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Who's afraid of autonomy?
Elyakim Haetzni
Published: 09.01.13, 00:06
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31. #7, Palestinians will have full sovereignty in Palestine
Jake ,   USA   (01.09.13)
In Palestine (presently Jordan) Palestinians will have full sovereignty. In areas A & B of the West Bank, Palestinians will have autonomy. The areas will be administered by the central Palestinian government in Amman. It's not that complicated.
32. What is Being Suggested Here is
Guy ,   Rishon, Israel   (01.09.13)
Pure and simple. Trying to put some idiotic spin on it, and claiming that the Palestinians living in A&B will in reality have Jordanian citizenship is delusional and downright bizarre. The fact that people like Haetzni feel comfortable enough to publish their fanatical manifestos about cleansing the Arabs from the West Bank is truly depressing and frightening. As a pragmatic leftist Zionist, I can say this plan is immoral, dangerous, and will lead to a level of isolation unknown in Israeli history, followed by the total delegitimzation of our state. Wake up people-you don't have to for Meretz, but stay away .
33. It started to be funny like in #1.
Michael ,   Moscow, USA   (01.09.13)
It’s funny how some uninformed ‘europeans’ are trying to make a point in a discussion lumping Israel and USA together. It seems more like a basic instinct reaction from Europeans to regard US and Israel as kind-of-same-thing (much like muslims with their great devil/small devil concept). So for your information Ferdinand, there are millions of americans who vote in various foreign elections. Frenchmen living in NY voted for Holland/Sarkozy and Russians voted for Putin/Prokhorov. Even undocumented aliens and law breakers are voting in Mexican elections. And even you can vote in French(or German) elections if a respective consulate in TA permits it.
34. #26 - which part do you dispute?
William ,   Israel   (01.10.13)
The part where the land was split for Arab and Jewish States along the Jordan River (per 1922 League of Nations vote) Or the part where independent Statehood is not really necessary but autonomy could be an option especially since no cries of "occupation" came from the world when Egypt and Jordan occupied land following the 1948 war? Or that many Arabs in the West Bank already have Jordanian Citizenship. Please BDS, do tell us, which of these well-documented facts do you have a problem with?
35. #27 - "Jews pay more taxes than Arabs"
William ,   Israel   (01.10.13)
"Jews paid 3-4 times higher taxes per capita than the Arabs." This is still the case today in Israel.
36. 35
zionist forever   (01.10.13)
For the past 20 years successive government on the left and right have turned a blind eye to the fact the palestinians never pay their electric bills. The electric company makes up its shortfall by raising prices for Israelis. So we pay higher taxes so palestinians get free electricity. Now Bibi has taken money to pay for just some of those debts Abbas is threatening to go to the ICC. They think its their right to have things free. Abbas makes Daphne Leef look like a capitalist.
37. #7 excellent point
israel israeli ,   tel aviv   (01.10.13)
The autonomy as you outline is the best Israel can give without ceasing to exist. That is why Rabin supported it. On the other hand, you explain that such autonomy is unacceptable to the Arabs, they want more. You are proving exactly what Arafat said: there is no two-state solution, the Arab cannot settle for less than extermination of the Jews.
38. Autonomy
Brod ,   USA   (01.10.13)
This concept is adopted in other countries such as the Philippines, China, etc. It is far better than a state that can trigger wars. Judea and Samaria must always be the Land of Israel. It is Israel's liberated Historic and Biblical Homeland..
39. Why do we need a land with 2M hostile Arabs living in it?
Extreme Leftist ,   Carmiel, Israel   (01.10.13)
40. but, but, but, JORDAN IS PART OF ERETZ YISRAEL!!!
David ,   Jerusalem   (01.10.13)
41. Why pay the pals - pay the Jews
tovli ,   USA   (01.11.13)
I read that 70% of the west bank jews are there because of cost of living, so why not develop new low cost towns in the arava, buy the west bankers' homes at a profit to them to move to the new low cost towns. New centers of upwardly mobile families would give jobs building the new towns, attract new corporate ventures, and possibly get funding from the international community. Announce a three year withdrawal plan, get the world to pay for it, "give" the deserted homes to the Palestinian government to award to palestinian peaceniks (can they find 300K peaceful pals?), and finish the damn wall. No Jews to the east of the wall. After that, if the pals throw missiles or terror, bomb the crap out of their government offices. Seems like a better idea than doing nothing.
42. #32 Guy and expert on delusional and bizarre
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (01.11.13)
The state that they are Jordanian citizens happens to be mere facts and international law. The leftists are certainly willing to engage in delusional and downright bizarre Arab claims and other assorted lies, yet when the facts and the actual international laws and treaties are brought up the left ignores and insults. Try reading up on the subject - we do know better than you
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