tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357815648761757204.post5051134178062562994..comments2015-03-09T06:02:54.976+02:00Comments on Yesha Views: BordersMarc Prowisorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698019211495278959noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357815648761757204.post-78115760302313816392010-06-16T17:24:13.393+03:002010-06-16T17:24:13.393+03:00Hi Marc,
I check Israel National News first thing...Hi Marc,<br /><br />I check Israel National News first thing every morning. I'm growing weary of reading about more and more concessions, appeasements, retreats. Israel seems to be on a slide towards complete self-destruction. <br /><br />I'm far from being an expert on Israeli history and politics - but even I realize that Israeli politicians are NOT EVEN TRYING to do what is best for the country. This is a mystery.<br /><br />And approaching it as a mystery, I have to consider all possibilities for what motivates them. One of them is the old dictum "Follow the Money".<br /><br />Marc, is there a chance that Israeli leaders' hands are tied because there is a powerful money elite in Israel that doesn't want to rock the boat? <br /><br />In other words, if the PM were to have a sudden change of heart and said We're going to set up a committee to proceed with annexation, the moneyed elite would scream, threaten and pressure the government NOT TO DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD AFFECT BUSINESS AS USUAL, such as provoking world boycotts of all Israeli goods and trade. Or bring another Intifada. After all, there are many Israeli businessmen exporting fruit and other goods to Gaza and participating in Israel-PA ventures.<br /><br />Of course there are other forces impeding annexation, but what do you think about the power of Big Money in Israel willing to sacrifice land and more in exchange for immediate profits?<br /><br />Thanks you,<br /><br />Tracy <br /><br />PS: I just read your column Operation No More Jewish Victims on INN and it's great.Tracy Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518463946300763941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357815648761757204.post-13337996411180690112010-06-08T08:35:45.219+03:002010-06-08T08:35:45.219+03:00Tracy,
I agree with you. What has kept Israel fro...Tracy, <br />I agree with you. What has kept Israel from annexing the land goes back a long way. Politics is what kept it from happening, Jews trying to prove to the world how "nice" they are, and a number of other reasons. In the end we have created a situation that has backfired on us. Both the Jews and the Arabs would have been better off had we annexed the land, Gd willing we will do so in the near future.<br /><br />MarcMarc Prowisorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698019211495278959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3357815648761757204.post-18122069068286430672010-06-07T23:04:34.848+03:002010-06-07T23:04:34.848+03:00Mark, what Israelis feel is not as important as wh...Mark, what Israelis feel is not as important as what they do. This is time for action. The status quo cannot continue. The territories should have been annexed way back in 1967. <br /><br />What is keeping Isaelis from pushing now for annexation? All other possible options are extremely threatening to Israel's survival. All of them. <br /><br />The only solution is to annex the land, including Gaza, and to begin a process of re-education to deprogram the hateful propaganda that has shaped the minds of generations. And at the same time to finance emigration of Arabs who do not wish to live under Israeli law.<br /><br />No more occupation, no more apartheid. It would not be easy, I grant it. But all other options are much, much worse.<br /><br />I really can't understand what has kept Israel from annexing the land. <br /><br />It appears that the demographic threat has been exaggerated, according to writers such as Ettinger.<br /><br />What do you think?Tracy Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518463946300763941noreply@blogger.com