According to a report in the daily Haaretz on Thursday, 19 Tammuz 5773, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is willing to hand over most of Yehuda and Shomron to the PA (Palestinian Authority). The report is based on quotes from senior Likud ministers, who are not named, stating the prime minister is willing to give up Israeli sovereignty over 90% of Yehuda and Shomron. They explain that for Mr. Netanyahu, it’s about security and if and when he is satisfied that the nation’s security interests are not compromised, he would move ahead with such a deal towards reaching a comprehensive agreement with the PA.
According to the unnamed ministers, the prime minister has already decided in upcoming talks with the PA orchestrated by US Secretary of State John Kerry, Israel will not be able to maintain more than 10% of those areas. As such, the prime minister is looking at another major expulsion, pushing tens of thousands of Jews from their homes as he and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) define the borders of the future State of Palestine.
Bayit Yehudi officials have indicated that if such a process appears to be taking place it would pull out of the government coalition.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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10 Responses
Look at the source of this report: HAARETZ Enough said.
Land swaps. Seems like the most reasonable compromise.
Let Israel keep Gush Etzion, Maale Adumim. Let the rest go to the PA, along with Nazareth.
He knows and Washington knows it too. The PA will never agree to stop their terrorism until there is no Israel left, so all this talk is moot.
Wickedness he should get thrown out of his house
#3: I wish I could give Bibi credit for being that crafty, but I fear he talks out of both sides of his mouth.
He better remember what happened to Ariel Sharon when he did something that stupid!
The Palestinians will not disappear. If giving back 90% of Yehuda and Shomron can make peace and give Israel security than it is the right thing to do. Security should be the only issue not spme ideology of greater Israel.
#2 and Ariel, Nvei Aliza, Bet El, Shilo, Psagot, Otniel, Kiryat Arba and of course we want the OLD CITY, Ramat Shlomo, Beitar, Kiryat Sefer, Ramat Eshkol, Sanhedria and more……
Layv malochim v’sorim b’yad HaSh-m! Sometimes its really really hard to internalize it but that is the case.
The PA would collapse into civil war if a formal government recognized the Jewish right to posses formerly Muslim land. Bibi is doing the right thing here.