Rudy Giuliani has declared that he “opposes a Palestinian state” (LINK). In all probability this is an attempt by Rudy to win over Jewish voters, and many Orthodox Jewish voters will possibly support him now because of such a strong statement which is aligned with a stance of unconditional support for Israel. However, does such a ‘hawkish’ political position really equate to absolute support for the Jewish state?
How will there ever be peace in the Middle East with such an uncompromising view of a political reality? No matter what you think about the Palestinians as a collective people, a two state solution must occur if peace will ever be accomplished in the region. The reason groups like Hamas are popular in the Gaza strip and West Bank is simply because our policy. When conservatives give an uncompromising position on the Israeli-Palestinian issue, and then condemn and group like Hamas for keeping an uncompromising outlook, they are being nothing but hypocritical. Yes, Hamas is a terrorist group, and they will never alter their vile outlook, but if the United States government continues to act not in the name of peaceful solutions, but instead in the name of inflexibility, then the Palestinians who crave peace and harmony along with the Palestinians who were outraged by Arafat’s refusal to accept a remarkable deal offered to him, to form Palestinian statehood, will lose credibility. Think about it. Every time a United States leader or representative says something like what Rudy said, the progressives within Palestinian culture are not empowered, but instead Hamas and groups who are equally rigid and uncompromising win numerous more recruits to their cause of hate.
In other words, will Rudy Giuliani’s adamant position on Palestinian statehood benefit Israel at all? The answer is no. In the name of saving lives and creating peace in the Middle East, Jewish law is on the side of giving away land to prevent the spilling of more Jewish blood. (i.e. pikuach nefesh). Yes, a peace partner is needed to accomplish this idyllic ambition of peace, however, statements that do not recognize an important part of the peace process (two state solution) as valid, will do nothing but help Hamas find more suicide bombers.
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"In all probability this is an attempt by Rudy to win over Jewish voters"
That would be so if this were a sudden change of policy. His statements are consistant with the way he has been.
Contrast that with the consitant liberal but anti semite Hillary. SWhe gets 2 skver chassid out of jail, but has made anti-Jewish statements in the past, worked for PLO front groups in the 70's and frenched kissed Suha. Of course none of that matters to the WAFFEN SS of liberalism-jewish libs- since she is a lib. Did FRD's inaction against the Holocaust affect his votes from Jewish libs -no. Did the Crown Heights pogrom lessen Jewish lib support aginst Dinkin's -no.
Let the liberal kaqpos keep on marrying out. they'll be a blight to the goyim, not us.
on the contrary, hillary is to conservative and aggresive on foreign policy. america needs someone who wants peace, not continued war, and excuse to et more oil!
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