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A petition is being signed by Arab citizens residing in Israel against the immigration of Soviet Jews to Israel.
This
brings about another consideration regarding the establishment of a
Palestinian State. Among other risks there is a new challenge facing
Israel when wishing to gamble with the idea of a Palestinian State. The
risk being that the West Bank is the "first stage" as has been defined
by Abu Iyed further to the Algiers summit. How? There is a distinguished
Arab minority residing in pre-1967 Israel. Some Israeli Arabs strongly
supported and identified with the Intifada. A small minority adopted
"national violence" in the name of the Palestinian cause. Where lays the
danger?
Prior
to the annihilation of Czechoslovakia, the Third Reich demanded that
the Sudetenland be annexed to Greater Germany and so unite the Sudeten
German with their brothers. The advocates of "appeasement" -by then
supported by the media and public opinion were blind to reality. Lord
Ruciman was sent to Czechoslovakia to observe and report. With his
lordship's report in his pocket, Neville Chamberlain accompanied by
Eduard Daladier signed on 29th September 1938, the infamous Munich
Agreement. President Benes gave in and resigned. Herr Hitler promised
“no more territorial demands”. It took six months. On 15th March 1939, Czechoslovakia was proclaimed a protectorate of the Third Reich. England did nothing, neither did France.
Many
came to Israel to play the role of Lord Ranciman. Is Israel not
justified in fearing another Chamberlain, another Daladier, be they
English, French, American or otherwise? Will the leadership of Israel
not betray its responsibilities to the people of Israel if a Sudeten
crisis Middle East style will not be taken into consideration? It did
happen in the past. Palestinian leaders do want Acco, Nazereth, “all of Palestine” as confirmed to NBC. Should we not fear the “second stage”?
Zalli Jaffe
4th March 1990
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