Jul

13

2006

I’ve heard of “Land for Peace”…

by Skip

as that’s all we’ve heard for decades – give the Paestinians Gaza and the West Bank so they can have their own state.  I don’t think anyone is generally against the two state idea, except the Palestinians and their supporters.  As I pointed out here and here (and lots of places out in the blogosphere), their goal is the complete elimination of the State of Israel.  No amount of diplomacy is going to change this (in my opinion).  The latest attempt by Israel, with actions behind the words, was to give up land for peace – Gaza.

I just saw this concept, however, and I like it!  Due to the fact that the currency in Middle East politics is force, this turns the idea of land for peace on its head (like the bear finally swatting the fly).  From Right Wing News:

"In place of "Land for Peace," the Israeli political activist and columnist Yael Amishav (who happens to be married to my father) suggests a new concept of "Land for Terror." For each terror attack across the border, Israel will seize more land — establishing a publicly declared ratio of acres-per-casualties. The seizures must be firm, decisive and immediate– and long term, if not permanent. "The Land for Terror" concept guarantees negative consequences for outrageous behavior. If Palestinian leaders refuse to rein in the terrorist mass murderers, then they will see their little empire (established by Oslo) begin to shrink, piece by piece. It’s not a pretty concept, or an easy one to enforce. But "Land for Terror" makes more logical sense than "Land for Peace." — Michael Medved

 Instead of rewarding mere words (and often, bad behavior), this would discipline bad behavior – act badly, you lose land – for good.  Act badly more, lose more land – for good.  Stop acting badly, keep your land.

Would this force the Palestinians to act nicely?  At this point, nothing short of the complete dismantlement of Israel will suffice for them.  However, it may help the process of turning the PR war around.  By stating that "this is our reaction for attacks" (instead of doing mostly nothing as they have for years), the Israelis give themselves a foundation for defending themselves.  

And they will have the grounds for speaking in the tongue of Middle Eastern politics – force.

 

 

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by Skip Murphy

Co-founder of GraniteGrok, my concern is around Individual Liberty and Freedom (and how Government is taking that away from us). My fight, from a Conservative (with small "L" libertarian leanings) and evangelical Christian perspective, is with the Progressives that are forcing a collectivized and secular humanistic future upon us. As TEA Party activist, citizen journalist (and pundit!), my goal is to use the New Media to advance the radical notions of America's Founders back into our culture again.

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  • http://weekendpundit.blogmosis.com DCE

    One thing I’ve pondered over the years in regards to Israel and the Palestinians is this:
    If the Palestinians got their way and Israel was destroyed, upon whom would they then vent their hatred? Would they turn upon themselves, upon a neighboring Arab state, or would they focus upon the West, blaming all their ills upon us and not their morally bankrupt society?
    It reminds me of the old adage “Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it.”

  • http://www.granitegrok.com Skip

    I believe that what is going on between Israel and Hamas / Hezbullah / Al Fatah this is but a “hot” microcosm of what is already going on between the different philosophies of the West (proxy: Israel) and Islam (proxy: Palestinians).
    They do blame us already – look at the immediate aftermath of electing Hamas? The West would not send the monies they thought were due them, and complained that we were punishing them for a free election without seeing we were not going to play with the leaders and policies that the election gave. Did they blame themselves then?
    Do the Islamofacists / jihadist blame us, or themselves and their societies?

  • http://granitegrok.com doug

    Back in June, I posted on this very topic. I wrote, “Many pundits through the years have called the nation of Israel the “canary in the coal mine” of western civilization. Today’s sworn enemies of Israel know that standing above the Jewish in the so-called “free world” is the United States- otherwise known in the Islamic world as “the Great Satan.” After a fall of Israel, where do you think the Islamofascists will set their murderous sights next?”
    I think we all know the probable answer.
    Post is http://granitegrok.com/blog/2006/06/canary_in_the_coal_mine.html

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