By Josh Basson, , Seattle
Re: Jack Greenberg’s letter about Israel and a two-state solution (“Not for Steal,” Feb. 26). Greenberg makes some valid points on this issue. Unfortunately, “the peace process” has not led to peace, but to more violence and killing of innocents. The problem is that Arab countries have never abandoned their dream of destroying Israel. They were unable to defeat Israel in war. So they decided to fight Israel by proxy by creating a terrorist organization, calling it “the Palestinian people,” and installed it in Gaza and the West Bank. That is why Jordan and Egypt refused to accept back the West Bank and Gaza, respectively.
Their objective has been to erase any claim Israel has to their ancestral homeland. This is one reason why they have refused to recognize Israel as a Jewish state while the rest of the world does. Remember, there never was an independent Palestinian state. One way to achieve peace in the Middle East is for Arab countries to acknowledge and accept their defeat in their war against Israel, as the losing side should. They should accept Israel’s ancient sovereignty over Gaza and the West Bank.
Let us not be deceived to think that Palestinian Arabs are like Native Americans, because they are not. Creating a terrorist Arab state called “Palestine” will only lead to war, not peace. Israel should not be pressured to negotiate with Palestinian Arabs to make a temporary and elusive peace that endangers its long-term survival and national security.