On September 20th, the UN is expected to hear a resolution on establishing a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, along with other provisions. Please note that no where am I suggesting that the Palestinians should not have their own land or national identity (nor am I suggesting that Israel always does the right thing). But once again, we are vulnerable.
Please don’t just follow the news media. There’s so much history of the Middle East that is critical for us to review and remember – I’ll remind you that had the twenty one Arab nations accepted the United Nations’ 1947 partition plan, they would have wound up with almost 90% of the total area. They rejected it, because, in Arab eyes, no one–except themselves—had or has any rights at all in the region which they call “purely Arab patrimony” …Dar a-Islam. To this day, a provision in the Palestine National Charter states that one of their goals is to drive Israel to the sea! A Palestinian State along side of Israel, yes, but not instead of or a threat to Israel’s existence!
PLEASE VOTE ONLINE TO SUPPORT ISRAEL
The following initiative is being circulated throughout various Jewish communal agencies:
Next week, the United Nations General Assembly may hold a vote on whether or not to endorse a unilaterally declared Palestinian state and it is important that we be prepared to oppose this initiative. While we believe that that the ultimate goal of the peace process, as underscored by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in his recent address to the US Congress, is “two states for two peoples: a Palestinian state alongside the Jewish state,” only through bilateral negotiations between the parties to the conflict can a true peace with secure and recognized borders be achieved.
In an effort to raise our collective voice against a unilaterally declared Palestinian state, please read and sign the online petition sponsored by the Israel Action Network (see the long list of sponsors at the bottom of the petition)to reject UDI and promote bilateral negotiations.
Circulate the petition to your social and organizational networks via E-mail, Facebook, and Twitter.
Thank you for partnering with us in this important effort.
Israel Petition
This September, the United Nations General Assembly may hold a vote on whether or not to endorse a unilaterally declared Palestinian state and it is important that we be prepared to oppose this initiative. While we believe that the ultimate goal of the peace process, as underscored by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in his recent address to US Congress, is “two states for two peoples: a Palestinian state alongside the Jewish state,” only through bilateral negotiations between the parties to the conflict can a true peace with secure and recognized borders be achieved.
In an effort to raise our collective voice against a unilaterally declared Palestinian state, the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix has co-sponsored an online petition with the Israel Action Network to reject the UDI and promote bilateral negotiations.
We invite you to click here to sign the petition.