The One Jewish State Solution

The One Jewish State Solution



In light of the events currently happening in the Middle East, the two state solution has lost its justification. I am in favor of Palestinians having rights. But I am also in favor of Jews, my own people, having rights as well. If the West Bank of the Jordan River becomes a state, all Jews will be excluded from the area. They will have no rights, as they have no rights, or much reduced rights and security, in the adjoining Arab lands. If on the other hand, Israel were to annex the West Bank, the Arabs would retain most, if not all, of their rights. So here we are balancing no rights for Jews against some or complete rights for Arabs. As a Jew, I most support the Jewish claim. As a liberal person who must balance the benefits and disadvantages of the two groups, I must also support the Jewish claim. As a believer in democracy and equality for all and who prefers English common law to Sharia law, I must also support the Jewish claim.



Now let us realistic look at the probable nature and result of a Palestinian state on the West Bank of the Jordan. (There is already a mostly Palestinian state of the east side of the Jordan River.). The disappointing results of the Arab Spring would probably also come to Palestine. Islamism and sharia law would probably dominate, bringing poverty to the Palestinians and perhaps terrorism to the rest of the world. Since one of the major objectives of the PLO remains to destroy Israel, and since their media continues to demonize Israel, it is likely that a serious war will occur. If Israel knows it will lose, it will use its nuclear weapons to defend itself. So in my opinion, a Palestinian state, other than Jordan, will probably bring war to the Middle East and perhaps to the rest of the world.



The other question is whether Jewish culture and religion have anything to offer the world. If the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) comes under Israeli rule, Arab and Muslim culture will not be lost. If Israel is defeated and their population killed or expelled, Judaism and Jewish culture may be lost and Jews may again become the most persecuted people in the world. If you believe that Judaism and its people have something to offer, than Israel must be protected. If not, then of course it is not worth fighting for.



In summary, I support the annexation of Judea and Samaria by Israel in order to preserve an important culture, (the same way we protect animals from extinction), as a measure of fairness between two competing groups, and as a method to avoid a potentially catastrophic war.