tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6445230771985640972.post5611734982808322425..comments2023-07-20T08:23:24.045-07:00Comments on Arab-Palestinian and Israel Conflict: Israel and the settlements are legal under international treatiesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548930328958735839noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6445230771985640972.post-7711079324801385812016-07-12T22:58:20.143-07:002016-07-12T22:58:20.143-07:00The rights granted to the Jewish people in the Man...The rights granted to the Jewish people in the Mandate for Palestine aka The Land of Israel was to be given affect in all of Palestine aka The Land of Israel. It thus follows that the legal rights of the claimants to sovereignty over the Old City of Jerusalem it derives from the decisions of the Supreme Council of the Principal Allied Powers in 1920 San Remo (The Arabs received at that time over 12 million sq. km. of territory) and from the implementation of the terms of the Mandate for Palestine aka The Land of Israel implemented and approved by the Council of the League of Nations.<br />In March 1921, in Cairo, Great Britain arbitrarily and without legal authority, decided to partition the mandated territory of Palestine, for international political reasons of its own. Article 25 of the Mandate gave the Mandatory Power permission to postpone or withhold (but not transfer any territory) most of the terms of the Mandate in the area of land east of the Jordan River (“Trans-Jordan”). Great Britain, as Mandatory Power, wrongfully exercised that right.<br />For former UN Ambassador, Professor Yehuda Zvi Blum, the rights vested in the Arab people of Palestine aka The Land of Israel with respect to the principle of self-determination were fulfilled as a result of this initial partition of Palestine aka The Land of Israel implemented and approved by the Council of the League of Nations in 1922. According to Professor Blum: “The Arab-Palestinians; have long enjoyed the self-determination in their own state – the Arab-Palestinian State of Jordan”. (Worth mentioning here, in a letter written on 17 January 1921 to Churchill’s Private Secretary, Col. T.E. Lawrence (“of Arabia”) had reported that, in return for Arab sovereignty in Iraq, Trans-Jordan and Syria, King Hussein’s eldest son, Emir Feisal—a man said by Lawrence to be known for keeping his word—had “agreed to abandon all claims of his father to Palestine”. And there was also the January 1919 Faisal Weizmann Agreement)<br />YJ Draiman Articleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10277647913663158182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6445230771985640972.post-24264206337106064142016-07-12T22:58:06.636-07:002016-07-12T22:58:06.636-07:00The anti-millennium: the Islamization of Nazareth
...The anti-millennium: the Islamization of Nazareth<br /><br />Nazareth has been the symbol of Christian presence in the Holy Land for two millennia, but at the close of the second millennium it has found itself at the heart of a controversy, owing to its takeover by the now Muslim majority. Muslim demographic growth has been rapid since the establishment of Israel and not only has this growth accelerated in the last two decades, with increasing Muslim movement within Israel, but the Muslim majority of 70 per cent has become eager to translate its demography into politics. It won the elections in 1998 for the local council, and the current Christian Mayor will probably be the last. To establish their domination of the city, the Muslims precipitated a crisis when they claimed the right to build a mosque on the plaza of the Basilica of the Annunciation. They were thwarted by Christian world opinion, but they have vowed revenge, and when they gain the mayorship the case will certainly be made again for the total Islamization of that remnant of Christian sites in the Holy Land, following the Islamization of Bethlehem under the Arab-Palestinian Authority.YJ Draiman Articleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10277647913663158182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6445230771985640972.post-29828084122073318582016-07-12T22:58:01.979-07:002016-07-12T22:58:01.979-07:00Israel is facing an Arab mentality that cannot be ...Israel is facing an Arab mentality that cannot be bridged<br /><br />United Nations’ recommended a second division (first division was giving three quarters of Jewish territory for the new Arab State of Jordan in 1922) of Palestine (I stress recommended, not mandated and it is not enforceable if the parties do not agree, therefore, it is null and void) Resolution 181 that established a timetable and method for the recommended partitioning of Palestine aka The Land of Israel in two parts (the Jews accepted it and the Arabs emphatically refused to accept it). On the part of Jewish leadership and as the vote in late 1947 for partition loomed with continued violence between the nationalities, a final effort was made by Jewish Agency representatives to meet with the Arab League Secretary and forge a peaceful execution of reorganization. Their response from Secretary Azzam Pasha was:<br /><br /> … The Arab world is not in a compromising mood. <br /><br />It’s likely… that your plan is rational and logical, but the fate of nations is not decided by rational logic. Nations never concede; they fight. <br />You won’t get anything by peaceful means or compromise. (This Arab policy has not changed even after losing 4 wars. That is why all of Israel’s concessions and compromises have not worked in achieving peace and will never work against such mentality. The Arabs are promoting and teaching their children to hate and commit terror and violence, they honor terrorists and suicide bombers).<br />You can, perhaps, get something, but only by the force of your arms. We shall try to defeat you, with the force of our Armies. I am not sure we’ll succeed, but we’ll try. We were able to drive out the Crusaders with the help of the Jews, but on the other hand we lost Spain and Persia. It may be that we shall lose Palestine. But it’s too late to talk of peaceful solutions….<br />Thus, the Arabs lost the 1948 war and Israel thrived, against all odds. The Arabs lost three more wars against Israel; in the 1956 Sinai Campaign, the 1967 six Day War and the 1973 Yom Kippur War. After each war, Israel became stronger and more innovative. It was a choice between survival and extinction.<br />You would think; that the Arabs by now will have learned their lesson, and change direction, start pursuing co-existence, which will benefit both parties with an enormous economic development and a better standard of living, better schools, better healthcare, better housing and boost to moral. <br />“It is Harder to Make Peace Than to Make War”<br />YJ DraimanYJ Draiman Articleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10277647913663158182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6445230771985640972.post-23134434737453262952016-07-12T22:20:51.469-07:002016-07-12T22:20:51.469-07:00Israel is facing an Arab mentality that cannot be ...Israel is facing an Arab mentality that cannot be bridged<br /><br />United Nations’ recommended a second division (first division was giving three quarters of Jewish territory for the new Arab State of Jordan in 1922) of Palestine (I stress recommended, not mandated and it is not enforceable if the parties do not agree, therefore, it is null and void) Resolution 181 that established a timetable and method for the recommended partitioning of Palestine aka The Land of Israel in two parts (the Jews accepted it and the Arabs emphatically refused to accept it). On the part of Jewish leadership and as the vote in late 1947 for partition loomed with continued violence between the nationalities, a final effort was made by Jewish Agency representatives to meet with the Arab League Secretary and forge a peaceful execution of reorganization. Their response from Secretary Azzam Pasha was:<br /><br /> … The Arab world is not in a compromising mood. <br /><br />It’s likely… that your plan is rational and logical, but the fate of nations is not decided by rational logic. Nations never concede; they fight. <br />You won’t get anything by peaceful means or compromise. (This Arab policy has not changed even after losing 4 wars. That is why all of Israel’s concessions and compromises have not worked in achieving peace and will never work against such mentality. The Arabs are promoting and teaching their children to hate and commit terror and violence, they honor terrorists and suicide bombers).<br />You can, perhaps, get something, but only by the force of your arms. We shall try to defeat you, with the force of our Armies. I am not sure we’ll succeed, but we’ll try. We were able to drive out the Crusaders with the help of the Jews, but on the other hand we lost Spain and Persia. It may be that we shall lose Palestine. But it’s too late to talk of peaceful solutions….<br />Thus, the Arabs lost the 1948 war and Israel thrived, against all odds. The Arabs lost three more wars against Israel; in the 1956 Sinai Campaign, the 1967 six Day War and the 1973 Yom Kippur War. After each war, Israel became stronger and more innovative. It was a choice between survival and extinction.<br />You would think; that the Arabs by now will have learned their lesson, and change direction, start pursuing co-existence, which will benefit both parties with an enormous economic development and a better standard of living, better schools, better healthcare, better housing and boost to moral. <br />“It is Harder to Make Peace Than to Make War”<br />YJ DraimanYJ Draiman Articleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10277647913663158182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6445230771985640972.post-29832881341905003362016-07-12T17:52:03.010-07:002016-07-12T17:52:03.010-07:00The anti-millennium: the Islamization of Nazareth
...The anti-millennium: the Islamization of Nazareth<br /><br />Nazareth has been the symbol of Christian presence in the Holy Land for two millennia, but at the close of the second millennium it has found itself at the heart of a controversy, owing to its takeover by the now Muslim majority. Muslim demographic growth has been rapid since the establishment of Israel and not only has this growth accelerated in the last two decades, with increasing Muslim movement within Israel, but the Muslim majority of 70 per cent has become eager to translate its demography into politics. It won the elections in 1998 for the local council, and the current Christian Mayor will probably be the last. To establish their domination of the city, the Muslims precipitated a crisis when they claimed the right to build a mosque on the plaza of the Basilica of the Annunciation. They were thwarted by Christian world opinion, but they have vowed revenge, and when they gain the mayorship the case will certainly be made again for the total Islamization of that remnant of Christian sites in the Holy Land, following the Islamization of Bethlehem under the Arab-Palestinian Authority.YJ Draiman Articleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10277647913663158182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6445230771985640972.post-90459407360171252512016-07-12T12:51:23.941-07:002016-07-12T12:51:23.941-07:00The rights granted to the Jewish people in the Man...The rights granted to the Jewish people in the Mandate for Palestine aka The Land of Israel was to be given affect in all of Palestine aka The Land of Israel. It thus follows that the legal rights of the claimants to sovereignty over the Old City of Jerusalem it derives from the decisions of the Supreme Council of the Principal Allied Powers in 1920 San Remo (The Arabs received at that time over 12 million sq. km. of territory) and from the implementation of the terms of the Mandate for Palestine aka The Land of Israel implemented and approved by the Council of the League of Nations.<br />In March 1921, in Cairo, Great Britain arbitrarily and without legal authority, decided to partition the mandated territory of Palestine, for international political reasons of its own. Article 25 of the Mandate gave the Mandatory Power permission to postpone or withhold (but not transfer any territory) most of the terms of the Mandate in the area of land east of the Jordan River (“Trans-Jordan”). Great Britain, as Mandatory Power, wrongfully exercised that right.<br />For former UN Ambassador, Professor Yehuda Zvi Blum, the rights vested in the Arab people of Palestine aka The Land of Israel with respect to the principle of self-determination were fulfilled as a result of this initial partition of Palestine aka The Land of Israel implemented and approved by the Council of the League of Nations in 1922. According to Professor Blum: “The Arab-Palestinians; have long enjoyed the self-determination in their own state – the Arab-Palestinian State of Jordan”. (Worth mentioning here, in a letter written on 17 January 1921 to Churchill’s Private Secretary, Col. T.E. Lawrence (“of Arabia”) had reported that, in return for Arab sovereignty in Iraq, Trans-Jordan and Syria, King Hussein’s eldest son, Emir Feisal—a man said by Lawrence to be known for keeping his word—had “agreed to abandon all claims of his father to Palestine”. And there was also the January 1919 Faisal Weizmann Agreement)<br />YJ Draiman Articleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10277647913663158182noreply@blogger.com