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March 17, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=7715

The Debate Is About Our Right to Exist

(Israel Hayom) Dror Eydar - The insistence upon recognition of a Jewish state isn't meant for Israelis. We don't need recognition from Ramallah. The call to recognize Israel as a Jewish state is intended to block the PLO's progressive tactic in which each territory it receives serves as the base for the next demand. And not recognition in empty words, but a requirement that this recognition make its way into the Palestinian school studies and media. As of now, the State of Israel doesn't exist in the PA. So the Israeli insistence on recognition is non-negotiable. Without this, it is better to maintain the status quo. The so-called threat that without a diplomatic deal Israel's situation will worsen has been made for a hundred years already. Don't try to scare us. We've managed all right so far.

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