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From: moshb@juno.com Date: Wed 21 Apr 1999 Subject: VIPAC - Support Israel Dear Sir This week the modern State of Israel celebrated the 51st Anniversary of its rebirth. After almost 2000 years despite the almost continuous presence of Jews in the land and in Jerusalem in particular a modern democratic Jewish state was born. The country is currently in the midst of a major election campaign that will decide how it will proceed over the next five years. In the past decade major changes in the State's policies regarding the Palestinian Arab population have been made. In response after nearly a century of intransigence and hostility against the Jews of Israel the Arabs have made a "major concession" - the Palestinian National Charter has purportedly been amended so that it no longer calls for the destruction of Israel. Israel the victor in a number of defensive wars has recently made its own concessions toward peace relinquishing to the Arabs administrative control of a significant portion of Judea and Samaria and the Gaza. Despite the fact that these areas are vital to the defense of the Israeli heartland concessions were made in an effort to obtain a lasting and secure peace. A recent news report quoted a prominent Palestinian official as calling for Israel's return to the borders of the proposed 1948 Partition Plan. Falling back to the borders proposed in 1948 would be suicidal for Israel and its population. Despite the major concessions made by Israel there appears to be no let up by the Arabs in their efforts to weaken Israel in an effort to "throw the Jews into the sea." This "dream" of the Arabs was the slogan of their campaign against the Jewish State before independence and in the wars since. Despite all concessions the Arabs remain steadfast to their desire to destroy the Jewish State and all its inhabitants. A recent letter to the Editor of the International Edition of the Jerusalem Post entitled "When Peace Will Come" clearly provides the answer to the question posed by author Naomi Ragan's questions" When will we also stop killing and hating? and When will the military cemeteries of the Middle East grow old?" The response by the writer: "When the rulers of the Arab countries and their people publicly accept that there is a place for a democratic independent Jewish state in the Middle East which is the ancient homeland of our people the place where Judaism was born almost 4000 years ago.... Until then Israel must remain steadfast. No more land without real peace." I go one step further. No more concessions or even discussions until the Arabs agree that Israel is the Jewish homeland in Palestine and that no efforts can or will be made to attack its sovereignty or injure its peoples. I urge you to support Israel steadfastly in its dealings with the Arabs. Respectfully yours ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.shtmll or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] |
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