:2020: 77.2% Jews, 22.3% not Jewish77.2% Jews, 22.3% not Jewish Including the Occupied Territories:Including the Occupied Territories:

2009:2009: 54%54% Jews, 46% not Jewish Jews, 46% not Jewish

2020: 2020: 52.2% Jews, 47.8% not Jewish52.2% Jews, 47.8% not Jewish

not including Gazanot including Gaza

A Democratic StateA Democratic State

It will ensure complete equality of social It will ensure complete equality of social

and political rights to all its inhabitants, and political rights to all its inhabitants,

irrespective of religion, race, or sex. It irrespective of religion, race, or sex. It

will foster the development of the will foster the development of the

country for the benefit of all its country for the benefit of all its

inhabitants. inhabitants.

Do the settlements enhance Do the settlements enhance democratic values?democratic values?

Three different sets of laws.Three different sets of laws.

Discrimination in distribution of resources.Discrimination in distribution of resources.

Seizing land.Seizing land.

Hallachic authority overriding the Hallachic authority overriding the

legitimacy of the state:legitimacy of the state:

Former chief Rabbi Avraham Shapira, Former chief Rabbi Avraham Shapira, during the disengagement from Gaza: during the disengagement from Gaza:

““The soldiers must tell their The soldiers must tell their commanders that it is forbidden to commanders that it is forbidden to evacuate Jews. It is like desecration of evacuate Jews. It is like desecration of the Shabbat… The Prime Minister is the Shabbat… The Prime Minister is not the “boss”, the “boss” is the All not the “boss”, the “boss” is the All Mighty God “Mighty God “ (Besheva, 10.15.04) (Besheva, 10.15.04)

A Safe HavenA Safe Haven

We appeal to the Jewish People throughout We appeal to the Jewish People throughout

the Diaspora to rally round the Jews of the Diaspora to rally round the Jews of

Eretz Israel in the task of immigration and Eretz Israel in the task of immigration and

up building, and to stand by them in the up building, and to stand by them in the

great struggle for the realization of the great struggle for the realization of the

age-old dream – the redemption of Israel. age-old dream – the redemption of Israel.

Do the settlements offer the Do the settlements offer the Jews a safer haven?Jews a safer haven?

Since the second Intifada the IDF Since the second Intifada the IDF deployed two divisions in the west Bank.deployed two divisions in the west Bank.

More than 1,200 Israelis were killed in More than 1,200 Israelis were killed in terrorist attacks in seven years.terrorist attacks in seven years.

1987-2005: the budget for security in 1987-2005: the budget for security in the occupied territories is 6.5 billion $USthe occupied territories is 6.5 billion $US

1987-2005: the budget of the Ministry of 1987-2005: the budget of the Ministry of Internal Security was doubled. Internal Security was doubled.

Reaching for PeaceReaching for Peace

We extend our hand to all We extend our hand to all

neighboring states and their neighboring states and their

peoples in an offer of peace peoples in an offer of peace

and good neighborliness and good neighborliness

Are the settlements promoting Are the settlements promoting peace?peace?

The Arab League Peace Initiative: The Arab League Peace Initiative: normalization with the Arab countries in normalization with the Arab countries in return for withdrawal to 1967 borders. return for withdrawal to 1967 borders.

Israel annexed East Jerusalem and Israel annexed East Jerusalem and declared that the “settlement blocks” on declared that the “settlement blocks” on the west side of the Wall should stay a the west side of the Wall should stay a part of Israel. part of Israel.

30 years of peace with Egypt prove that 30 years of peace with Egypt prove that “territories for peace” can work. “territories for peace” can work.

Oslo 1993- 109,000 settlers (excluding Oslo 1993- 109,000 settlers (excluding East Jerusalem) East Jerusalem)

October 2009 – 295,000 settlers.October 2009 – 295,000 settlers. Separation wall (760 KM) Separation wall (760 KM) More than 600 road blocks and check More than 600 road blocks and check

points (“liberal occupation”) points (“liberal occupation”) Settlements are a point of friction Settlements are a point of friction

between Israel and the international between Israel and the international community. community.

A Just stateA Just state

Here they (the Jews) first Here they (the Jews) first attained to statehood, created attained to statehood, created cultural values of natural and cultural values of natural and universal significance… political universal significance… political freedom. It will be based on freedom. It will be based on justice as envisaged by the justice as envisaged by the Prophets of Israel. Prophets of Israel.

Are the settlements making Are the settlements making Israel Just?Israel Just?

1.2% built area, 10% planning 1.2% built area, 10% planning zone.zone.

80.25%80.25% of the settlements and outpost of the settlements and outpost sit (fully or partially) on Private sit (fully or partially) on Private Palestinian Land (130 of 162).Palestinian Land (130 of 162).

Only 27 settlements and outposts are Only 27 settlements and outposts are not built on private Palestinian land or not built on private Palestinian land or Survey Land.Survey Land.

Israel defines around 1.6 Israel defines around 1.6 million dunams (some 4 million million dunams (some 4 million acres) in the West Bank as acres) in the West Bank as state lands and does not allow state lands and does not allow the Palestinians to develop the Palestinians to develop them. them.

Hundreds of thousands of Hundreds of thousands of

dunams in the West Bank have dunams in the West Bank have

been declared "closed military been declared "closed military

zones" or "engaged" - they are zones" or "engaged" - they are

off-limits to the Palestinians. off-limits to the Palestinians.

..

68 percent of all West Bank 68 percent of all West Bank communities have agricultural communities have agricultural lands that are not being used lands that are not being used or are not accessible, for or are not accessible, for reasons including water reasons including water shortages and the withholding shortages and the withholding of land by Israelof land by Israel

o

More than 10 percent of More than 10 percent of cultivated agricultural land cultivated agricultural land

in the West Bank (which in the West Bank (which produces 8 percent of all produces 8 percent of all Palestinian agricultural Palestinian agricultural

produce), is directly produce), is directly affected by the physical affected by the physical

obstacles that separate the obstacles that separate the land from its owners. land from its owners. 

development for settlement activity.  development for settlement activity. 

In area C (which is

completely under Israeli

control) and constitutes

about 60 percent of West

Bank land, Israeli land policy

prevent Palestinian

development.

Injustice towards other Injustice towards other IsraelisIsraelis

Since 67 – 2003 The settlements received Since 67 – 2003 The settlements received 10 billion $ tax payers money more than 10 billion $ tax payers money more than equivalent communities in Israel. equivalent communities in Israel.

Israel Har’el: Israel Har’el: We do mainly for ourselves We do mainly for ourselves and our communities… We are not and our communities… We are not sensitive to what is happening around us sensitive to what is happening around us (in Israel), outside our settlements’ (in Israel), outside our settlements’ “bubble” . “bubble” . (Nekuda, Sept. 2004). (Nekuda, Sept. 2004).

Having said that…Having said that…The settlers’ movement failed its main The settlers’ movement failed its main

target of creating a substantial target of creating a substantial Jewish presence in the West Bank:Jewish presence in the West Bank:

The settlers are only 4.5% of the The settlers are only 4.5% of the entire Jewish population in Israel. entire Jewish population in Israel.

In the west Bank – for every Jewish In the west Bank – for every Jewish settler there are 10 Palestinians. The settler there are 10 Palestinians. The settlers living east of the Wall create settlers living east of the Wall create 2.2.% of the population in the area. 2.2.% of the population in the area.

Is it still possible to Is it still possible to correct the mistake correct the mistake and save the and save the Zionist dream ?Zionist dream ?

.. The Arab Peace initiative- 2002 The Arab Peace initiative- 2002

Most Arab and Muslim states recognized Most Arab and Muslim states recognized Israel within the 1967 bordersIsrael within the 1967 borders

““Road Map” and SCR 1515 - 2003Road Map” and SCR 1515 - 2003Recognition of a Palestinian StateRecognition of a Palestinian State

Solana and Salam Fayad’s- 2009 Solana and Salam Fayad’s- 2009 Time line for implementation Time line for implementation


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