Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 January 2003 — Page 14

NAT 10 January 1. 2003

Israel; As I See It Beware of platforms

By SAMSON KRUPNICK Another "Road Map" has seen the light, and the Quartet - the United States, the European Union, Russia, and the

United Nations - have shifted the pressure upon Israel to virtually discontinue its defense operations in exchange for a Palestinian expression of "good will." Minister for Foreign Affairs Binyamin Netanyahu in a six-day visit to Italy, Britain, France, and Russia, was busy explaining the pitfalls of a road map which leads in two directions, both astray. If both drivers have the same destination in mind, progress is possible and safety is assured. However, when one driver seeks the destruction of the second driver, a fatal wreckage can be the result. Our defense operations must continue until terror attacks stop. It is, regrettably, abundantly clear that the present Palestine Authority, together with its arch terrorist Chairman Yasser Arafat, are interested in more intifada (with the backing of over 75 percent of the Palestinians, according to their own polls). The cost of Palestinian casualties and the ruination of their economy (65 percent unemployment) are apparently of small concern. Funds are also forthcoming to finance continuing terror on the bin Laden Muslim pattern against the United States and against Israel. Thanks to the effort of President Bush, there is now a postponement of road mapping until after the January 28th Israel elections, and possibly also after the attack upon Saddam Hussein by February 28th. The feeling in Israel and possibly in the United States is that with the elimination of Saddam Hussein and the destruction of the mass killing arms and facilities, the atmosphere will be such as to make the Palestine issue irrelevant. Nevertheless, Minister

Netanyahu had an uncomfortable experience with both the French Foreign Minister Dominic de Villapin in Paris and with British Foreign Minister Jack Straw. Neither French President Jacques Chirac nor British

Prime Minister Tony Blair were ready to receive Former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Both had received the dictator President Bashar Assad of Syria, which hosts 12 terror organizations and controls Hezbullah with its links to alQaida. Tony Blair had given this terrorist a royal reception, sounding much like an old British tradition of appeasement on the Chamberlain order. With this background of many uncertainties in our future relations with the Palestinians, it would be wiser that in our election campaign we avoid making commitments that could be highly impractical a few months after our elections. Labor was first to come out with a platform reflecting the dovish secularist views of its new Chairman Amram Mitzna. Locally, civil marriages not approved by the rabbinate would be allowed. Public transportation would be allowed and places of entertainment would be open on Shabbat, but not businesses (concession to Meimad, religious party). Religious councils and the ministry are to be eliminated. Next we come to the dangerous portion. Jerusalem should be divided, and we control only the Jewish neighborhoods. (There are seven Arab villages in Jerusalem.) We would relinquish our rights to our holiest site, the

Temple Mount, and leave a special arrangement to Jews, Muslims, and Christians. Labor would fight terror while negotiating. The IDF would withdraw immediately, unilaterally, from the Gaza strip and Hebron and in

a year from most of the rest of Judea and Samaria unless a peace accord could be reached. Labor would build a huge fence across the Jordan Valley from Bet She'an to Arad. Former labor chairman as well as former defense minister, Binyamin ben Eliezer called the platform "irrelevant" and added: "I have been vocally opposed to withdrawing unilaterally for years because it's dangerous. Why would the Palestinians make any effort to reach an agreement if we say in advance that we are leaving in a year?" The Likud called this platform "defeatist and dangerous for Israel." The Labor-Mitzna approach ignores totally the reason for the overwhelming victory for Ariel Sharon in the previous election. Israelis are weary and wary of a government that keeps offering and giving with no reciprocity on the part of our sworn enemy. Whatever peace can be achieved, and only the Almighty knows when, will be when we have a total war victory and dictate the terms as in all major wars. Until then the war continues, and if Saddam Hussein and his ilk are eliminated, we shall then determine with wisdom and inspiration our course of action. Samson Krupnick may be reached at 22 Pinsker, Jerusalem 92228, Israel. E-mail: [email protected].

Funds are also forthcoming to finance continuing terror on the bin Laden Muslim pattern against the United States and against Israel. Thanks to the effort of President Bush, there is now a postponement of road mapping until after the January 28th Israel elections, and possibly also after the attack upon Saddam Hussein by Februany 28th.

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