SOVEREIGNTY  WŽůŝƚŝĐĂů :ŽƵƌŶĂůͬ/ƐƐƵĞ ŶŽ͘ ϵ   ͬEŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϮϬϭϳ WƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJdŚĞ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJDŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĨŽƵŶĚĞĚďLJtŽŵĞŶŝŶ'ƌĞĞŶĂŶĚ:ƵƐƚWĞĂĐĞĨŽƌ/ƐƌĂĞů From the State of Israel To the Land of Minister Gila Gamliel presents an Israel ŽƵƚůŝŶĞĨŽƌĂƉŽůŝƟĐĂů plan: Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria and TAMA 100 – A ĂWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ^ƚĂƚĞŝŶ^ŝŶĂŝ Master Plan for ^ĐŽŽƉ͗A team of experts Greater Israel is preparing TAMA 100, a EĂƟŽŶĂůKƵƚůŝŶĞWůĂŶƚŚĂƚǁŝůů͕ ĨŽƌƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƟŵĞ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ:ƵĚĞĂ and Samaria, as an indivisible ƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů

Former Minister Gideon Saar͗ ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŵƵƐƚďĞƚŚĞ>ŝŬƵĚ͛Ɛ WŽƐŝƟŽŶ

dŚĞ^ŚĂƐWĂƌƚLJŝŶĨĂǀŽƌŽĨ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘ ŶŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁǁŝƚŚMK Yoav Ben Tsur, ŚĞĂĚŽĨƚŚĞĨĂĐƟŽŶ͘ 2 / SOVEREIGNTY / Political Journal

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Minister Gila Gamliel’s /ŶƚƌŝŐƵŝŶŐWŽůŝƟĐĂů MK Bezalel SmotrichƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐŚŝƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂů 4 WůĂŶ͗/ĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐƚŽďĞĂWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐƚĂƚĞ͕ 14 ƉůĂŶ͗/ŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽĂƩĂŝŶƚƌƵĞƉĞĂĐĞǁĞ ƚŚĞŶŝƚĐĂŶŽŶůLJďĞŝŶ^ŝŶĂŝ͘ ŵƵƐƚĂƉƉůLJ/ƐƌĂĞůŝ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJĂŶĚƚŚƵƐ ĞůŝŵŝŶĂƚĞĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶŝŶ &ŽƌŵĞƌMinister Gideon SaarŝƐŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͘ 6 ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐĞĚďLJƚŚƌĞĂƚƐĂŶĚƐĞůĨͲŝŶƟŵŝĚĂƟŽŶ͗ ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŵƵƐƚďĞƚŚĞ>ŝŬƵĚ͛ƐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͘ MK Yehuda Glick ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐǁŚLJĂ 15 &ĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŝƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐƐŽůƵƟŽŶŝŶ Rabbi Shmuel EliahuŝŶĂŶ/ŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁ͗ ŚŝƐŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ͘ 8 ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝƐƚŚĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨĂ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞdŽƌĂŚ͘ 16 Moshe Feiglin’sWůĂŶŽĨWŚĂƐĞƐ͘ Ken Abramowitz ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐǁŚLJ/ƐƌĂĞů 9 ŵƵƐƚŚŽůĚŽŶƚŽ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĨŽƌŝƚƐ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ͘ Rep. Alan ClemmonsŝŶKnjǀĞ'ĂŽŶ͗͞EŽ 17 ŵŽƌĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĐŽƌƌĞĐƚŶĞƐƐ͘dŚŝƐŝƐLJŽƵƌ :ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵʹŶŽƵƚůŝŶĞĨŽƌ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘ >ĂŶĚ͘͟ LJ Prof. Robert Wolfe. ĐŽŶŽŵŝƐƚAmatzia SamkaiŽŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ :ƵƌŝƐƚ͕ƩLJ͘ZŽƚŵĂŶƐƚĂƚĞƐ͗dŚĞƚŚƌĞĂƚŽĨ 18 ƉĂƌƚŝŶŚŝƐƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚƚŚĂƚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƚŚĞ 10 /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů>ĂǁʹĂĂƐĞůĞƐƐ&ŝĐƟŽŶ͘ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐďĞŶĞĮƚƐŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘

,ĞĂĚŽĨƚŚĞ^ŚĂƐ&ĂĐƟŽŶ Yaakov Sabag,ĂĨŽƌŵĞƌƐĞŶŝŽƌĮŐƵƌĞŝŶƚŚĞ 11 MK Yoav BenTsur͗dŚĞƟŵĞŚĂƐĐŽŵĞĨŽƌ 20 ŝǀŝůĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƚĞůůƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽďůĞŵĂƟĐ ďŽůĚŶĞƐƐ͘tĞŶĞĞĚ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJĨŽƌƚŚĞ ĂŐĞŶĚĂƐŽĨƚŚŝƐďŽĚLJƚŚĂƚŝƐĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚŽ ƉŝŽŶĞĞƌƐůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͘ ŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŚĞĂƌĞĂŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůůLJĂŶĚŝŵƉĂƌƟĂůůLJ͘ TAMA 100 – Yoram Ginzburg͕ƚŚĞĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚ 12 ǁŚŽŝƐŚĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚKƵƚůŝŶĞWůĂŶƚŽ 22 dŚĞ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJdĞĂŵŝƐŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ͊ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂƚĞůůƐŽĨƚŚĞ ŐŽĂůƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƉůĂŶƐ͘ 23 >ĞƩĞƌƐƚŽƚŚĞĚŝƚŽƌƐ

SOVEREIGNTY / Political Journal The Sovereignty Team WƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJƚŚĞ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJDŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĨŽƵŶĚĞĚďLJtŽŵĞŶŝŶ'ƌĞĞŶ hƌŝĂŶŬͬZƵƚŚŝĞĞŶ,ĂLJŝŵͬ^ŚŝŵŽŶŽŚĞŶ ͬzŽƐƐŝĂŐĂŶͬzĞŚƵĚŝƚ<ĂƚƐŽǀĞƌͬZƵƚŚŝĞ>ŝĞďĞƌŵĂŶ Chairman: Dudu Saada ĚŝƚŽƌͲŝŶͲĐŚŝĞĨΘŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁƐ͗Shimon Cohen ͬZĞŶĞĞDĂƌŐŽůŝƐͬEĂĚŝĂDĂƚĂƌͬ^Ăŵ^ĂůŽŵŽŶͬ DĞƌLJů^ĂůŽŵŽŶͬ^ŚŽƐŚ^ŚŝůŽͬƌ͘ǀŝLJĂ^ŚŽŚĂŵ Vice President: Dudi Finkler ĚŝƚŽƌŝĂůŽĂƌĚ͗Yehudit Katsover͕Nadia Matar ͬ>ŝŽƌ^ŚƵƌŬĂͬǀƌĂŚĂŵ^ŚǀƵƚͬ<ĂƌĞŶ^ƚĂŚůͲŽŶ Sales Manager: Oded Morad dƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů,ĞďƌĞǁ͗^ĂůůLJĂŚĂǀ Graphic Design: Studio Besheva The Sovereignty Forum WƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶDĂŶĂŐĞƌ͗^Śŝŵƌŝƚ^ĂŵĞĂĐŚ ZĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƐ͗ƌŝďŽŶƵƚΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ&Ădž͗ϵϳϮͲϮͲϵϯϬϵϭϰϴĞůůƉŚŽŶĞ͗ϬϱϬͲϱϱϬϬϴϯϰ ƌĂŶĂƌͲdĂůͬ/ƚĂLJůŝƚƐƵƌͬŵď͘zŽƌĂŵƫŶŐĞƌ Publisher: Besheva ĂƌŽůŝŶĞ'ůŝĐŬͬƩLJůLJĂŬŝŵ,ĂĞƚnjŶŝͬƌ͘DŽƫ<ĞĚĂƌ tŽŵĞŶŝŶ'ƌĞĞŶWKϳϯϱϮ:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ͕ϵϭϬϳϮǁǁǁ͘ƌŝďŽŶƵƚ͘ĐŽ͘ŝů ZĂďĂŶŝƚ^ŚƵůĂŵŝƚDĞůĂŵĞĚͬ'ĞŶ͘DŽƐŚĞWĞůĞĚ Political Journal / SOVEREIGNTY / 3

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DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌGila Gamliel’s ŽďũĞĐƟŽŶŽŶƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƚŽ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐĂŶƌĂďƐƚĂƚĞ ǁĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ:ŽƌĚĂŶŝƐďĂĐŬĞĚ ďLJĂƌŐƵŵĞŶƚƐďĂƐĞĚďŽƚŚŽŶ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůƌŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ͕ ďƵƚůĞĂĚŚĞƌƚŽƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂŶ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƉůĂŶĨŽƌ ƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘ “If there will be a Pales- ƟŶŝĂŶƐƚĂƚĞ͕ ƚŚĞŶŽŶůLJ ŝŶ^ŝŶĂŝ͟

Minister for Equality of Social ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ŵŽƟĨƐ͘ an Israeli withdrawal, are not convincing for Rights, Gila Gamliel, has pre- ͞dŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĞĂƐŽŶƚŚĂƚďƌŝŶŐƐŵĞƚŽŵLJƉŽƐŝ- her. “We have learned over the years that ƐĞŶƚĞĚŚĞƌƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽƉƉŽƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ ƟŽŶƐŝƐĮƌƐƚĂŶĚĨŽƌĞŵŽƐƚ͕ŽƵƌƌŝŐŚƚƚŽŽƵƌ on the subject of security, “if I am not for ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ Ă WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ >ĂŶĚ͘dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚŬĞLJƌĞĂƐŽŶ͕ myself, who will be for me”. We have seen state on several occasions. In an but those who deny this historical and ideo- ͞dŚĞĮƌƐƚƌĞĂƐŽŶƚŚĂƚ ǁŚĂƚŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŵƵůƟͲŶĂƟŽŶĂůĨŽƌĐĞ interview with Sovereignty, she logical reason, will have to explain the logic ďƌŝŶŐƐŵĞƚŽŵLJƉŽƐŝ- that was supposed to protect the calm on presents the basis for a plan which, in her behind the idea of establishing another dic- - the northern border. It is clear to us that to- opinion, can be accepted both by the inter- tatorial state in the Middle East”. ƟŽŶƐŝƐĮƌƐƚĂŶĚĨŽƌĞ ĚĂLJ͕ǁŝƚŚ,ŝĂď͛ůůĂŚĂŶĚ/ƌĂŶƐĞŶĚŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞƐ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĂď The third reason, says Gamliel, is the ba- ŵŽƐƚ͕ŽƵƌƌŝŐŚƚƚŽŽƵƌ into the region, if there were no Israeli states neighboring Israel. ƐŝĐŚĂƌŵƚŽƚŚĞƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŽĨ >ĂŶĚ͟ forces in the Golan Heights, no one would There are three key principles that cause Israel. The guarantees presented by the in- ďĞůĞŌƚŚĞƌĞƚŽĚĞĨĞŶĚƚŚĞĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͘ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ'ĂŵůŝĞů͚ƐŽƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƚŽĂWĂůĞƐƟŶ- ƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚƵŶƟůƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ͕ The security of the State of Israel is our re- ŝĂŶƐƚĂƚĞ͕ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚŽĨǁŚŝĐŚ ďLJƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂƐǁĞůů͕ĨŽƌ sponsibility alone”. Political Journal / SOVEREIGNTY / 5

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Former minister Gideon Saar’s ŵĂŶLJƌĞĂƐŽŶƐ͘/ƚŝƐĐůĞĂƌƚŚĂƚƐƵĐŚĂƐƚĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ďĞ ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŽƵƚ ʹ ƚŚĞ rich experience in government ǁŽƵůĚĞŶƚĂŝůŵĂŶLJƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͕ŝƚŝƐ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵ- ƉůĂĐĞƐŚŝŵĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƟĞƌ clear that such a state would mean the loss ŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ĨŽƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͘ “While our demand of candidates to head the Likud ŽĨĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽĨďŽƌĚĞƌĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ Žƌ Ă ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĐůĂŝŵ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĂŌĞƌƚŚĞEĞƚĂŶLJĂŚƵ ŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͕ďĞĐĂƵƐĞĞǀĞƌLJƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƐƚĂƚĞĐĂŶ on Area C, the most urgent thing is the ap- era. In an interview with Sov- ĚĞĐŝĚĞŽŶŝŵŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŽŝƚƐƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJĂŶĚ ƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͕ŚĞƐƚĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ƚŚĞ ĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ďĂů- /ƐƌĂĞůŝĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͘ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŵƵƐƚďĞƚŚĞďĂƐŝƐĨŽƌŚŝƐŵŽǀĞ- ĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͕ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ͕ĞdžĂĐƚůLJ This is not a large area, but it would allow ͞KƵƌŐŽĂůŝƐƚŚĞ ŵĞŶƚ͛ƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂůǁŽƌůĚǀŝĞǁ͘ ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŽĨǁŚĂƚƚŚĞ>ĞŌĐůĂŝŵƐ͘dŚŝƐ ƵƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐƚŽŵĂŶLJproblems, ͞KƵƌŐŽĂůŝƐƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘ ǁŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ƐŽůǀĞ Ă ĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ƚŽŶŽƌŵĂůŝnjĞƚŚĞůŝǀĞƐŽĨĂůŵŽƐƚĂŚĂůĨŵŝů- ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƐŽǀ- dŚĞĐůĂŝŵŵƵƐƚďĞŵĂĚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞĂƌĞĂ ďƵƚǁŽƵůĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĂĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƉƌŽďůĞŵ͘͟ lion /ƐƌĂĞůŝ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ŝŶ :ƵĚĞĂ ĂŶĚ ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ ĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘dŚĞĐůĂŝŵ ƚŚĂƚǁĞĐŽŶƚƌŽů͕ƚŚĂƚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚƌĞĂ ŌĞƌƚŚĞƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐĂWĂů- ĂŌĞƌ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĮŌLJ LJĞĂƌƐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ^ŝdž ͘ dŚŝƐ͕ ŝŶ ŵLJ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ͕ ŵƵƐƚ ĂůƐŽ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐƚĂƚĞŝƐƌĞŵŽǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂŐĞŶ- ĂLJ tĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ . - ŵƵƐƚďĞŵĂĚĞĨŽƌ ƉƵďůŝĐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽĨĂŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƵŶĚĞƌ>ŝ- ĚĂ͕ǁŽƵůĚŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĂǁƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĂŶ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ ĞŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞ  ůů ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƉƌŽď ůĞŵƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŵĞƚŽƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƚĂŶĚĂŌĞƌǁĂƌĚ ŬƵĚůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕͟ƐĂLJƐ^ĂĂƌ͘ŽŶĐĞƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƚLJƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƚĂƐƚĂƚĞĂƐĂŶĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚ ƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞĂƌĞĂƚŚĂƚ ďĞĐŽŵĞĂďƐƵƌĚĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐǁŚĂƚǁĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶĚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͕ŚĞƐĂLJƐ͗͞ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƌĞĂůŝƚLJ͍ ǁĞĐŽŶƚƌŽů͕ƚŚĂƚ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶŽĨƐĞůĨͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ŽƌĂƵƚŽŶŽŵLJ ĂƌĞ ĚĞĂůŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ EĞƟǀ ,ĂĂǀŽƚ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƚŚĞ WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ͞KĨĐŽƵƌƐĞ͘/ŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ in Elazar (where houses are slated for de- ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĐĂůůĞĚƌĞĂ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ůŝŵŝƚĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ models of self-rule that are less than a sov- ƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͖ĞĚ͘Ϳ͕ŝĨƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐ/ƐƌĂĞůŝůĂǁŝŶƚŚĞ ͘dŚŝƐ͕ŝŶŵLJŽƉŝŶ- ĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƌĞŝŐŶƐƚĂƚĞ͘ĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ͕ŝŶƚŚĞůŽŶŐƌƵŶƚŚĞƌĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ƚŚĞƐĞƚŚŝŶŐƐǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚŚĂƉ- future of the People of Israel in its Land. I ĐŽƵůĚďĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐĐĞŶĂƌŝŽƐ͖ĨŽƌŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ ƉĞŶ͘dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ǁĞĚŽŶŽƚŶĞĞĚƚŽƚĂůŬŽŶůLJ ŝŽŶ͕ŵƵƐƚĂůƐŽďĞ do not think that we must make a claim to ƚŚĞƌĞĐŽƵůĚďĞĂĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞ ĂďŽƵƚ Ă ǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ĂŶŶĞdžƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚŝƐƉŽƉƵůĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚWĂů- WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂůƐƚĞƉƚŚĂƚǁĞŵƵƐƚƐƚƌŝǀĞĨŽƌ͘tĞ ĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐ͘ tĞ ŵƵƐƚ ŽďũĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ŽƉƉŽƐĞ Ă ƚŽƚŚĞ,ĂƐŚĞŵŝƚĞ<ŝŶŐĚŽŵŝŶ:ŽƌĚĂŶ͘/ĚŽ ŶĞĞĚŶŽƚĚŽƚŚŝƐĐŽŶƟŶŐĞŶƚƵƉŽŶŵĞƌŝ- ŽĨĂŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐƚĂƚĞǁĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ:ŽƌĚĂŶ͘͟ ŶŽƚƌĞũĞĐƚƚŚŝƐ͘dŚĞƌĞĐŽƵůĚďĞŵĂŶLJƐŽůƵ- ĐĂŶĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ͖ŝƚŝƐĂůƐŽŶŽƚƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐƚŽĂƐŬ ƟŽŶƐ͘tŚĂƚ/ĚŽƌĞũĞĐƚŝƐƚŚĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ ƵŶĚĞƌ>ŝŬƵĚƌĞĂĚĞƌ- ͞hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ͕ ǁĞ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ĂƉƉůLJ ƐŽǀĞƌ- ĨŽƌƚŚŝƐʹďƵƚƚŚĞh͘^͕͘ǁŚŝĐŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ/ƐƌĂĞů ĞŝŐŶƚLJ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů͕ ŽĨ Ă WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ ƐƚĂƚĞ ǁĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ :ŽƌĚĂŶ ĂƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJŶĞƚŝŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŝŶƐƟƚƵ- ƐŚŝƉ͟ ĞdžĐĞƉƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƚĞƉƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƚĂŬĞŶŝŶ:ĞƌƵ- River”. ƟŽŶƐ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJŝŶƚŚĞhE^ĞĐƵƌŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝů͕ ƐĂůĞŵ͘ dŚĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ ŶĞĞĚ ŶŽƚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĂƐ ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJʹ^ƚĞƉďLJ^ƚĞƉ must know that this is the goal that we are it is and we must strive for a change that striving for”. ŝƐďĞŶĞĮĐŝĂůƚŽƵƐ͘dƵƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ /ŶƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞǀŝ- ^ĂĂƌĚŽĞƐŶŽƚǀŝĞǁƚŚĞƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚǁĂƐ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐƚĂƚĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ Ă ŵŽƐƚ ƐŝŽŶŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͕^ĂĂƌŚĂƐŝŶƚĞƌŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƐŝŶĐĞKƐůŽƵŶƟůƚŽĚĂLJĂƐŝƌƌĞǀĞƌƐ- ĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐƚŚŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĂŶĚ/ŽďũĞĐƚƚŽŝƚĨŽƌ ƉŚĂƐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ͕ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ͕ ĂƌĞ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͕ ŝďůĞ͘/ŶŚŝƐŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ͕ŝŶĂĐƚƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ƚŚĞƐŝƚƵĂ- Political Journal / SOVEREIGNTY / 7

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Area C dŚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞŽĨŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞh͘^͘ŚĂƐĞdžƉĂŶĚĞĚŽƵƌĮĞůĚŽĨƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĂĐƟŽŶ

ƟŽŶŚĂƐďĞĞŶĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĨŽƌƋƵŝƚĞĂĨĞǁLJĞĂƌƐ͘ ĂŶĚŶŽƚŽŶůLJŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ͘tĞĐĂŶŶŽƚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ ͞^ĞǀĞƌĂůƟŵĞƐ͕/ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞĚĞ- ͞/ĨǁĞƚĂŬĞĂŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ͕ǁĞŚĂǀĞ ŽƵƌďĂƐŝĐĂŶĚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐŽŶƚŚĞĐŽŶ- ĐŝƐŝŽŶ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ďĞĞŶŝŶĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶĨŽƌĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚĞŶ ƐĞŶƚŽĨĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƉĂƌƚLJ͘͟ ĞĐŚĞůŽŶƚŽŽŬĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĞŶƚĂŝůĞĚ LJĞĂƌƐ͘/ƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶƐĞǀĞƌĂůLJĞĂƌƐƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƐŬ ŽĨ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ŶĞŐĂƟǀĞ ƌĂŵŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ Will sovereignty cause esca- ĂŶĚ ƐĐĞŶĂƌŝŽƐ͘ hůƟŵĂƚĞůLJ͕ ďĞƐŝĚĞƐ ŽƵƌ ǀŝ- Photo Flash 90 Photo ƚŚĞ ƐŝĚĞƐ͘ / ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ůĂƟŽŶ͍>Ğƚ͛ƐƐƚŽƉĨƌŝŐŚƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƐŝŽŶĂŶĚŽƵƌŽƉŝŶŝŽŶƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŝƐŽƵƌůĂŶĚ͕ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂƐǁĞůů͕ŝƐŵŽƌĞƐŬĞƉƟĐĂůƚŚĂŶŝŶ ourselves. ĂŶĚŽƵƌĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŚĂƚĂůůŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝ- ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ͘/ƚŝƐƚƌƵĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƚǁŽƐƚĂƚĞƐƉĂƌĂ- ƟĞƐŵƵƐƚƌĞŵĂŝŶǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ͕ǁĞ ĚŝŐŵ ŝƐ ƐƟůů ƉƌĞǀĂůĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů dŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͕ ^ĂĂƌ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƐ͕ ĂůƐŽŚĂǀĞŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐƚŽĂůŵŽƐƚĂŚĂůĨŵŝůůŝŽŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ďƵƚƚŚŝƐŝƐŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐĂůƐŽďĞ- ǁŝůůŶŽƚŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJďƌŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞĞƐĐĂůĂ- ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůǁŚŽůŝǀĞŝŶƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŵŵƵ- ĐĂƵƐĞǁĞ͕ƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͕ĚŽŶŽƚƉƌĞƐ- ƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚŵĂŶLJĨĞĂƌ͘ ŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽƐĞ ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĞŶƚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞ͘/ƚŝƐƐŽŵĞǁŚĂƚĚŝĸĐƵůƚƚŽ ͞dŚĞŽďũĞĐƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚĞŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ ǁĂƐ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƚŽĂďĂŶĚŽŶƚŚĞŝĚĞĂ ĞdžŝƐƚƐĂŶĚǁŝůůŶŽƚĐŚĂŶŐĞŝĨǁĞĂƉƉůLJ/ƐƌĂĞůŝ ĞŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞĚŽŶůLJĂĨĞǁƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚǁĞŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐŚĂǀĞŶŽƚĨŽƌŵĂůůLJĂďĂŶ- ůĂǁ͕ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ͘dŚĞƌĞǁŝůůďĞĂ ŽƌƚĞŶƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ͕ŶŽůŽŶŐĞƌƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ĚŽŶĞĚ͕ďƵƚ/ďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƟŵĞ ƌĞĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƌĞƌĞƐŽůƵƚĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞƚ- ƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŽďůĞŵƐƚŚĂƚĞdžŝƐƚƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞĂƌĞĂŝƐƐƟůů ŝƐƌŝƉĞĨŽƌŝƚ͘͟ ƚůĞŵĞŶƚĞŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞŝƐŶŽƚƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJʹŝƚŝƐĂ ƵŶĚĞƌŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJƌƵůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚĞŶƚĞƌ- Professor Shlomo Ben Ami ǀŝĚĞŶĐĞŽĨĂŐĞŶĞƌĂůĚŝƐŝůůƵƐŝŽŶŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚ ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͘͟ ƉƌŝƐĞŵƵƐƚŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞŝǀŝůĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂ- ƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨƚǁŽƐƚĂƚĞƐŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJƐƵƌĨĂĐĞĚ ͞/ƚ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ĨĞĂƌ ĂŶ ĞƐĐĂůĂƟŽŶ ƟŽŶĂŶĚĂďƐƵƌĚƉƌŽďůĞŵƐĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ>ĞŌŝƐƚĐĂŵƉĂƐǁĞůů͖^ĂĂƌŵĞŶ- ŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͘WĞŽƉůĞƵƐĞƚŚĞĞdž- ĮĞůĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĞĐŚĞůŽŶ ŝƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ “Even Shlomo Ben ƟŽŶƐ ŽŶĞ ĐĂƐĞ ʹ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ĨŽƌĞŝŐŶ ŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ ƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ͚ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ĞƐĐĂůĂƟŽŶ͛ ŶŽƚ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŚĞůƉůĞƐƐĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞŵ͘dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕/ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĂƚ Ami, who had a part ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ƚŚĞLJ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ ŝŶĨŽƌ- ŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉŚĂƐĞ͕ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞůĂǁŝŶƚŚĞ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŚƵĚ ŵĂƟŽŶ͘tĞĨƌŝŐŚƚĞŶŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐŝŶŽƌĚĞƌŶŽƚ ĂƌĞĂƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĐĂŶƐŽůǀĞǀĞƌLJŵĂŶLJ in the proposals that ĂƌĂŬ͕ WƌŽĨ͘ ^ŚůŽŵŽ ĞŶ ŵŝ͕ ǁŚŽ͕ ŝŶ ĂŶ ƚŽĚŽĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚŚŝŶŐƐƐŽǁĞŚĂǀĞĂĚŽƉƚĞĚĂ ŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽďůĞŵƐƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƌĞĚĞĂůŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ͘͟ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚĨĂƌͲƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁ ĨŽƌ DĂ͛Ăƌŝǀ͕ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ĨĞǁĐŽĚĞǁŽƌĚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ͚ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĞƐĐĂůĂƟŽŶ͛ /ƐŝƚƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ>ŝŬƵĚŝƐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŚĂŶĐĞƐŽĨŶĞŐŽƟĂ- Žƌ͚ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŝƐŽůĂƟŽŶ͛͘tŚĂƚǁĂƐŝƚƚŚĂƚ the ruling party constrains it to relate to concessions on almost ƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƉĂƌƟƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͕ĂŶŝŶƚĞƌ- ůĞĚƚŽƚŚĞǁĂǀĞŽĨŬŶŝĮŶŐƐĂŶĚĐĂƌƌĂŵŵŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉůĞdž ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ͕Ğdž- ǀŝĞǁŝŶǁŚŝĐŚŚĞƉůĂĐĞĚĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƉĂƌƚŽĨ ĂƩĂĐŬƐƚŚĂƚďĞĨĞůůƵƐĂďŽƵƚƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ͍ is the reason that it cannot present a clear ƚŚĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJŽŶƚŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ͘ ŝĚ ǁĞ ĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚŝƐ ďLJ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŝĚĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ :ƵĚĞĂ plained that this vision ͞ǀĞŶ^ŚůŽŵŽĞŶŵŝ͕ǁŚŽŚĂĚĂƉĂƌƚŝŶ ĚŝĚ͍tĞĚŝĚŶŽƚĚŽĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚŶĞǀĞƌƚŚĞ- ĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͍ ŝƐĞŶƟƌĞůLJƵŶƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ͘ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ĨĂƌͲƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ůĞƐƐ͕ŝƚŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ͘/ĂŵŶŽƚƐĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĂƚǁĞ ͞hŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐ ĐŽŶĐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐŽŶĂůŵŽƐƚƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ͕ ĚŽŶŽƚŶĞĞĚ͕ǁŚĞŶǁĞŵĂŬĞĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ͕ƚŽ ĂŶĚ/ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚǁĞůůǁŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞ͘/ƚŚŝŶŬ This is why the under- ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐĞŶƟƌĞůLJƵŶƌĞĂů- ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƐĐĞŶĂƌŝŽƐĂŶĚƚĂŬĞŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞŽĨŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞh͘^͘ŚĂƐ ŝƐƟĐ͘dŚŝƐŝƐǁŚLJƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĂŶĚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƌĂŵ- ĞdžƉĂŶĚĞĚŽƵƌĮĞůĚŽĨƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĂĐƟŽŶ͘/ĚŽŶŽƚ standing that the idea - ŝĚĞĂŽĨĂWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐƚĂƚĞŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^Ă ŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ďƵƚŝƚƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚĐĂƵƐĞƉĂƌĂůLJƐŝƐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĮĞůĚŝƐƵŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞ ŽĨĂWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐƚĂƚĞŝŶ ŵĂƌŝĂŝƐŶŽƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů͕ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐƚŽƐƉƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚůĞĂǀĞƵƐŝŶĂƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶǁŚĞƌĞǁĞ ůŝŵŝƚƐ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŽĚĂLJ͕ ďƵƚ ǁĞ ŵƵƐƚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ŽƵƌ ĨĂƌďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞƐĞŐŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ĐĂŶŶŽƚŵĂŬĞĂĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ͘͟ ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁŚŽǁƚŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚŝŶŐƐŝŶ :ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂŝƐ ƚŚĂƚŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝĚĞĂůƐŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂů Even the ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƚŚĞƐŝŵƉůĞƐƚǁĂLJƚŽƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĐĂŵƉ͘͟ ŶŽƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů͕ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ community will be upset does not frighten ĂŶĚƚŽƚŚĞƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞh͘^͘ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞ ƚŽƐƉƌĞĂĚĨĂƌďĞLJŽŶĚ Does your plan, which does not include a Saar. “There was a general American objec- ƌĞĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶŽĨŽƵƌĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƚŽŽƵƌĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐƚĂƚĞ͕ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĂƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ͍ ƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞůĂǁŝŶ:ĞƌƵƐĂ- ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞƉƌŽďůĞŵƐƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞƐŽůǀĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞƐĞŐŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ ͞/Ŷ ƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐ ƌĂŶŐĞ͕ ŝƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ďĞƐƚ ŝĨ ǁĞ lem and the Golan Heights. There was ob- ƐŽĚŽŝŶŐ͘ŶĚďLJƚŚĞǁĂLJ͕ƚŚŝƐĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŵĞĂŶ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚŝĚĞŶƟ- ŚĂĚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐĨŽƌĂůůƐŽƌƚƐŽĨƉƌĂĐƟĐĂůƐŽůƵ- ũĞĐƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞĐƌŝƐĞƐĂŶĚǁĞŐŽƚƉĂƐƚ ƚŚĂƚǁĞƐůĂŵƚŚĞĚŽŽƌŽŶƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ͕ ƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŵƵƐƚ ĞdžŝƐƚ it͘/ƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘tĞŵƵƐƚĚŽŝƚ ďƵƚǁĞŵƵƐƚŶŽƚďĞĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶĞĚĨƌŽŵĚŽŝŶŐ ĮĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝĚĞĂůƐŽĨ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐ͘ /Ĩ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐŝĚĞ ƐĂLJƐ ĂŌĞƌƉƌĞƉĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĮĞůĚ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚǁĞƚŚŝŶŬĂƌĞǀŝƚĂůĂŶĚŶĞĐĞƐ- ƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐĂŵƉ͟ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚ Ă ǁĂƌ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞh͘^͕͘ďƵƚǁĞŵƵƐƚŬŶŽǁǁŚĞƌĞǁĞ ƐĂƌLJ͕ĂďŽǀĞĂůů͕ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉŽŝŶƚŽĨǀŝĞǁŽĨƚŚĞ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƵƐ͕ǁĞŵƵƐƚďĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚƚŽĐŽŶƟŶ- ĂƌĞŐŽŝŶŐĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŶĂƟŽŶĂůŝƐƚƉĞƌƐŽŶƵŶ- ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ ŽĨ /ƐƌĂĞů ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ĐŝƟ- ƵĞƚŽǁĂŐĞĂǁĂƌƚŚĂƚŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƐƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŝƐǁŚĂƚǁĞŵƵƐƚĚŽ͘͟ njĞŶƐ͘͟ 8 / SOVEREIGNTY / Political Journal

Sovereignty WŚŽƚŽ͗zŽŶĂƚĂŶŝŶĚĞů dŚĞ&ƵůĮůůŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ WŽƐŝƟǀĞŽŵŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚƚŽ ‘Inherit the Land’

/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽǀĞƌƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚŝƐƚŚĞƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ commandment from the Torah of ‘and you shall ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚŝƚ͕͛ĂĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞ͕ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ƉůĂLJƐ Ă ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ƌŽůĞ ĂƐ well. Rav Shmuel Eliahu, rabbi of Tsfat, in an interview.

ZĂďďŝ^ŚŵƵĞůůŝLJĂŚƵ ͞dŚĞ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝƐŝƐĨŽƵŶĚŝŶƚŚĞ'ĞŵĂƌĂ͕ƚŚĞĂƌďŝƚĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞdŽƌĂŚ Is the commandment for sover- >ĂŶĚ ŽĨ /ƐƌĂĞů ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ĐŽŵŵĂŶĚͲ ĂŶĚĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ͕ŝŶƚŚĞdŽƌĂŚŝƚƐĞůĨ͘͞dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂĐŽŶĐĞƉƚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐĞƌ ƚŽƐŚĂǀ͕ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĂĐĐĞƉƚƐ ƵƉŽŶ eignty a general commandment or ŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ͚ĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ƐŚĂůů ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚ ŝƚ͛͘ It is not ŚŝŵƐĞůĨƚŚĞƐĞǀĞŶEŽĂŚŝĚĞ>ĂǁƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ĨƵůĮůůĞĚŽŶůLJďLJƐĞƩůŝŶŐƚŚĞůĂŶĚĂŶĚůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶŝƚ͕ďƵƚďLJ does it play a role for the individual ŽĨƚŚĞWĞŽƉůĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůŝŶŝƚƐ>ĂŶĚ͘/ŶƐƵĐŚĂƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͕ ƌƵůŝŶŐƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ͕ƚŚĞĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƚŽƌƐĞdžƉůĂŝŶ͕͟ƐƚĂƚĞƐ as well? ŝƚŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽĂůůŽǁŚŝŵ͕ƵŶĚĞƌĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ƚŽ ZĂǀ^ŚŵƵĞůůŝĂŚƵ͕ƌĂďďŝŽĨƚŚĞŝƚLJŽĨdƐĨĂƚ͕ĐŽŵͲ ůŝǀĞŚĞƌĞ͕ĂŶĚŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ŚĞĂůƐŽŚĂƐƌŝŐŚƚƐ͘dŚĞĐŽŶĚŝͲ ŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ͞ůŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ >ĂŶĚ ŽĨ /ƐƌĂĞů ƵŶĚĞƌ ͞tĞŚĂǀĞůĞĂƌŶĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐĂŐĞƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ^ĞǀĞŶEŽĂŚŝĚĞ>ĂǁƐ͕ dƵƌŬŝƐŚ͕ŶŐůŝƐŚŽƌĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌ ƌƵůĞ ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚ ĨƵůĮůů ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚĞdžŝƐƚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůĂƐǁĞůů͘ ǁŚŝĐŚŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŚĞƐŚŽƵůĚĂĐĐĞƉƚƵƉŽŶŚŝŵƐĞůĨƚŽ ƚŚĞĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚĞdžĐĞƉƚĨŽƌƉĂƌƟĂůůLJ͕ƚŚĞƉĂƌƚŽĨ tŚĞŶZĂďďŝzŽƐĞĨ<ĂƌŽŵŽǀĞĚƚŽƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůŚĞ ůŝǀĞƚŚĞŶŽƌŵĂůůŝĨĞŽĨĂŶŽƌŵĂůƉĞƌƐŽŶ͕ǁŚŽĚŽĞƐŶŽƚ ĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ͕ďƵƚŶŽƚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚŽĨ ǁĂƐĂŶŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůĂŶĚŶŽƚĂƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ůůŽĨƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽ ƐƚĞĂů ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ Žƌ ůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƟŶŐƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĂƉŽƐŝƟǀĞĐŽŵŵĂŶĚͲ ŵŽǀĞĚƚŽƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞϱƚŚŽĨ/LJĂƌ͕ϭϵϰϴ͕ǁĞƌĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŌ͕ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĐŽŵŵŝƚ ŵĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ dŽƌĂŚ͕ Ă ĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐďƵƚŶĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐ͕ƚŚĞLJĐĂŵĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƚŝƐĂ ŵƵƌĚĞƌĨŽƌƌĞĂƐŽŶƐĨĂŵŝůLJŚŽŶŽƌŽƌŽƚŚĞƌƌĞĂƐŽŶƐ͕ ĞƋƵĂůǁĞŝŐŚƚƚŽĂůůƚŚĞĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞdŽͲ ĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚĞǀĞŶŝĨŝƚƐĨƵůůŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞǁĂƐŶŽƚ ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĂƩĂĐŬĂďƵƐŽŶƚŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƚĚŝĚ ƌĂŚ͘dŚĞĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚŝƐŶŽƚŽŶůLJƚŽŵŽǀĞƚŽƚŚĞ ĨƵůĮůůĞĚ͕ŝƚŚĂƐǀĂůƵĞĂƐƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶĨŽƌĂĨƵƚƵƌĞĐŽŵͲ ŶŽƚĂůůŽǁŚŝŵƚŽƉĂƐƐ͘dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞŶŽƌŵĂůĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ >ĂŶĚ͕ƚŽďĞŝŶŝƚ͕ƚŽůŝǀĞŝŶŝƚĂŶĚƚŽƚƌĂǀĞůŝŶŝƚ͕ďƵƚƚŽ ŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚ͘͟ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĨƌŽŵĂŶLJŽŶĞǁŚŽůŝǀĞƐŚĞƌĞĂƐĂ ƐĞƩůĞŝƚĂŶĚƚŽŝŶŚĞƌŝƚŝƚ͘͟ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ^ƚĂƚĞ͘ ,Ğ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ůŝǀĞ ŚĞƌĞ ĂƐ And what is the role of the individu- ͞dŚĞůĞŐĂůĂƌďŝƚĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞdŽƌĂŚƐƚĂƚĞƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƌĞĐŽŵͲ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶ ĂŶĚ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ŶŽƚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶǀĂĚĞƌ͘KŶ ƚŚĞ al in the commandment? ŵĂŶĚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƵŶĚĞƌ:ĞǁŝƐŚƌƵůĞĂƐ ŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ͕ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌůŝǀĞƐŚĞƌĞĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌŵŝŶĞƐƚŚĞ ǁĞůůĂƐƐĞƩůĞĚ͘dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶŝŶŐŽĨ͚ĂŶĚLJŽƵƐŚĂůů ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽƌƉĞƌŵŝƚƐŚŝŵƐĞůĨƚŽĚŽƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ͞dŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞƐŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ͘dŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶŚĞƌŝƚŝƚĂŶĚƐĞƩůĞŝƚ͕͛͟ƐĂLJƐƚŚĞƌĂďďŝ͕ĂŶĚŚŝƐǁŽƌĚƐ ĨŽƌďŝĚĚĞŶďLJƚŚĞEŽĂŚŝĚĞ>ĂǁƐƐŚŽƵůĚƉůĞĂƐĞŵŽǀĞ WĞŽƉůĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůǁŚŽŚĂĚƚŚĞŵĞƌŝƚƚŽŝŶŚĞƌŝƚƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚŝŶ ƌĂŝƐĞƚŚĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŽĨǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ͕ĂƐůŽŶŐĂƐƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ ƚŽĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƉůĂĐĞ͘͟ ϭϵϰϴǁĂƐĐŽŵƉŽƐĞĚŽĨŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐĂŶĚŵŽƌĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ /ƐƌĂĞůĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĂƉƉůLJƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĂĐĐƵŵƵůĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ :ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͕ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽůŝǀĞŝŶ ƚŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐǁĂƐĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƐĂƌĞĨƵůĮůůŝŶŐŽŶůLJƉĂƌƚŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ŝdž ĂLJ tĂƌ͘ ƚŚĞĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞĞŶͲ dŽĚĂLJĂƐǁĞůů͕ŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂͲ ƟƌĞ ĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂƐ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ŵĂƌŝĂ͕ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĚƵĐŝŶŐ ŽƚŚĞƌƉĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ͘ ƚŚĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ /ƐƌĂĞů ƚŽ dŚĞ ƌĂďďŝ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐ ĞŵƉŚĂƟĐĂůůLJ͗ ĂƉƉůLJ ŵŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ƐŝŐŶƐ ŽĨ ͞ƚŚĞ:ĞǁƐŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĂƌĞ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ŝŶ :ƵĚĞĂ ĂŶĚ ^ĂͲ ĨƵůĮůůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚ ŵŽƌĞ ŵĂƌŝĂ͘dŚĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůǁŝůůŶĞĞĚ ĨƵůůLJ͕ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĐĂƵƐĞ͕ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐĞƚͲ WŚŽƚŽ͗tŽŵĞŶŝŶ'ƌĞĞŶ ƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽĂĐƚŝŶǁĂLJƐƚŚĂƚ ƚůŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĂ͕ƚŚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐŽĨ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƚŚĞWĞŽƉůĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͛Ɛ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝŶĂŶĂƌĞĂǁŚĞƌĞƐŽǀĞƌͲ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ >ĂŶĚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ĞŝŐŶƚLJŝƐƐƟůůǁĞĂŬ͘dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽƚŚĞŵ͕ ǁŚĂƚZĂďďŝzŽƐĞĨ<ĂƌŽĚŝĚǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐ ĚĞƐŽůĂƚĞ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ ŚĞĐĂŵĞƚŽƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ͖ŝƚǁĂƐƐŽ ƐĞƩůĞĚƐŽƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĨƵůĮůůŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŵͲ ĂůƐŽĨŽƌƚŚĞ,ŽůLJ^ŚĞůĂŚ͖ĨŽƌƚŚĞ ŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚŽĨ͚ĂŶĚLJŽƵǁŝůůƐĞƩůĞŝƚ͕͛ ƌŝĂŶĚĨŽƌĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚƐĂŐĞƐ ĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽƚŚĞŵ͕ƚŚĞƉůĂĐĞǁŚĞƌĞ ŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚǁŚŽĐĂŵĞƚŽƚŚĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ǁĂƐ ǁĞĂŬ ŝƐ ďĞŝŶŐ >ĂŶĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƚŚĞLJ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĚĂŶĚŝƐďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐŵŽƌĞ ƐĞƩůĞĚŝƚĂŶĚďŽƵŐŚƚŚŽŵĞƐŝŶ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ͘dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĨƵůĮůůͲ ŝƚ͕ĂŶĚŝŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĐĂƐĞƐŝŶ:ĞƌƵƐĂͲ ŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚ ŵŽƌĞ ĐŽŵͲ ůĞŵ͕ĞǀĞŶĚŝĚƚŚŝƐŽŶ^ŚĂďďĂƚ͕ ƉůĞƚĞůLJ͘͟ ƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞLJǀŝĞǁĞĚŝƚĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨ ZĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƩĞƌ ŽĨ ƌĞůĂƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƐĞƩůŝŶŐ ŵŝŶŽƌŝƟĞƐ͕ƚŚĞĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐŵĂƩĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐĂƵƐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞdŽƌĂŚͲŚĂůĂĐŚĂƉŽŝŶƚŽĨǀŝĞǁ͕ ĂŶĚďƌŝŶŐƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞĨƵůĮůůŵĞŶƚ ZĂďďŝůŝĂŚƵƐĂLJƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĂŶƐǁĞƌƚŽ ŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŵĞŶƚŽĨƐŽǀĞƌͲ ĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘͟ tŽƌŬŝŶŐĂŶĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐƚŽƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚŝŶKnjǀĞ'ĂŽŶ Political Journal / SOVEREIGNTY / 9

Key Reasons Why Israel Must Remain Sovereign In Judea /Samaria Forever Ken Abramowitz

ŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂͬ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂͿǁĞƌĞ͞ŝƌƌĞǀŽĐĂďůLJ͟ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ :ƵĚĞĂͬ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƚŚĞĂƐƚĞƌŶďŽƌĚĞƌŽĨtĞƐƚ- ^ĂŶZĞŵŽĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŽĨϭϵϮϬďLJƵŶĂŶŝŵŽƵƐĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ĞƌŶ ŝǀŝůŝnjĂƟŽŶ͘  /Ĩ :ƵĚĞĂͬ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŽ ĨĂůů͕ /ƐƌĂĞů ŽĨƚŚĞϱϭŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞ>ĞĂŐƵĞŽĨEĂƟŽŶƐ͘DŽƌĞŽǀĞƌ͕ ǁŽƵůĚďĞŐƌĂǀĞůLJǁĞĂŬĞŶĞĚĂŶĚǁŽƵůĚƐŽŽŶĨŽůůŽǁƐƵŝƚ͕ ĨŽƌƚŚĞƉĂƐƚϭϱϬLJĞĂƌƐ͕:ĞǁƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJƉŽƉ- ůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽĂŶŝŶǀĂƐŝŽŶŽĨƵƌŽƉĞďLJWŽůŝƟĐĂů/ƐůĂŵ͘tŝƚŚ ƵůĂƟŽŶŝŶ:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ͘dŚĞ/&ŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂͬ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƐ /ƐƌĂĞů ǁĞĂŬĞŶĞĚ Žƌ ŐŽŶĞ͕ /ƌĂŶ ǁŝůů ĂƩĂĐŬ Žƌ ŝŶƟŵŝĚĂƚĞ ϴϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ/ƐƌĂĞůŝĐŝƟnjĞŶƐĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƐϭ͘ϰŵŝůůŝŽŶDƵƐůŝŵ the Sunni countries in order to control their oil and gain ƌĂďƐĨƌŽŵŝŶƐŝĚĞ;,ĂŵĂƐ͕/ƐůĂŵŝĐ:ŝŚĂĚͿĂŶĚŽƵƚƐŝĚĞƚĞƌ- ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ŽǀĞƌ ǁŽƌůĚ Žŝů ƉƌŝĐĞƐ͘  /ƌĂŶ͛Ɛ ,ĞnjďŽůůĂŚ ĂŐĞŶƚƐ ƌŽƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ;ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ/ƌĂŶĂŶĚ/^/^Ϳ͘ ǁŝůůƚŚĞŶďĞůŝďĞƌĂƚĞĚƚŽĞdžƉĂŶĚŶĂƌĐŽͲƚĞƌƌŽƌŝƐŵŝŶ>Ăƚ-

Photo: Noam Moskowitz Flash 90 Noam Moskowitz Photo:    tŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌ /& ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ͕ Ă WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ ^ƚĂƚĞ ŝŶ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ;ŝŶ ǀŝŽůĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DŽŶƌŽĞ ŽĐƚƌŝŶĞͿ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƵůĚďĞŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJĂƩĂĐŬĞĚĂŶĚŽĐĐƵƉŝĞĚ;ĂƐŝŶ^LJƌŝĂ ƚŚĞŶŝŶƚŽƚŚĞh͘^͘ŝƚƐĞůĨ͘tŝƚŚ:ĞǁŝƐŚĂŶĚ^ƵŶŶŝĞŶĞŵŝĞƐ ŶŽǁͿ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ϰ ǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ͞WŽůŝƟĐĂů /ƐůĂŵ͟ ŶĞƵƚƌĂůŝnjĞĚ͕ /ƌĂŶ ǁŝůů ĞdžƉĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ŶƵĐůĞĂƌ ǁĞĂƉŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĞƌƌŽƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͗/ƌĂŶ͕/^/^ͬůYĂĞĚĂ͕DƵƐůŝŵƌŽƚŚ- ůŽŶŐƌĂŶŐĞŵŝƐƐŝůĞĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽŝŶƟŵŝĚĂƚĞŽƌĚĞƐƚƌŽLJƚŚĞ ĞƌŚŽŽĚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞ^ĂƵĚŝtĂŚŚĂďŝƐ͘WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ^ƚĂƚĞ ŚƌŝƐƟĂŶƐŝŶƵƌŽƉĞ;ĮƌƐƚͿĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƚŚĞh͘^͕͘ĂŝĚĞĚďLJŝƚƐ Ken Abramowitz ǁŽƵůĚďĞĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŽ/ƐƌĂĞů͛ƐĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐ ŶƵĐůĞĂƌĐŽͲƉĂƌƚŶĞƌEŽƌƚŚ<ŽƌĞĂ͘ŶƵĐůĞĂƌ/ƌĂŶǁŝůůůĞĂĚ ĂŶĞdžŝƐƚĞŶƟĂůƚŚƌĞĂƚƚŽ/ƐƌĂĞů͘WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ^ƚĂƚĞǁŽƵůĚ ƚŽĂŶƵĐůĞĂƌ^ĂƵĚŝƌĂďŝĂ͕ŐLJƉƚĂŶĚdƵƌŬĞLJ͕ĂŵŽŶŐŽƚŚ- Judea and Samaria were given to Abraham and the Jews ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůLJĚĞĐůĂƌĞǁĂƌŽŶ/ƐƌĂĞů͕ĨŽƌĐŝŶŐƚŚĞ/&ƚŽƌĞͲŝŶ- ĞƌƐ͕ŐƌĞĂƚůLJŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŚĂŶĐĞŽĨĂŶĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůŶƵĐůĞĂƌ ďLJ,ĂƐŚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞŝďůĞ͘:ĞǁƐŚĂǀĞůŝǀĞĚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌϯϴϬϬ ǀĂĚĞ͕ƚŚĞƌĞďLJĐŽƐƟŶŐϭϬϬͲϱϬϬ/&ůŝǀĞƐĂŶĚƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨ ǁĂƌ Žƌ ŶƵĐůĞĂƌ ƚĞƌƌŽƌŝƐŵ͘  /Ŷ ĞƐƐĞŶĐĞ͕ :ƵĚĞĂͬ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ LJĞĂƌƐ͘^ŽĐĂůůĞĚ͞WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ͟ƌĂďƐĂƌĞůĂƌŐĞůLJƐƋƵĂƩĞƌƐ ĐŝǀŝůŝĂŶůŝǀĞƐ͘WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ^ƚĂƚĞǁŽƵůĚƵŶĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĂďůLJĚŝŐ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƐtĞƐƚĞƌŶŝǀŝůŝnjĂƟŽŶ͘ŶLJǁĞĂŬĞŶŝŶŐŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůŝ ǁŚŽŵŽǀĞĚŚĞƌĞĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĂƐƚϭϬϬLJĞĂƌƐĨƌŽŵŐLJƉƚ͕ ǁĂƚĞƌǁĞůůƐ͕ĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůLJĚĞƐƚƌŽLJŝŶŐƚŚĞĂƋƵŝĨĞƌƐ͕ĐĂƵƐŝŶŐ sovereignty over this territory would imperil the security :ŽƌĚĂŶ͕ ^LJƌŝĂ͕ ĂŶĚ >ĞďĂŶŽŶ͘ :ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ͕ ^ŚŝůŽŚ͕ Ğŝƚ ů͕ /ƐƌĂĞůƚŽůŽƐĞϮϱйŽĨŝƚƐǁĂƚĞƌƐƵƉƉůLJ͘^ŶŝƉĞƌƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ ŽĨƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞtĞƐƚĂŶĚŝƌƌĞƚƌŝĞǀĂďůLJƐŽ͘ ,ĞďƌŽŶ͕<ŝƌLJĂƚƌďĂ͕ĨƌĂƚ͕^ŚĞĐŚĞŵĂŶĚϰϬŽƚŚĞƌƚŽǁŶƐ ĂŶĚƚĞƌƌŽƌŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ^ƚĂƚĞŝŶƚŽ/Ɛ- Ken Abramowitz - founder of SaveTheWest.com, ǁĞƌĞŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞdĂŶĂĐŚ͘EŽŶĞǁĞƌĞŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚŝŶ ƌĂĞůĐŽƵůĚĐĂƵƐĞϮϱйŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƟnjĞŶƐůŝǀŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞďŽƌĚĞƌ Chairman of American Friends Likud, Gen. Partner ƚŚĞ<ŽƌĂŶ͘:ĞǁŝƐŚůĞŐĂůƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽ:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ;ĂŶĚĞǀĞŶĂůů ƚŽŇĞĞ;ĂƐŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚŝŶ:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵĂŌĞƌϭϵϰϴͿ͘ NGN Capital

Jerusalem as a model of Israeli sovereignty Prof. Robert Wolfe

signed a status as permanent residents under Israeli law. /ƐƌĂĞůĂŶĚĂůůĐŽŵƉĞƟŶŐǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ This meant that they were eligible for all the same social null and void. ďĞŶĞĮƚƐĂƐ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚĂŶĚĐŽƵůĚǀŽƚĞŝŶŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂďŝŐĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶƐŝŶ:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ͘dŚĞLJǁĞƌĞŶŽƚ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ĐŽŶƐŝĚ- ƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĂƐŽƉƉŽƐĞĚƚŽ:Ğ- ĞƌĞĚ/ƐƌĂĞůŝĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŵĞĂŶƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚǀŽƚĞ ƌƵƐĂůĞŵ͘/ƐƌĂĞůŚĂƐŶĞǀĞƌƉĞƌŵŝƩĞĚĂWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶŐŽǀĞƌŶ- ŝŶŶĂƟŽŶĂůĞůĞĐƟŽŶƐŽƌƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƉĂƐƐƉŽƌƚƐ͘/ĨƚŚĞLJ ŝŶŐĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝƚƐĞůĨŝŶ:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ͕ǁŚĞƌĞĂƐŝŶ ǁŝƐŚĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞ/ƐƌĂĞůŝĐŝƟnjĞŶƐƚŚĞLJĐŽƵůĚĂƉƉůLJĂŶĚĚŽ Photo: Courtesy of R. Wolfe Courtesy Photo: :ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͕ƚŽƐĂLJŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŽĨ'ĂnjĂ͕/ƐƌĂĞůŚĂƐĂĐƚƵ- ƐŽ͕ĂŶĚĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϭϱйŽĨƌĂďƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽĨ:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ ĂůůLJĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĚWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƌƵůĞ͘dŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ŚĂǀĞďĞĐŽŵĞ/ƐƌĂĞůŝĐŝƟnjĞŶƐƐŝŶĐĞϭϵϲϳ͘ is deeply entrenched in Judea and Samaria. Replacing it The main reason why this percentage is not higher is the ǁŝƚŚ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝƐƐƵƌĞƚŽďĞĂůŽŶŐĂŶĚĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƵŶƌĞůĞŶƟŶŐŚŽƐƟůŝƚLJŽĨŽĸĐŝĂůWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶĐƵůƚƵƌĞƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ process. The great advantage of Jerusalem as a model of ĂŶLJŵĂŶŝĨĞƐƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƉƌŽͲ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐĞŶƟŵĞŶƚ͘WƵďůŝĐŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ Israeli rule is that it presents a clear and well established Prof. Robert Wolfe polls consistently show that a majority of Arabs in Jerusa- ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞŽĨǁŚĂƚƚŚŝƐƌƵůĞŵŝŐŚƚĂĐƚƵĂůůLJůŽŽŬůŝŬĞ͘/ƚƐŚŽǁƐ lem would prefer to live under Israeli rule than under the ƚŚĂƚ /ƐƌĂĞůŝ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ŝƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƐŽ ůŽŶŐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ůĞŐŝƟ- The success or failure of the movement to assert Israeli ĐŽƌƌƵƉƚĚŝĐƚĂƚŽƌƐŚŝƉŽĨƚŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ͘ƵƚŽŶůLJ ŵĂƚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƌĂďƐĂƌĞƚĂŬĞŶŝŶƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ͘ sovereignty over Judea and Samaria depends in large ĂŵŝŶŽƌŝƚLJĂƌĞǁŝůůŝŶŐƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚŝƐƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌƚďLJĂĐ- ƚƵĂůůLJĂƉƉůLJŝŶŐĨŽƌ/ƐƌĂĞůŝĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŚŝƉ͘ǀĞŶƐŽ͕ƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚ ƵƚǁŚĂƚǁŝůůŚĂƉƉĞŶŝĨƚŚĞƌĂďƐďĞŐŝŶƚŽĂƉƉůLJĨŽƌ/ƐƌĂĞůŝ measure on the degree to which that sovereignty is ac- ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŚŝƉŝŶůĂƌŐĞŶƵŵďĞƌƐ͍tŽƵůĚƚŚŝƐŶŽƚĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĂ cepted by the Arabs now living there. It is generally as- ƌĂďƐŝŶ:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵĐĂŶĂĐƋƵŝƌĞ/ƐƌĂĞůŝĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŚŝƉŝĨƚŚĞLJ ǁŝƐŚƚŽĚŽƐŽŝƐĂŬĞLJĨĂĐƚŽƌŝŶƚŚĞƵŶƐƉŽŬĞŶĂĐĐĞƉƚĂŶĐĞŽĨ ƚŚƌĞĂƚƚŽƚŚĞ:ĞǁŝƐŚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ͍/ƚǁŽƵůĚ͕ďƵƚ sumed that the Arabs in Judea and Samaria would never Israeli rule by a majority of Arabs in Jerusalem. ŝƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ĂŶ ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƐĞƩůĞ ĨŽƌ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ůĞƐƐ ƚŚĂŶ Ă WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ ƐƚĂƚĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ the future of Israeli sovereignty in the land of Israel. The ǁŽƵůĚĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJĞdžĐůƵĚĞĂŶLJƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨĂĐĐĞƉƟŶŐ dŚĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝƐ͗ǁŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚŚĂƉƉĞŶŝĨƚŚĞŵŽĚĞůŽĨ/Ɛ- raeli rule in Jerusalem were to be applied to the whole of ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚ/ƐƌĂĞůŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞ Israeli sovereignty on their part. Yet there is a model of Judea and Samaria? All Arabs living there would receive ĂůĂƌŐĞŵŝŶŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƌĂďĐŝƟnjĞŶƐǁŽƵůĚďĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĐŽŵ- /ƐƌĂĞůŝƌƵůĞƚŚĂƚƐƵŐŐĞƐƚƐŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƐ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŽǀ- ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐƚĂƚƵƐĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂƩĞŶĚĂŶƚƐŽ- ƉĞŶƐĂƚĞĚĨŽƌďLJƚŚĞƌĞĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽǀĞƌ ereignty over Jerusalem. ĐŝĂůďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͕ĂŶĚ/ƐƌĂĞůŝĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŚŝƉǁŽƵůĚďĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽ ƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞůĂŶĚŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͘ &ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƵŶŝĮĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵŝŶƚŚĞǁĂŬĞŽĨƚŚĞ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƉƉůŝĞĚĨŽƌŝƚ͘ƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŽǀĞƌ- Prof. Robert Wolfe , Professor of History, PhD Harvard ^ŝdž ĂLJ tĂƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌĂď ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ :ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ ǁĞƌĞ ĂƐ- eignty would be proclaimed over the whole of the land of University, came on Aliya in 2001. 10 / SOVEREIGNTY / Political Journal

ƩLJ͘^ŝŵĐŚĂZŽƚŵĂŶ ƌĞtĞĂŶKĐĐƵƉLJŝŶŐWŽǁĞƌ͍ tŚŽƐĞ>ĂŶĚĂƌĞǁĞKĐĐƵƉLJŝŶŐ͍ dŚĞƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶŝŶŐƐǁŽƌĚŽĨ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĂǁŚŽǀĞƌŝŶŐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƉůŽŵĂƟĐͲ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĚŝƐĐŽƵƌƐĞŝƐŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶǀŝƌƚƵĂů͘:ƵƌŝƐƚƩLJ͘^ŝŵŚĂZŽƚŵĂŶ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐƚŚŝƐƚŚƌĞĂƚĂƐŬŝŶŐ͗ŝĨǁĞŝŶĚĞĞĚĂƌĞŽĐĐƵƉŝĞƌƐ͕ƉůĞĂƐĞƚĞůůƵƐǁŚŽƐĞ ůĂŶĚǁĞĂƌĞŽĐĐƵƉLJŝŶŐ͘

KŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŬĞLJ ŵĂƩĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞďůĂĐŬĂŶĚǁŚŝƚĞƌƵůĞƐďƵƚƚŚĞ ĂƌŝƐĞŝŶƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĂŶĚĚŝƉ- ƌƵůĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐƉĞĂŬ ŽĨ ŝŶ ƌĞŐĂƌĚ ƚŽ :ƵĚĞĂ ůŽŵĂƟĐĚŝƐĐŽƵƌƐĞĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞ ĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĚŽŶŽƚĂƉƉůLJĂƚĂůů͘dŚĞŽŶůLJĞŶ- ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ŝƐ ŚŽǁ ƟƚLJƚŚĂƚƵƐĞƐƚŚŝƐƐƵďũĞĐƚŝƐƚŚĞ,ŝŐŚŽƵƌƚ͕ WŚŽƚŽƐ&ůĂƐŚϵϬ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ůĂǁ ƌĞůĂƚĞƐ ƚŽ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞƐ ƌƵůĞƐ ŽĨ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘ /&ŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͘ƵƚǁĞĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŚŝƐ /Ŷ Ă ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ Śŝŵ͕ ĨŽƌŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ͘͟ ƩŽƌŶĞLJ^ŝŵŚĂZŽƚŵĂŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞDŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ /ƐƌĂĞůĂŶĚƚŚĞh^ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĞŵŽĐƌĂĐLJƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞƐƵƐ ďLJƐƚĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŶĞĞĚŶŽƚĚĞĂůǁŝƚŚ ŶŽƚƐŝŐŶĞĚŽŶƚŚĞ,ĂŐƵĞ ƚŚŝƐŵĂƩĞƌĂƚĂůů͕ĂŶĚŝĨ͕ŶĞǀĞƌƚŚĞůĞƐƐ͕ƐŽŵĞ- ĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶ ŽŶĞ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚƌĞĂƚ͕ ŚĞ ŝƐ ĚŽŝŶŐ ƐŽ ZŽƚŵĂŶ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƵƉ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ĨĂŝůƵƌĞ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽŶůLJ ĨŽƌ ĂŶƟͲ^ĞŵŝƟĐ Žƌ ĂŶƟͲŝŽŶŝƐƚ ƌĞĂƐŽŶƐ͕ ǁŚŽďƌĂŶĚŝƐŚƚŚĞůĞŐĂůƐǁŽƌĚŽĨdŚĞ,ĂŐƵĞ͗ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚŝƐ͘ ͞/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŶŽƚƐŝŐŶĞĚŽŶƚŚĞĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶƚŚĂƚ ͞dŚŝƐ ŝƐƐƵĞ͕ ďLJ ĂŶLJ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ͕ ŝƐ ŐĂǀĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ƚŽ dŚĞ ,ĂŐƵĞ͘ dŚĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ŵĂƌŐŝŶĂů͕ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐŵĂƩĞƌƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ŝƐ͕ǁŚĂƚĐĂŶƚŚŝƐĐŽƵƌƚĚŽŝĨ/ƐƌĂĞůĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨǀŝĐƟŵƐŽƌĨƌŽŵ ǀĞŶŝĨ/ƐƌĂĞůďƵŝůĚƐŝŶ'ŝůŽŝŶ:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ͕ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚǀŝĞǁƐŝƚǁŝƚŚĚŝƐĨĂǀŽƌ͟ ƚŚĞŝƌĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ͘͟ZĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚŝƐ͕ŚĞƐĂLJƐƚŚĂƚ Ă ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ŽĨ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ ĞƚĐ͕͘͟ ƐĂLJƐ ĨŽƌƚŚĞůŽĐĂůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽǁĞƌĞ ƚŚĞh͘^͘ŝƐĂůƐŽŶŽƚƐŝŐŶĞĚŽŶƚŚŝƐĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶ͘ ZŽƚŵĂŶ͕ ŵĞŶƟŽŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞƐƚ ƐƚŽƌŵ ďŽƌŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ /ƐƌĂĞů͛Ɛ ƐƚĞĂĚĨĂƐƚ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͘ ^ŝŶĐĞƚŚĞh͘^͘ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐŝŶƉůĂĐĞƐǁŚĞƌĞƐŽŵĞ ĐĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂƌŐƵŵĞŶƚ ŽǀĞƌ ĂƚĂ- dŚĞƉƌŽďůĞŵŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞůĞŐĂůĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚƐ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ǀŝŽůĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůĂǁƐ ŽĨ ǁĂƌ͕ ŝƚ ůŽŶŝĂŶŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ͕ƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐĞŝŶũƵƌĞĚĚŽnj- ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŝǀŝůĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶǁŚŽƚƌLJƚŽƉƵƚĂ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶĞdžƉŽƐĞĚƚŽƚŚƌĞĂƚƐŽĨƉƌŽƐĞĐƵƟŽŶŝŶ ĞŶƐŽĨƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŽƌƐ͕ďƵƚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ ƐƟĐŬŝŶƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨĂƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĂŐĞŶ- dŚĞ,ĂŐƵĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨ/ƌĂƋ͕ĨŐŚĂŶŝƐƚĂŶ͕ĞƚĐ͕͘ ƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽƐĞĞŝƚ͕ŝŐŶŽƌĞŝƚĂŶĚĨŽƌŐĞƚ͘,ĞŝƐ ĚĂ͘dŚĞŝƌůĞŐĂůŵĞƚŚŽĚŽĨƐƚƌŝĐƚŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĂƟŽŶ ďƵƚƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶŽŶŐƌĞƐƐƉĂƐƐĞĚĂůĂǁƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ĚĞĐŝĚĞƐ ƚŽ ŝƐŶŽƚƵƐĞĚŝŶĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƉůĂĐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘͟ ǁĂƐŶŝĐŬŶĂŵĞĚďLJƐŽŵĞ͞ŽŵďƚŚĞ,ĂŐƵĞ͘͟ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞŝƚƐĨŽĐƵƐŽŶ/ƐƌĂĞů͕ŝƚŝƐŽŶůLJĨƌŽŵ WŚŽƚŽƐ͗zŽƐŝŝŶŐĞƌ͕&ůĂƐŚϵϬ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚŝƐůĂǁ͕ŝŶĂŶLJƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶǁŚĞƌĞ ĂŶƟͲ/ƐƌĂĞůŝŵŽƟǀĞƐ͘ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĂǁ͍/ƚŝƐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞh͘^͘ŽƌŝƚƐĂůůŝĞƐŝƐƉƵƚŽŶ ͞ŝƐƉƵƚĞƐŽǀĞƌĂƌĞĂĂŶĚŽǀĞƌďŽƌĚĞƌƐŽĐĐƵƌŝŶ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂĮĐƟŽŶ ƚƌŝĂů͕ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ŵƵƐƚ ƚĂŬĞ ĂŶLJ ŵĞĂŶƐ͕ ŵĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚʹƚŚĞ<ƵƌĚƐ͕ ZŽƚŵĂŶ ďĂĐŬƐ ƵƉ Ă ĨĞǁ ƐƚĞƉƐ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞƐ Ă ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ͕ ƚŽ ĞdžƚƌŝĐĂƚĞ Śŝŵ͘ ^Ž ŝĨ ĂŶ LJƉƌĞƐƐ͕ tĞƐƚĞƌŶ ^ĂŚĂƌĂ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶLJ ŵŽƌĞ͘ ŚƵŐĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ŵĂƌŬ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌLJ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƐŽůĚŝĞƌŝƐƉƵƚŽŶƚƌŝĂů͕ƚŚĞƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ EŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ Ă ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƚŚ WƌŽĨ͘ůĂŶĞƌƐŚŽǁŝƚnj ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƌŵ ͞ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ůĂǁ͘͟ ZĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ǁŝůůďĞŽďůŝŐĂƚĞĚƚŽƐĞŶĚƚŚĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĨŽƌĐĞ ŽĨƚŚĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŵĂƩĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƌĂďƐ ƚŚŝƐ͕ŚĞƋƵŽƚĞƐWƌŽĨ͘ůĂŶĞƌƐŚŽǁŝƚnj͕ŽŶĞŽĨ ŝŶƚŽĂŶŽĐĐƵƉŝĞĚĂƌĞĂƚŽƚŚĞƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂ ƚŽďƌĞĂŬŝŶĂŶĚďƌŝŶŐŚŝŵŽƵƚ͘ůĞĂƌůLJ͕ƚŚŝƐŝƐĂ ŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐ͘tĞŵƵƐƚĂƐŬ ƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶŐũƵƌŝƐƚƐŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĂŶĚŶŽƚĂƐƵƉ- ĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ͕ĂƐŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ͕ŝƐŶŽƚƌĞů- ƌŚĞƚŽƌŝĐĂůůĂǁ͕ůŝŬĞƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĂƚƐƚŽƉƵƚƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ǁŚLJƚŚŝƐŝƐŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐĂŶĚǁŚĂƚƚŚĞŵŽƟǀĞƐ ƉŽƌƚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞ:ĞǁŝƐŚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ ŽŶƚƌŝĂů͘EŽŽŶĞŝƐŐŽŝŶŐƚŽƉƵƚĂŶLJŽŶĞŽŶƚƌŝĂů ĞǀĂŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƐ͕ƚŚĞƌĞƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞĂŶLJ ĨŽƌŝƚĂƌĞ͘ Why, when Russia conquered part ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͕ŚĞƌĞŵŝŶĚƐƵƐ͕ǁŚŽƐĂLJƐ͞ŝƚŝƐĂĮĐ- ĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞŝƐŐŽŝŶŐƚŽďƌĞĂŬŝŶǁŝƚŚƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐƚŽ ƉƌŽďůĞŵǁŝƚŚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĂƚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚ of the Ukraine in a mannerƚŚĂƚŇĂŐƌĂŶƚůLJ ƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞŵŝŶĚƐŽĨƐŽŵĞůĞŌŝƐƚĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐŝĂŶƐ ƌĞƐĐƵĞĂŶLJŽŶĞ͘͟ ŚĂƐŐƌŽǁŶǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚŝƚƐĞůĨ͕ƐƚĂƚĞƐ ǀŝŽůĂƚĞĚdŚĞ,ĂŐƵĞƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƐŝŶĐĞŝƚǁĂƐ ŝŶƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘͟ ZĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƵŶŝƋƵĞƐƚĂƚƵƐŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^Ă- ZŽƚŵĂŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵĞŶƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝĨ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ŚĂƐ aĐŽŶƋƵĞƐƚŽĨĂŶŽƚŚĞƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĂǁŝƐĂĮĐƟŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞŝĚĞĂ ŵĂƌŝĂ͕ĂŶĂƌĞĂƚŚĂƚŚĂƐŶŽƚďĞĞŶĐŽŶƋƵĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞďƵƌŶŝŶŐĚĞƐŝƌĞƚŽĮŶĚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚǁŝůů territory and this isǁŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ ďĞŚŝŶĚůĂǁŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽƐŝƚĂŶĚ ĨƌŽŵĂŶLJƐƚĂƚĞ͕ŚĞƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞƐƚŚĞŬĞLJĐůĂŝŵ ƌĞƐƵůƚ ŝŶ ůĞŐĂů ĐƌŝƟĐŝƐŵ ŽĨ /ƐƌĂĞů͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ Ă ƐƉĞĂŬŽĨʹƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĐůŽƐĞĚŝƚƐĞLJĞƐ. In con- ĨŽƌŵƵůĂƚĞƌƵůĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂũƵĚŝĐŝĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵ ǁŝƚŚĂĨĞǁǁŽƌĚƐ͗͞dŚĞLJƐĂLJƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐŽĐĐƵƉŝĞĚ trast, in our case, there never was any state ĨĞǁ ĂĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ /ƐƌĂĞů ŚĂƐ ĚŽŶĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ͕ ƚŚĂƚĚĞĐŝĚĞƐǁŚĂƚƚŚĞƌƵůĞƐĂƌĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ͍ / ũƵƐƚ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚŽŵ ŝƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ͕ ĂŶĚ ůĞƚ ƵƐ ŶŽƚ ĨŽƌŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŝůĞŝŐŶŽƌŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͖ĞdžŝůŝŶŐƚĞƌƌŽƌŝƐƚƐŽƌ ůĞŐĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐƚŚĞ<ŶĞƐƐĞƚƚŚĂƚǁĂƐ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŶƋƵĞƌĞĚ͕͟ ĂŶĚ ZŽƚŵĂŶ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ͗ ƚŚĞ SanZĞŵŽZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƚŚĂƚŐƌĂŶƚĞĚƚŚŝƐƚĞƌ- ĚĞƐƚƌŽLJŝŶŐ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚǁŽ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐ ŽĨ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽůĂǁĂŶĚƚŚĞLJĂďŝĚĞďLJ ƐŝŵƉůĞĂŶƐǁĞƌŝƐƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ:ŽƌĚĂŶ͕ďƵƚĚŽĞƐ ƌŝƚŽƌLJƚŽƵƐ͕ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĂǁ͘͟ ŵĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘/ŶƚŚĞƐĞĐĂƐĞƐ/ƐƌĂĞůƚŽŽŬĂĚĞĐŝ- ƚŚĞƌƵůĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂůƐŽƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽ :ŽƌĚĂŶǁĂŶƚƚŚŝƐƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ͍tĞƐŝŐŶĞĚĂƉĞĂĐĞ dŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĂǁ͘ ƐŝŽŶƚŚĂƚ͕ǁŝƚŚĂůůĚƵĞƌĞƐƉĞĐƚƚŽŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ǁŝůůĞŶĨŽƌĐĞƚŚĞƌƵůĞƐ͘/ŶŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĂǁLJŽƵ ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽĐůĂŝŵ ůĂǁ͕ƉƵƚŽƵƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĮƌƐƚ͘dŚŝƐŝƐǁŚLJ ĚŽŶŽƚŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƐĞŽďůŝŐĂƚŽƌLJĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞƌĞ ŽŶƚŚŝƐƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽĐůĂŝŵŽĨŽǁŶĞƌ- dŚĞƌĞŝƐƉŽůŝƟĐƐĂŶĚŵŽƌĞ ǁĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚĂƐƚĂƚĞ͕ŶŽƚŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽŬĞĞƉŝŶ- ŝƐŶŽůĞŐŝƐůĂƟǀĞďŽĚLJ͘ŶĚŝĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƚƌĞĂƚLJ͕ŝƚ ƐŚŝƉďLJ:ŽƌĚĂŶŽƌĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƐƚĂƚĞ͘ ƉŽůŝƟĐƐ͘ ƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĂǁĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĂƟŽŶ ŝƐŶŽƚĐůĞĂƌŝĨƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂũƵĚŝĐŝĂůďŽĚLJƚŚĂƚǁŝůů dŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƐƚĂƚĞƚŚĂƚĐůĂŝŵƐŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ĂŶĚ ƩLJ͘ZŽƚŵĂŶƐƚĂƚĞƐƌĞƐŽůƵƚĞůLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽ ŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƐƚůĞŌŝƐƚWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌĂƚ,ĂƌǀĂƌĚ͘͟ ĂĚũƵĚŝĐĂƚĞĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŶŽƚĐůĞĂƌŚŽǁŝƚǁŝůůĚĞĐŝĚĞ ĞǀĞŶŝĨ<ŝŶŐ,ƵƐƐĞŝŶǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽŐŝǀĞŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĐůĞĂƌ ůĞŐĂů ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ͕ ĂƐ ƐŽŵĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚƌLJ ƚŽ ͞&ƌŽŵƚŚĞƉŽŝŶƚŽĨǀŝĞǁŽĨŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĂǁ͕ ŝĨƚŚĞƚƌĞĂƚLJŚĂƐďĞĞŶǀŝŽůĂƚĞĚŽƌŶŽƚ͘DŽƌĞ- ƚŽƚŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐŚĞĐŽƵůĚŶŽƚŐŝǀĞŝƚƚŽƚŚĞŵ ĚĞĮŶĞŝƚ͖ƌĂƚŚĞƌ͕ŝƚŝƐĂƚŽƚĂůůLJƉŽůŝƟĐĂůŵĂƩĞƌ͘/Ŷ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƉĞƟƟŽŶĞƌƐ͕ ŽǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŽŽůĨŽƌĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚĞdžĐĞƉƚ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƚŝƐŶŽƚŚŝƐƚŽŐŝǀĞ͕͟ƐĂLJƐZŽƚŵĂŶ͕ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͕ŚĞƐƚĂƚĞƐ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚŚ- ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐĂ ĨŽƌǁĂƌ͕ďƵƚǁĂƌĐĂŶďĞŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐŽĨ ƌĞůĂƚĞƐƚŽƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚŶŽƐƚĂƚĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚƚŚĞ ŝŶŐŝŶŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĂǁƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŝŶ ŶĞǁĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĂŶĚĞŶ- ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚŚĞƌĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂǀŝŽůĂƟŽŶŽĨŝŶƚĞƌŶĂ- ůĞŐĂůŝƚLJŽĨ:ŽƌĚĂŶŝĂŶƌƵůĞŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ ƚŚĞƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĂŶLJ ĐůŽƐŝŶŐĂďĂůĐŽŶLJŝŶ:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŶŽ ƟŽŶĂůůĂǁ͘͟ ;ĞdžĐĞƉƚĨŽƌƌŝƚĂŝŶĂŶĚWĂŬŝƐƚĂŶͿ͘ ƐƚĂƚĞŽĐĐƵƉLJŝŶŐƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJŽĨĂƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƐƚĂƚĞ ůĞǀĞůƐŽƌŚŝĞƌĂƌĐŚLJŝŶƚŚĞůĂǁƐŽĨǁĂƌĂŶĚŽĐ- ͞/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĂǁŝƐĂĮĐƟŽŶƐŝŶĐĞƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJ͕ ƩLJ͘ ZŽƚŵĂŶ ĂĚĚƐ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ĚĞƚĂŝů ƚŽǁĂƌĚ ĚŽĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŶŽŽŶĞĚŝƐƚƵƌďƐŚŝŵ͘͞tĞŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚ ĐƵƉĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞLJĂƌĞůĂǁƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ ŝƚŝƐĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚďLJƚŚĞƉŽǁĞƌŽĨƚŚĞǀŝĐƚŽƌƐ͘/Ŷ the end of the discussion with him – if the ĞǀĞŶŝĨ/ƐƌĂĞůďƵŝůĚƐŝŶ'ŝůŽ͕,Ăƌ,ŽŵĂŽƌĂŶLJ ďLJǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƐƚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞůĞŐĂůĚĞ- ƚŚĞ^ĞĐŽŶĚtŽƌůĚtĂƌ͕ďŽƚŚƚŚĞůůŝĞĚĨŽƌĐĞƐ ƌŝƟƐŚDĂŶĚĂƚĞǁĂƐŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚŝŶ:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ͕ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ ƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞŶŽƚŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŽĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĂŶĚƚŚĞ'ĞƌŵĂŶĨŽƌĐĞƐďŽŵďĞĚĐŝǀŝůŝĂŶƉŽƉƵ- ĂŶĂƟŽŶĂůŚŽŵĞĨŽƌƚŚĞ:ĞǁŝƐŚWĞŽƉůĞ͕ƚŚĞŶ ǀŝĞǁƐ ŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŝƐĨĂǀŽƌ͕ ĨŽƌ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ƌĞĂƐŽŶƐ͘ ůĞǀĞůƐ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ LJĞƐ Žƌ ŶŽ͕ ĨŽƌďŝĚĚĞŶ Žƌ ƉĞƌ- ůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĐůĞĂƌƚŚĂƚŝĨ'ĞƌŵĂŶLJŚĂĚǁŽŶ͕ ŝƚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŚĂƐŶŽƚĞdžƉŝƌĞĚ in Judea and Sa- dŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŽĂŶLJůĞŐĂůƉƌŽďůĞŵ͕ ŵŝƩĞĚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞǁĞŵƵƐƚĂƐŬŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ ,ĞĂǀĞŶĨŽƌďŝĚ͕ƚŚĞLJǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƉƵƚƚŚĞĐŽŵ- ŵĂƌŝĂ͕ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ďƵƚƐŝŶĐĞŽƵƌůĞŐĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵƐƵīĞƌƐĨƌŽŵŚLJƉĞƌ- ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌǁĞǁĂŶƚƚŽĂĚŽƉƚƚŚĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŶĚĞƌƐĂŶĚƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞƐ^ƚĂƚĞƐŽŶ partŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨŝƚƐ ĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͕ŝƚƚŚŝŶŬƐƚŚĂƚŝƚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĞŶŐĂŐĞĚŝŶ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŝŶ,Ăƌ,ŽŵĂŽƌŝŶƚŚĞ'ŽůĂŶ,ĞŝŐŚƚƐ ƚƌŝĂů͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽ ƐƉĞĂŬ ŽĨ ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚ͘ dŚĞ ĐŽŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞƌLJŵĂƩĞƌ͕ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐǁŚLJŝƚƐĂLJƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ ŝƐĂǁĂƌĐƌŝŵĞ͕ĂƐƐŽŵĞƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌƐǁŽƵůĚůŝŬĞ ũƵĚŝĐŝĂƌLJŝŶƚŚŝƐǁĂLJ͘͟ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂ͕ĂƐĂŶĂƟŽŶĂů ŵĂƩĞƌŵŝŐŚƚƉůĂĐĞƵƐŝŶĂŶƵŶƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚůŝŐŚƚ͕ ƵƐƚŽĂĚŽƉƚ͕ŽƌƚŚĂƚ/ƐƌĂĞůƐŚŽƵůĚŵĂŬĞĐůĞĂƌƚŽ ͞/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĂǁƐĂLJƐƚŚĂƚŝĨLJŽƵĂƌĞƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŚŽŵĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ to ďƵƚƚŽƚŚŝƐ/ƐĂLJʹƐŽǁŚĂƚ͍͟ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŽƵƌůĞŐĂůƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ LJŽƵĐĂŶĚŽǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJŽƵǁĂŶƚ͕ĂŶĚŝĨLJŽƵĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ^ĂŶZĞŵŽŽŵŵŝƩĞĞĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵŝƚ- ůƐŽ͕ĨŽƌƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽƐĞĞŬƚŽĂƉƉůLJƚŚĞƉƌŽŚŝ- ĂƌĞĂŝƐŶŽƚŽĐĐƵƉŝĞĚ͕ďƵƚĂƚŵŽƐƚ͕ŝƐĚŝƐƉƵƚĞĚ͕ ŶŽƚ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĚŽ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ Žƌ tees and theƚƌĞĂƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĨŽůůŽǁĞĚŝƚ͕ŝƐƐƟůů ďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌŝŶŐĂƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞŽǀĞƌ͕ ĂƐ ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ͕ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ďƵŝůĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂǁ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĐĂƐĞƐŽĨǀŝŽůĂƟŽŶƐ ǀĂůŝĚƚŽĚĂLJ͘ Political Journal / SOVEREIGNTY / 11

DŬzŽĂǀĞŶdƐƵƌ “The Time has come to Apply Israeli Law over Judea and Samaria” WŚŽƚŽ͗zŽŶĂƚĂŶŝŶĚĞů͕&ůĂƐŚϵϬ ,ĞĂĚŽĨƚŚĞ^ŚĂƐĨĂĐƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ<ŶĞƐƐĞƚ͕D<zŽĂǀĞŶͲdnjƵƌ͕ŬĞĞƉƐŝŶ ĐůŽƐĞ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ ĞŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐ ƌĞƐŽůƵƚĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ͕ĐĂůůŝŶŐĨŽƌƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůŝůĂǁŝŶ Judea and Samaria.

Considerable rapprochement has been re- ĐŽƌĚĞĚ ŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ LJĞĂƌƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƩůĞ- ment enterprise in Judea and Samaria and the Shas Movement. It seems that this is not in small part thanks to the head of the ĨĂĐƟŽŶŝŶ<ŶĞƐƐĞƚ͕DĞŵďĞƌŽĨ<ŶĞƐƐĞƚzŽĂǀ ĞŶͲdnjƵƌ͕ǁŚŽŬĞĞƉƐŝŶĐůŽƐĞĂŶĚĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ enterprise and its heads. We asked to speak with him about his world view regarding the

ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ ĞŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞ WĞĂĐĞEŽǁƌĂůůLJWŚŽƚŽ͗'ŝůŝzĞĂƌŝ͕&ůĂƐŚϵϬ and the future of Judea and Samaria. ĞŶͲdnjƵƌ͕ǁŚŽŝƐƚŚĞĐŚĂŝƌŵĂŶŽĨƚŚĞDŽƵŶƚ ŽĨ KůŝǀĞƐ WƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ ĂƵĐƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ Ă ƉƌŽƵĚ ĂĐƟǀŝƐƚƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐŽĨƐŽǀĞƌ- ĞŝŐŶƚLJĂƚƚŚĞDŽƵŶƚŽĨKůŝǀĞƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůƐůŽǁ ĚŽǁŶ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĂů ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐ- ƟŽŶĂŶĚǀĂŶĚĂůŝƐŵĂƚƚŚĞŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐƐŝƚĞ͕ƐƉŽŬĞ ĂďŽƵƚƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ/ƐƌĂĞůŝůĂǁĂƚƚŚĞĐŽŶ- ĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚǁĂƐŚĞůĚŝŶƚŚĞ<ŶĞƐƐĞƚŝŶĐŽŵ- ŵĞŵŽƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĮŌLJLJĞĂƌƐƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞǀŝĐƚŽƌLJŝŶ ƚŚĞ^ŝdžĂLJtĂƌ͕ƐĂLJŝŶŐ͗͞/ůŝǀĞŝŶĂŶĂďƐƵƌĚ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͊dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞ:ĞǁƐǁŚŽĂƌĞƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽ ƚŚĞůĂǁƐŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐŽĨ thousands of Jews who have not been liber- ĂƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ/&ĂŶĚĂƌĞƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽŝƚƐŽƌ- ders. Why is this? Not because they do not ͞/ĚŽŶŽƚĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƚŚĞƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌŽĨƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐĨŽƌƉĞĂĐĞ͟ ƉĂLJ ƚĂdžĞƐ Žƌ ĨƵůĮůů ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ state. But only because of the very fact that Say No to “Land for Peace” ůĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ :ƵĚĞĂ ĂŶĚ ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ůŝĞǀĞƐƚŚĂƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉƌŽƉĞƌĚŝƉůŽŵĂƟĐƉƵďůŝĐ they live in Judea and Samaria. These are the ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂƵƚŽŶŽŵŽƵƐ ĞŶƟƚLJ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐ ĞīŽƌƚƐ͕ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ŽǀĞƌ- ƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽĂƌĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƐĨƌŽŵ ͞͞/ĚŽŶŽƚĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƚŚĞƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌŽĨƚĞƌƌŝƚŽ- ƌŝĞƐĨŽƌƉĞĂĐĞ͕͟ŚĞĞŵƉŚĂƟĐĂůůLJĚĞĐůĂƌĞƐ͕ĂŶĚ ƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘͞dŚĞLJǁŝůůŶŽƚ ĐŽŵĞƚŚŝƐŽďƐƚĂĐůĞƚŽŽ͘͞tĞŵƵƐƚŵĂŬĞƚŚĞ becoming nests of murderous terror and a ďĞĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͕ďƵƚĂƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͕͟ŚĞ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐďĞĨŽƌĞŚĂŶĚ͕ĨŽƌƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐƚŚƌĞĂƚƚŽĂůůĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŝŶƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ ƐƚĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĐĂŶďĞƉĞĂĐĞ͕ďƵƚŽŶůLJŽŶ the basis of economic agreements with the ĐůĂƌŝĮĞƐ͘͞dŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚǁĂŶƚƐ diplomats as well as for public opinion. We Israel; these Jewish pioneers are people who will have to be convincing about our right to ĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĂď ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƋƵŝĞƚ ůŝĨĞ͕ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŝƚLJ ĞĚƵĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŶĞdžƚŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐƚŽůŽǀĞƚŚĞŝƌĨĞů- and well-being. If we are smart enough to ƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ͕ĂŶĚ/ĂŵĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞĚƚŚĂƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ůŽǁŵĂŶĂŶĚƚŽŚŽŶŽƌƚŚĞƐĂŶĐƟƚLJŽĨůŝĨĞĂŶĚ Judea and Samaria as integral part of the State of Israel. We must present to the world ďƌŝŶŐ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ /ƐƌĂĞůŝ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƉƵďůŝĐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐĞīŽƌƚƐ͕ŝƚǁŝůůďĞ the Land”. ĂĐĐĞƉƚĞĚ͘KĨĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ƚŚĞƌĞǁŝůůĂůǁĂLJƐďĞƌĂĚ- ĂĐůĞĂƌĂŶĚƌĞƐŽůƵƚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͘dŚĞǁŽƌůĚƌĞ- ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͕ĂŶĚƉƌŽ- DĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ <ŶĞƐƐĞƚ ĞŶͲdnjƵƌ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ͕ Ăƚ ŝĐĂůƐǁŚŽǁŝůůŽďũĞĐƚ͕ďƵƚŵŽƐƚǁŝůůŵŽǀĞŽŶ͘ spects strong states that know how to make ǀŝĚĞƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐǁĞůůͲďĞŝŶŐ͕ŝƚĐŽƵůĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ͕ ƐƚĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ͞dŚĞ ĂƩĞŵƉƚ It will become a fact that will be determined decisions and stand up for themselves. If we be that there will no longer be a demand to ƚŽƉůĂLJĂĚŽƵďůĞŐĂŵĞĂŶĚůĞĂǀĞƚŚĞŵĂƩĞƌ ĨŽƌƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘͟ ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŽƵƌƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĐůĞĂƌůLJǁĞǁŝůůĞĂƌŶďŽƚŚ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĂWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐƚĂƚĞ͘/ŶĂŶLJĐĂƐĞ͕ƚŚŝƐ ŽĨ :ƵĚĞĂ ĂŶĚ ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ͞Ɛ Ă ZŝŐŚƟƐƚ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŶ Žď- ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĞƉ͕ŽĨĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƉĞĂĐĞ͕ĐĂŶŚĂƉƉĞŶŽŶůLJŝĨ ŽŶůLJǁŝĚĞŶƐƚŚĞƐŽĐŝĂůŐĂƉ͕ŚĂƌŵƐƚŚĞƋƵĂů- ůŝŐĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ /Ŷ ŵLJ ƚŚƵƐ͕ǁŝůůƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƚŚĞĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŵĞŶƚŽĨ there is a partner”. ŝƚLJŽĨůŝĨĞĨŽƌŽƵƌĐŝƟnjĞŶƐĂŶĚůĞĂĚƐƵƐŝŶƚŽĂ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ͕ƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĞŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌǁŝůůĂůƐŽƐĞĞƚŚŝƐ the fact that Judea and Samaria are an inte- ƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨĂƉŽůŽŐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƐƵƉĞƌŇƵŽƵƐ͘ŌĞƌ The First Step – Sovereignty ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĂƐĚĞƐŝƌĂďůĞ͘&ŽƌƚŚŝƐƚŽŚĂƉƉĞŶ͕ǁĞ gral part of the State of Israel”. ϱϬLJĞĂƌƐŽĨƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ͕ǁĞŵƵƐƚƐƚŽƉĐŚĂƐŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŶĞĞĚĂƉƵƐŚĨƌŽŵĂůůƉĂƌƟĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽĂůŝƟŽŶ͕͟ - ĂŌĞƌŐůŽďĂůƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶĂŶĚƐƚĂƌƚŶƵƌƚƵƌŝŶŐĂ ͞dƌƵĞ ŝŽŶŝƐŵ ŝƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ :Ğǁ /Ŷ ĞŶͲdnjƵƌ͛Ɛ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ͕ /ƐƌĂĞů ŵƵƐƚ ĂƉƉůLJ ŚĞƌ ŚĞ ƐĂLJƐ͕ ĞŵƉŚĂƐŝnjŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ͘͟/Ŷ ŚŝƐ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐŚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŚŽ ƐĞƩůĞ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂƐ Ă ĮƌƐƚ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ŚŝƐ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ͕ ďƵƚ ĂƌĞ LJĞĂƌ͕ǁĞŵƵƐƚĂůůŽǁŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐƚŽďĞďŽůĚĞƌ͘ ĂƌĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚĞƉĂŶĚůĞĂǀĞƚŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞƉĂƌƚLJ͘ůŽŶŐƚŚĞƐĞ dŚĞƟŵĞŚĂƐĐŽŵĞƚŽƐƚŽƉĚŝīĞƌĞŶƟĂƟŶŐ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ͕ĂůůƚŚĞĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŽĨ/ƐƌĂ- ĂƐĞŶĐůĂǀĞƐ͘͞/ŶƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞƐĞƚ- ůŝŶĞƐ͕ŚĞŵĞŶƟŽŶƐƚŚĞƚŽƵƌƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŵĞŵ- ďĞƚǁĞĞŶŽŶĞŐƌŽƵƉŽĨ:ĞǁƐĂŶĚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͖ Ğů͕͟ƐĂLJƐĞŶͲdnjƵƌ͕ĂŶĚĐĂůůƐĨŽƌ͞ůŝďĞƌĂƟŶŐ ƚůĞƌƐŚĂǀĞŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƐďƵƚŶŽƚƌŝŐŚƚƐ͘DĂƩĞƌƐ ďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞƉĂƌƚLJŚĂĚƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJŝŶ'ƵƐŚƚnjŝŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞƟŵĞŚĂƐĐŽŵĞƚŽĂƉƉůLJ/ƐƌĂĞůŝůĂǁŝŶ ƚŚĞ:ĞǁƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌƵůĞŽĨƚŚĞŝǀŝůĚŵŝŶ- ƐƵĐŚĂƐŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ŝŶƚŚĞ:ĞǁŝƐŚƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨ,ĞǀƌŽŶ͕ƚŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ :ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĂŶĚƚŽƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƚŚĞ ŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘͟ and other things are neglected only because that Minister Der’i provides to the commu- ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƐĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ Śŝŵ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĞŵŝƐƐĂƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ /ƐƌĂĞůŝůĂǁŝƐŶŽƚĂƉƉůŝĞĚƚŚĞƌĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞƌĞƐŝ- ŶŝƚLJ ŝŶ ,ĞǀƌŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ͘ ͞Ɛ Ă ƉĂƌƚLJ͕ ǁĞ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƌǁŚŽůĞ͕ĂƐĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨ dƌƵŵƉ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ ǁŚŽŵ ŚĞ ĚĞŶƚƐƐƵīĞƌĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐ͘ŌĞƌƐĞǀĞƌĂůĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ͕ understand the great importance of the com- ƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͘͟ ŵĞĞƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ƌŽůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ <ŶĞƐ- ƚŚĞƟŵĞŚĂƐĐŽŵĞƚŽŐŝǀĞĂůůŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵƌĂ- ŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ :ƵĚĞĂ ĂŶĚ ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ In a discussion with the Sovereignty Journal ƐĞƚ͕ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƉĂƌƚŶĞƌǁŝƚŚ geous and Zionist residents that were sent by ŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĂƐƚŚĞ ĂƐ ǁĞůů͕ DĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ <ŶĞƐƐĞƚ ĞŶͲdnjƵƌ ĐŽŶ- ǁŚŽŵ Ă ƌĞĂů ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͕ŚŽƉĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕ĂŶĚ heads of councils in Judea and Samaria can ƟŶƵĞƐ͕ƚĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͘͞tĞŵƵƐƚ ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ͕͞tŝƚŚǁŚŽŵĐĂŶǁĞƐŝƚĂŶĚŶĞŐŽ- ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ ŽĨ /ƐƌĂĞů ŚĂƐ ĂŶ ŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ ƚĞƐƟĨLJ͕ǁĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĂƐŵƵĐŚĂƐ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ :ƵĚĞĂ ĂŶĚ ƟĂƚĞ͍ tŝƚŚ ,ĂŵĂƐ͍ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĞŶͲdnjƵƌ ďĞ- ƚŚĞŵĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĚĞƐĞƌǀĞ͕ůŝŬĞ ǁĞĐĂŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚĞŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ͕ Samaria. The residents that were sent to ůŝĞǀĞƐ͕ĂƐŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ͕ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞǁŝůůĐŽŵĞ͕ any other residents of Israel”. ŝŶŽƵƌŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ͕ĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞ ƐĞƩůĞƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐƚŚŝƐĂƌĞĂĨƌŽŵďĞ- if there will be a partner for discussion in the dŚĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ͞tŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ƐĂLJ͟ of Israel”. coming a no-man’s land and a terrorist base”. ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕ǁŚĞŶĂŶĂŶƐǁĞƌĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĂďƉŽƉƵ- ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐĞĞŵƚŽďŽƚŚĞƌĞŶͲdnjƵƌ͕ǁŚŽďĞ- 12 / SOVEREIGNTY / Political Journal dDϭϬϬʹEĂƟŽŶ dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůKƵƚůŝŶĞWůĂŶƐŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůƐƟůůĂƉƉĞĂƌůŝŬĞĂĚƌĂǁŝŶŐ ŝƐƵƉƐĞƫŶŐĂŶĚŽƵƚƌĂŐĞŽƵƐ͘dDϭϬϬƐĞĞŬƐƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞ

Today, 75 percent of the Jewish residents of the Land of Israel live in the coastal plain. In the future, 75% of the Jews of the Land will live on the mountain ridge”. Photo: Courtesy of Y. Ginzburg of Y. Courtesy Photo:

Architect Yoram Ginzburg

There have been more than a few na- ĐŽŵŝŶŐLJĞĂƌƐ͘dŚĞƚĞĂŵŽĨƚŚƌĞĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƐƚŚĂƚ ƟŽŶĂůŽƵƚůŝŶĞƉůĂŶƐ;dDƉůĂŶƐͿƐŝŶĐĞ ŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůƐŚŽƵůĚ ƚŚĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂƚŽƚĂůůLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǀŝĞǁĨƌŽŵƚŚĂƚǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƉůĂŶƐ ďLJ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ /ƐƌĂĞůŝ ŐŽǀͲ ŚĂƐďĞĐŽŵĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌƚŽƵƐ͘dŚĞŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶĂƌĞĂ͕ ĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĂŶĚŽǀĞƌĂůůƉůĂŶƐĨŽƌ ǁŝƚŚ :ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ Ăƚ ŝƚƐ ŚĞĂƌƚ͕ ǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ŝƚƐ ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͕ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ ͕ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂͲ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝƚLJ͖ƚŚĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨƉŽƉƵͲ ƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŵĂƩĞƌƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ >ĂŶĚ͘ ůĂƟŽŶǁŝůůďĞďĂůĂŶĐĞĚĂŶĚŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ dŚĞŵŽƐƚƌĞĐĞŶƚŶĂƟŽŶĂůŽƵƚůŝŶĞƉůĂŶŝƐdD ǁŚĞŶ͕ŝŶƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͕ĂŶĞŝŐŚƚLJƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ϯϱ͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚďLJƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝŶ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨŝƚƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂƌĞ:ĞǁŝƐŚ͘ ϮϬϬϱ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ͛Ɛ ƉůĂŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ĐŽŶͲ ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ǁĞĞŬƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ͕ 'ŝŶƐͲ ƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐĐŚĞŵĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞƵŶƟůƚŚĞ ďƵƌŐ͕<ĂƚƐŽǀĞƌĂŶĚDĂƚĂƌŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶǁƌŝƟŶŐƵƉ LJĞĂƌϮϬϮϬ͘ ƚŚĞĚĞƚĂŝůƐŽĨdDϭϬϬŝŶǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĮĞůĚƐƵƉŽŶ  ƋƵŝĐŬ ŐůĂŶĐĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƉƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƐƌĂĞůŝ ŽƵƚͲ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ Ă ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶͲ ůŝŶĞƉůĂŶƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞLJĞĂƌƐƐŚŽǁĂƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐĂŶĚ ƐŝǀĞ͕ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐĂŶĚƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚĂŶƐǁĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƉůĂŶͲ ŐůŽŽŵLJƉŝĐƚƵƌĞ͘dŚĞŵĂƉŝƐĐŽůŽƌĞĚŝŶǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ŶŝŶŐŶĞĞĚƐ͘dŚŝƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ͕ĂŵŽŶŐŽƚŚĞƌƚŚŝŶŐƐ͕ ƐŚĂĚĞƐƐŚŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĨŽƌĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ĐŽŶͲ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ ŽĨ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ͕ ƌƵƌĂů ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚďƵƚŽŶůLJǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ ƵƌďĂŶ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ͕ ƐŽĐŝĂů͕ ĚĞͲ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ͞ůŝƩůĞ /ƐƌĂĞů͕͟ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĚĞůŝŶͲ ŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĂŶĚŵŽƌĞ͘dŚĞƚŚƌĞĞĂƌĞŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐ ĞĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞ'ƌĞĞŶ>ŝŶĞ͘dŚĞǀĂƌŝŽƵƐdDƐĚŽ Ă ŐƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ĞdžƉĞƌƚƐ ŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ĮĞůĚ͕ ǁŚŽ ŶŽƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĞǀĞŶĂƐƚƵďŽĨĂƉůĂŶĨŽƌ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ ǁŝůůƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ͕ǁŝƚŚŝŶĂƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƟŵĞƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞ ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͘ dŚĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ /ƐƌĂĞů ĂƉƉƌŽǀĞ͕ ƉƌĞͲĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ͕ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚƚŚĂƚŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ƟŵĞ͕ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝͲ ĨƵƚƵƌĞŶĞĞĚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůŝŶĞĂĐŚŽŶĞ ƟĞƐŽƌƚŚĞƉĂǀŝŶŐŽĨƌŽĂĚƐĂŶĚƚƌĂĸĐĂƌƚĞƌŝĞƐŝŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ ďĞŝŶŐ :ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͕ďƵƚƚŚĞƌĞŚĂƐŶĞǀĞƌďĞĞŶĂ ƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝŶƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽƵƚůŝŶĞƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽ:ƵͲ ĂƌĞĂ͖ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJƚŚĂƚĞƌĂƐĞƐƚŚĞŽůĚ͕ĚŝƐƚŽƌƚĞĚ ĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĂƐĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞ ďŽƌĚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŚĞ/ƐƌĂĞůŝŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐ dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůKƵƚůŝŶĞ ŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͘ ĨƌŽŵ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵů ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /Ŷ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ͕ƚŚĞ:ŽƌĚĂŶsĂůůĞLJĂŶĚŵŽƌĞ͘ WůĂŶƐŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů 'ƌĞĞŶ>ŝŶĞŝƐƐĞĞŶĂƐĂŶŝŵƉĂƐƐĂďůĞďŽƌĚĞƌĨŽƌ /Ŷ Ă ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͕ 'ŝŶƐďƵƌŐ ĞdžͲ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͕tŽŵĞŶŝŶ'ƌĞĞŶ ƉůĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ ŽĨ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJŝŐŶŽƌĞ ĐŽͲĐŚĂŝƌƐ͕ zĞŚƵĚŝƚ <ĂƚƐŽǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ EĂĚŝĂ DĂƚĂƌ͕ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĞdžƉĞƌƚƐĂƌĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŽŶ͕ĂŶĚĨƵůůĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ũŽŝŶĞĚ ĨŽƌĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚ zŽƌĂŵ 'ŝŶƐďƵƌŐ͕ ǁŝůůďĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƚŽƚŚĞĚĞĐŝͲ :ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ ĂŶĚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ďĞŐĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ dD ƐŝŽŶŵĂŬĞƌƐĂŶĚƉŽůŝƟĐŝĂŶƐŝŶƚŚĞŶŽƚƚŽŽĚŝƐƚĂŶƚ ϭϬϬ͕ Ă ƉůĂŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ Political Journal / SOVEREIGNTY / 13 ŶĂůKƵƚůŝŶĞWůĂŶϭϬϬ ŽĨƚŚĞƉƌĞ͛ϲϳůŝŶĞƐ͘dŚĞďůĂƚĂŶƚĚŝƐƌĞŐĂƌĚŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͘ŶŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁǁŝƚŚĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚzŽƌĂŵ'ŝŶnjďƵƌŐ͘

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Every day, on various panels, arguments arise on the subject ĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJƌĞŐŝŵĞŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĞŶĂĐƚƐĂƉŽůŝĐLJ /ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĨĞĚĞƌĂůƉůĂŶ͕ĂŌĞƌƐŽŵĞƟŵĞ͕ŶŽƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ /ƐƌĂĞůŝͲWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͘ hŶĨŽƌƚƵͲ ƚŚĂƚŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞďLJƚŚĞůŽĐĂůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘KƉͲ ƚŽŽůŽŶŐŝŶĚƵƌĂƟŽŶ͕ǁŽƵůĚďƌŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚĂĚƌĂŵĂƟĐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞͲ nately, the discussions almost always ignore the reality that ƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞƌĞŐŝŵĞƐĂŶĚǁĞĂŬƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJƌĞŐŝŵĞƐĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽĨ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJĞdžŝƐƚƐ͘ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƚĞƌƌŽƌ͘ƐƚĂďůĞ͕ĨĞĚĞƌĂůƌĞŐŝŵĞǁŝƚŚĮdžĞĚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐǁŝůůďĞĂďůĞƚŽǁŽƌŬĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞŝŶĂŐƌŝĐƵůͲ dŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͕ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚ:ƵĚĞĂ͕^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĂŶĚƚŚĞ ƐĞĐƵƌĞďŽƌĚĞƌƐ͕ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ ƚƵƌĞ͕ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶǁŚŝůĞƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƚŽ :ŽƌĚĂŶ sĂůůĞLJ͕ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ 'ĂnjĂ ^ƚƌŝƉ͕ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞƐ ĂŶĚŵŝŶŽƌŝƟĞƐƚŽůŝǀĞƐŝĚĞďLJƐŝĚĞĂŶĚĞdžƉƌĞƐƐƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ͕ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶĨŽƌĞŝŐŶǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ͘dŚĞůŽĐĂůŵĂƌŬĞƚǁŝůůŐƌŽǁĂŶĚǁŝůů ŽŶĞƐƚĂƚĞƚŽĚĂLJ͕ŝŶĂĐƚƵĂůŝƚLJ͘dŚĞ/&ĂŶĚ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĨŽƌĐͲ can help to reduce the dimensions of terror more than any ĞŶũŽLJďƌŽĂĚĞƌŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƚƌĂĚĞǁŝƚŚƌĂďƐƚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĞƐĐŽŶƚƌŽů:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͖ƚŚĞ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŚĞŬĞůŝƐƚŚĞƚƌĂĚĞĚ ĨĞŶĐĞĐĂŶ͘ ƌĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘dŚĞƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĐĂůŵǁŽƵůĚĂŝĚƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƌĞĨƵŐĞĞ ĐĂŵƉƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐͲ ĐƵƌƌĞŶĐLJŝŶƚŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ͖ϴϱйŽĨƚŚĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů dŚŝƐƐŽůƵƟŽŶǁŝůůƐŽůǀĞƚŚĞƉƌŽďůĞŵƐŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ ƚƵƌĞŝŶƚŚĞtĞƐƚĂŶŬǁŝůůĂƩƌĂĐƚ/ƐƌĂĞůŝĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĚĂŶŐĞƌƐĞŶƚĂŝůĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƚǁŽƐƚĂƚĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘ ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĂƌĞƐŽůĚƚŽ/ƐƌĂĞů͖ŶĞĂƌůLJϯϬϬ͕ϬϬϬŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞϴϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐĂŶĚǁŝůůƐƟŵƵůĂƚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘ DŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĨĞĚĞƌĂůƐƚĂƚĞǁŝůůďĞ:ĞǁƐ͕ƚŚĞ WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶǁŽƌŬĞƌƐŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĂƌĞĞŵƉůŽLJĞĚŝŶ WŽǀĞƌƚLJĂŶĚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐĂƉƐĂƌĞŶŽƚƚŚĞŽŶůLJĨĂĐƚŽƌĨŽƌŶĂͲ /ƐƌĂĞůĂŶĚƚŚĞ:ĞǁŝƐŚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͖ ƌĂďƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽŶďŽƚŚƐŝĚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ'ƌĞĞŶ>ŝŶĞǁŝůůǁŝŶĞƋƵĂů rights and economic advancement and development, and ƟŽŶĂůĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐďƵƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂŬĞLJĨĂĐƚŽƌƚŚĂƚĞdžĂĐĞƌďĂƚĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚŽĨƚŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJĐŽŵĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ͘ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚŝŶ/ƐƌĂĞů͕ĚĞĂůŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ ĂůůŽĨƚŚŝƐǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞ/&ǁŝůůƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ ĨƌŽŵ ƚĂdž ŵŽŶĞLJ ƚŚĂƚ /ƐƌĂĞů ĐŽůůĞĐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ ĐƌŝƐŝƐĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĚŝƐƉĂƌŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚƚŚĞ:ĞǁŝƐŚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂǁŝůůƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐŝŶ/ƐƌĂĞů͖ĂďŽƵƚϯϬϬ͕ϬϬϬWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐŝŶĞĂƐƚ:ĞƌƵͲ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ:ĞǁƐĂŶĚƌĂďƐĂƌĞĂďĂƐŝĐĂŶĚŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĐŽŶĚŝͲ ƐĂůĞŵĂƌĞ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͕ǁŝƚŚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐLJĐĂƌĚƐƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁ ƚŚĞŝƌŚŽŵĞƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĨĞĂƌŽĨƵƉƌŽŽƟŶŐŽƌďŽLJĐŽƩ͘ ƟŽŶƚŽƐŽůǀĞƚŚĞĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͘dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ǁĞƐŚŽƵůĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ƚƌĂǀĞů ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ ŽĨ /ƐƌĂĞů͖ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ĂŵĂƌŬĞƚĞĐŽŶŽŵLJĂŶĚǁĞůĨĂƌĞƉŽůŝĐLJƚŚĂƚǁŝůůŝŶǀĞƐƚŝŶĞǀͲ ϰϬϬ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚ /ƐƌĂĞůŝ :ĞǁƐ ůŝǀĞ ŝŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ϭϲϬ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĞƌLJŽŶĞĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽĞŐĂůŝƚĂƌŝĂŶĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂ͘dŚŝƐƉŽůŝĐLJĐĂŶŽŶůLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͘ exist by means of one regional, federal government that dŚĞƐƚĂƚĞƐƵīĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂůĂĐŬŽĨƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƐĞĐƵƌĞ ǁŝůůďĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͕ƐƵďũĞĐƟŶŐ ĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚďŽƌĚĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŚĂƌƐŚ ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůƐŽĐŝĂůƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐƚŽŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ǁŚŝůĞŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĂŶĚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĐŽƐƚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐĞĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ͘ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJƚŽƚŚĞǁĞĂŬĞƌƌĞŐŝŽŶƐŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůĂŶĚǁĞĂŬĞƌƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ dŚĞ WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ŝƐ ŶŽŶͲĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽĨƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘

ƐƚĂŐĞƐŽĨĐŽůůĂƉƐĞ͖ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐƵƉƉůLJƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞůLJ WŚŽƚŽĂŶŶĂ<ĂƉůŽ͕ŇĂƐŚϵϬ /ƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽĞŵƉŚĂƐŝnjĞ͗ƚŚĞĨĞĚĞƌĂůƐƚĂƚĞǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽƚŚĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƐƵĐĐĞĞĚŝŶƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐƚĞƌƌŽƌ͘ ƚŽďĞƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͘,ĞƌĂƌŵLJǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞ/&͕ŚĞƌƉĂƌͲ ,ĂŵĂƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƌĂĚŝĐĂů/ƐůĂŵŝĐƚĞƌƌŽƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞƚĂŬͲ ůŝĂŵĞŶƚǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞ<ŶĞƐƐĞƚ͕ŚĞƌŇĂŐĂŶĚŚLJŵŶǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞ ŝŶŐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞWĂŶĚĂƌĞƵŶĚĞƌŵŝŶͲ ŇĂŐĂŶĚŚLJŵŶŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͕ĂŶĚƐŚĞǁŝůůƌĞŵĂŝŶŽƉĞŶƚŽ:ĞǁŝƐŚ ŝŶŐŝƚƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ͘dŚĞ:ĞǁŝƐŚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ ĂůŝLJĂŚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ>ĂǁŽĨZĞƚƵƌŶ͘dŚĞ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶĮŶĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ĐůŽƐĞĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŵŽǀĞ :ĞǁƐǁŝůůĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚǁŽƚŚŝƌĚƐŽĨƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘ ĂƌŽƵŶĚĨƌĞĞůLJŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂŝŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞLJůŝǀĞ͘dŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĂƌĞĂůƐŽĐŽŶĮŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĂ dŚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĐŚĂŶŐĞǁŽƵůĚďĞƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ closed area and cannot integrate into the state at large, and ǁŽƵůĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘dŚĞƌĂďƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚǁŝůů ůĂĐŬďĂƐŝĐĐŝǀŝůƌŝŐŚƚƐ͘ “The most ideal plan today is the ĞŶũŽLJƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůƐĞůĨͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĨƵůůĐŝǀŝůƌŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚǁŝůů /ƚƐĞĞŵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŝĚĞĂůƉůĂŶƚŽĚĂLJŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ŽŶĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞ&ĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ ďĞĂďůĞƚŽĐŽŶĚƵĐƚƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶĂīĂŝƌƐ͘dŚĞƌĂďƐǁŝůůďĞĂďůĞ ďLJƚŚĞ&ĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶDŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕ĐĂůůŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂͲ ƚŽĞdžƉƌĞƐƐƚŚĞŝƌĐƵůƚƵƌĞĂŶĚŝĚĞŶƟƚLJŝŶƚŚĞĐĂŶƚŽŶƐǁŚĞƌĞ ƟŽŶŽĨĂƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͕ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůŝ Movement, calling for the ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶƌĂďŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ͘ĂĐŚĐĂŶƚŽŶǁŝůůĂůƐŽŚĂǀĞŝƚƐŽǁŶ ůĂǁŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͕ŐƌĂŶƟŶŐĞƋƵĂůĐŝǀŝůƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͕ ůŽĐĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƚŚĂƚǁŝůůŚĞůƉŝŶƚŚĞďĂƩůĞƚŽƌĞƐŽůǀĞůŽĐĂů ƌĂďƐŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĂŶĚĂĨĞĚĞƌĂůƌĞŐŝŵĞĚŝǀŝĚĞĚ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůŝůĂǁ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞũŽŝŶƚǁĂƌĂŐĂŝŶƐƚĐƌŝŵĞĂŶĚƚĞƌƌŽƌŝƐŵ͘ ŝŶƚŽĐĂŶƚŽŶƐ͕ƐŽƌƚƐ͘ ŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͕ŐƌĂŶƟŶŐĞƋƵĂů DŽƌĞŽǀĞƌ͗ƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƉƌŽƐƉĞƌŝƚLJ͕ĐŝǀŝůƌŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĐŽŶͲ ŽĨŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĂďƐĂŶĚƚŚĞůŽĐĂůŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚ ŇŝĐƚƐŝƐĂƐƚĂďůĞ͕ƉƌŽƉĞƌƌĞŐŝŵĞƚŚĂƚŝƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝǀĞƚŽƚŚĞĐŝƟͲ civil rights to the Arabs of Judea and ĞĂĐŚĐĂŶƚŽŶǁŝůůŚĂǀĞƚŽĐŽŶĚƵĐƚŝƚƐĂīĂŝƌƐ͕ƐŚŽƵůĚĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞ njĞŶĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘dŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƌĞŐŝŵĞŝŶ/ƐƌĂĞůĂŶĚ Samaria and a federal regime divided ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƌĂďƐƚŽĨĞĞůƐŽŵĞŝĚĞŶƟƚLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ ƚŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJŝƐŶŽƚƐƵĐŚĂƌĞŐŝŵĞ͘dŚĞƌĞŐŝŵĞŝŶ into cantons, sorts” and join the police force, the culture and the society instead /ƐƌĂĞůŝƐĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝnjĞĚĂŶĚĐƵƚŽīĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞ ŽĨďĞŝŶŐŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚ͘ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͖ƚŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJŝƐŶŽƚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůĂƚĂůů͖ The writer is a member of Knesset of the Likud 16 / SOVEREIGNTY / Political Journal

ŽŶĞĚŽƌŬŝůůĞĚ͕ĂŶĚŚŝƐƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐǁŝůůďĞĐŽŶĮƐĐĂƚĞĚ͘͟ dŚĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐĂƌŽƵŶĚ&ĞŝŐůŝŶ͛ƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƉůĂŶĂŶĚŚŽǁƚŽĚĞĂů ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĂƌĞĂůƐŽĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƌƚLJƉůĂƞŽƌŵ͘ZĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĂďŽƵƚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞŝƚŝƐǁƌŝƩĞŶ͗͞tŚĞŶƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůƉůĂĐĞ/ƐƌĂĞůŝŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐďĞĨŽƌĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞ͕ƚŚĞ Photo: Zehut Party Zehut Photo: ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂĐĐĞƉƚƐŝƚʹƚŚŝƐŝƐĂĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ƉƌŽǀĞŶŵĂŶLJƟŵĞƐŝŶĂƉƌĂĐƟĐĂůǁĂLJ͘KŶĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶĂůƋƵĞƐͲ ƟŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝŶ:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ͕/ƐƌĂĞůƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚ Israel ĂŶĚĐĂŶŶŽƚƐƵďŵŝƚƚŽĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ͘͟ ǀĞŶƚŚĞƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨĞŶĚĂŶŐĞƌŝŶŐŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽ/ƐƌĂĞů ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĐĂƵƐĞ&ĞŝŐůŝŶĂŶĚŚŝƐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽůŽƐĞĂŶLJƐůĞĞƉ͗͞ƚŚĞ the Land of ĂƐƐƵŵƉƟŽŶƚŚĂƚ/ƐƌĂĞů͛ƐĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞĚĞƉĞŶĚƐŽŶƚŚĞh͘^͘ŝƐƚŽƚĂůͲ ůLJƌĞĨƵƚĂďůĞ͗ƚŽĚĂLJƚŚĞƚŽƚĂůŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŝƐĂďŽƵƚϯ͘ϱďŝůůŝŽŶ ĚŽůůĂƌƐƉĞƌLJĞĂƌʹĂďŽƵƚϯйŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ͛ƐďƵĚŐĞƚʹŽŶĞƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ the People of ŽĨ ƚŚĞ 'EW͕ŽǀĞƌĂůů͘ dŚĞ ͞ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͟ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ƉŽƵƌƐ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŵŽŶĞLJŝŶƚŽŝƚƐŽǁŶǁĞĂƉŽŶƐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͕ĂƚƚŚĞĞdžƉĞŶƐĞŽĨ/ƐͲ ƌĂĞů͛ƐƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJĂŶĚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ͘'ŝǀŝŶŐƵƉƚŚŝƐ͞ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͟ ŝƐĂŵƵƐƚ͘/ƚŝƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽŐŝǀĞŝƚƵƉĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJ͕ĂŶĚ /ƐƌĂĞůKŶůLJ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚƉŽŝŶƚŽĨƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ͘͟ EŽƚĂƵƚŽŶŽŵLJ͕ŶŽƚĂƐƚĂƚĞŵŝŶƵƐ͕ŶŽƚ tŚĞŶǁĞĚŽŶŽƚƐƚĂŶĚƵƉĨŽƌƚŚĞũƵƐƟĐĞ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽŶůLJŽǀĞƌƌĞĂĂŶĚŶŽƚ ŽĨŽƵƌĐĂƵƐĞ͕ƚŚĞďŽLJĐŽƩĞƌƐƚĂŬĞŶŽƚĞ ĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƉĂƌƟĂůƉůĂŶ͘ Moshe Feiglin’s dŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶĂƌĞŶĂ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶŝŶŐďŽLJĐŽƩƐ͕ ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĚŝƐƚƵƌďĞŚƵƚ͕ĞŝƚŚĞƌ͘͞dŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶďŽLJĐŽƩŝƐŵĂŝŶͲ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƉůĂŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĨƵůůƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ůLJƚŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨĐŽŶĐĞĚŝŶŐƚŚĞũƵƐƟĐĞŽĨƚŚĞ/ƐƌĂĞůŝĐĂƵƐĞ͘dŚĞ over all of Judea and Samaria and he ĞdžƉĂŶƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďŽLJĐŽƩƚŽƵƌŽƉĞĂŶďŽĚŝĞƐĐĂŵĞĂƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚ has a detailed answer to all of the ŽĨƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘/ƐƌĂĞůĂůǁĂLJƐĞdžƉĞĐƚƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŶĐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ ǁŝůůǁŝŶŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞtĞƐƚĞƌŶǁŽƌůĚ͘dŚĞ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͘ ƌĞĂůŝƚLJŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐďĞĞŶĐůĞĂƌůLJƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ͘tĞĐĂŶĞdžƉĞĐƚ ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŬŝŶĚŽĨƉƌŽĐĞƐƐǁŝůůLJŝĞůĚĂƐŝŵŝůĂƌƌĞƐƵůƚ͘/Ĩ /ƐƌĂĞůƌĞƚƵƌŶƐƚŽĂƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽĨƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞũƵƐƟĐĞŽĨŚĞƌ ĐĂƵƐĞ͕ŝƚǁŝůůĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJďĞŵĞƚǁŝƚŚƉƌŽƚĞƐƚ͕ďƵƚƚŚĞĞŶůŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚ Moshe Feiglin ŶĂƟŽŶƐǁŝůůďĂƐŝĐĂůůLJƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞƉĂƌƚLJƚŚĂƚŚĂƐũƵƐƟĐĞŽŶŝƚƐ ƐŝĚĞ͘ dŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƉůĂƞŽƌŵŽĨ&ĞŝŐůŝŶ͛ƐƉĂƌƚLJ͕ƚŚĞ͞ĞŚƵƚ͟ ^ŝdžƚLJƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƌĂďƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĂƌĞ dŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƩĂĐŬƚŚĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽŌĞŶƌĂŝƐĞƚŚĞŵĂƚͲ ;/ĚĞŶƟƚLJͿƉĂƌƚLJ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĨƵůůƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽǀĞƌĂůůŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶĞŵŝŐƌĂƟŶŐʹƚŚŝƐŝƐĂƚŽƚĂůŽĨϭϳϬ͕ϬϬϬŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚƐ͘ ƚĞƌŽĨŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĂǁĂƐĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŽďƐƚĂĐůĞƚŽŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚͲ ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͘dŚĞďĂƐŝĐƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞůĞĂĚŝŶŐ&ĞŝŐůŝŶŝŶĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶŝŶŐŚŝƐ dŚĞĐŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶƉĂĐŬĂŐĞƐƚŽ/ƐƌĂĞůǁŽƵůĚďĞŵƵĐŚ ŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘ ďŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ͕ &ĞŝŐůŝŶ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ƐĂLJƐ͗ ƚŚĞ ĚŵƵŶĚ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƉůĂƞŽƌŵŝƐ͞ƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůͲŝƚŝƐŽƵƌ>ĂŶĚ͘dŚĞ>ĂŶĚ ůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĐŽƐƚƚŚĂƚ/ƐƌĂĞůƉĂLJƐĨŽƌƚŚĞKƐůŽĐĐŽƌĚƐĞĂĐŚ >ĞǀLJŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĐůĞĂƌůLJƐƚĂƚĞĚƚŚĞůĞŐĂůƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƚŚĂƚ:ƵĚĞĂ ŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐƚŚĞůĂŶĚŽĨƚŚĞWĞŽƉůĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůŽŶůLJ͕ďLJǀŝƌƚƵĞŽĨŝƚƐ LJĞĂƌ;ĂďŽƵƚϭϬйŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ͛ƐďƵĚŐĞƚͿ͘͟ ĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂǁĞƌĞƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚĂƐƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚǁĂƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚ ĐůŝŶŐŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚĨŽƌĂůůƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĨŽƵŶĚĞĚŽŶƚŚĞĚĞͲ ZĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐŽĨĞŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ͕ĞŚƵƚƐĂLJƐ͗͞tĞĂƌĞ ĨŽƌƚŚĞ:ĞǁŝƐŚƐƚĂƚĞ͕ĂŶĚŚĂĚŶŽŽƚŚĞƌƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶ͘dŚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ĐŝƐŝŽŶďLJƚŚĞƌĞĂƚŽƌŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͕ƚŚĞ'ͲĚŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͘͟ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐŝŶŐƚŽĚĂLJĂŐůŽďĂůĞƌĂŽĨǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚƌĂďĞŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚďLJƚŚĞ>ĞǀLJŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶǁĂƐƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚƚŽďĞ dŚĞƉĂƌƚLJƉůĂƞŽƌŵƐƚĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚͲ ƚŽ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ůŝŬĞ ŚŝůĞ ;Ă ŚĂůĨ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐͿ͕ ƌŐĞŶƟŶĂ ŽĸĐŝĂůůLJĂĚŽƉƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŵŵŝƐͲ ŝĐƉƌŽďůĞŵ͘͞ĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƐĂƌĞŶŽƚĂƉƌŽďůĞŵ͘/ŶĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚƚŽ ĂŶĚƌĂnjŝů͘dŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚǁŝůůďĞŐůĂĚƚŽƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ ƐŝŽŶĞĚƚŚĞĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚŽĨŝƚƐĐŽŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶƐ͘dŚĞƵƐƵĂůĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌͲ ƚŚĞŵĂŶLJƉŽůůƐƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ͕ƚŚĞǁŽŵĂŶĨƌŽŵdĞů ƚŚĞƐĞŝŵŵŝŐƌĂŶƚƐĂŶĚǁŝůůƉƌĞĨĞƌŝŵŵŝŐƌĂŶƚƐĨƌŽŵ'ĂnjĂǁŝƚŚĂŶ ĂƟŽŶƐƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚĂŬŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƐƚĞƉƉƵďůŝĐͲ ǀŝǀďĞĂƌƐŵŽƌĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶƚŚĂŶŚĞƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŝŶZĂŵĂůůĂŚ͘ǀĞŶ ͚ĞŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶƉĂĐŬĂŐĞ͛ƚŽĞĂƐĞƚŚĞŝƌĂďƐŽƌƉƟŽŶ͕ŽǀĞƌĚĞƐƟƚƵƚĞ ůLJ͕ďƵƚƚŚŝƐŝƐŚŽǁŝƚŝƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞƚŚĞĐŽŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶƐƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐĨĂĐƚŽƌƐŽĨĞŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂůŝLJĂŚ͕ƚŚĞ:ĞǁͲ ŝŵŵŝŐƌĂŶƚƐ͕ǁŝƚŚŶŽŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂƚĂůůŽĨƚŚĞtĞƐƚ͘͟ ƚŚĞƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚŝƐƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽƵŶĐůĞĂƌŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJƌƵůĞ͕ƐŽŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞ ŝƐŚŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞ:ŽƌĚĂŶZŝǀĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞĂǁŝůůďĞŵĂŝŶͲ ƚŚŝƐǁŽƵůĚĂůƐŽďĞƚƌƵĞĨŽƌĨƵůůĂŶŶĞdžĂƟŽŶ͕ĚŽŶĞŝŶĂĐůĞĂƌĂŶĚ dŚĞƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂƚƵƐŽĨƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚǁŝůůďĞĐŽŶͲ ŽƌĚĞƌůLJĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ͘͟ ƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ĞǀĞŶ ŐƌŽǁ͘ ƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJ ϭϮ͕ϬϬϬ ƚŽ ϭϲ͕ϬϬϬ ĚŝƟŽŶĂů͕ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ&ĞŝŐůŝŶ͛ƐƉůĂŶ͕ŽŶĂŶŽƉĞŶĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞůĞĂǀĞĂŶĚĞŵŝŐƌĂƚĞĨƌŽŵ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĞĂĐŚLJĞĂƌ͕ ůŽLJĂůƚLJƚŽƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůĂƐƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞŽĨƚŚĞ:ĞǁŝƐŚWĞŽƉůĞ͘ ŶĚǁŚĂƚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŝŶĐŝƟŶŐĂĐĐƵƐĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚ/ƐƌĂĞůǁŽƵůĚďĞ ďLJƚŚĞůůĞŶďLJƌŝĚŐĞĂůŽŶĞʹŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞŵLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞ͘͟ ͞WĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŵŽǀĞ ĨƌĞĞůLJ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĂƉĂƌƚŚĞŝĚƐƚĂƚĞŽŶƚŚĞĚĂLJĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƐŽǀĞƌͲ &ĞŝŐůŝŶďĞůŝĞǀĞƐƚŚĂƚŝƌŽŶŝĐĂůůLJ͕ƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ͕ĂŶĚŝŶŐĞŶĞƌĂů͕ƚŽĞŶũŽLJĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐ ĞŝŐŶƚLJ͕ǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƌĞǁŽƵůĚďĞĚŝƐĐƌŝŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͕ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůLJ͕ďĞͲ ŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉƵƚŽŶ/ƐƌĂĞůŽǀĞƌƚŚĞLJĞĂƌƐŽĨƉŽůŝƟĐĂůŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐŽŶĨĞƌƌĞĚďLJǀŝƌƚƵĞŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂƚƵƐŽĨƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƌĞƐŝͲ ƚǁĞĞŶŝƚƐ:ĞǁŝƐŚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĂďƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͍͞KƚŚĞƌĞŶͲ ǁŝůůďĞƌĞĚƵĐĞĚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƐĞŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐĞŶĚ͘͞ZĞĂůŝƚLJŝŶĨŽƌŵƐ ĚĞŶƚ͘dŚĞŽŶůLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵĂŶĚĂƌĞŐƵůĂƌĐŝƟnjĞŶ ůŝŐŚƚĞŶĞĚƐƚĂƚĞƐĂůƐŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĚŝƐƟŶĐƟŽŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŚŝƉ ƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ ǁŝůůďĞŽďůŝŐĂƚŽƌLJŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽǀŽƚĞ͘͟ ŽŶƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůďĂƐŝƐĂŶĚŽŶĂƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĂůďĂƐŝƐĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐŶŽƚ ĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞũƵƐͲ ͞ĂƉĂƌƚŚĞŝĚ͘͟dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶŚƵŵĂŶƌŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚ ƟĮĞĚ͘dŚĞƉĂƐƚŚĂƐƉƌŽǀĞŶƚŽƵƐŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĐĞƚŚĂƚǁŚĞŶ What? You would not give them the ĐŝǀŝůƌŝŐŚƚƐ͘dŚĞWĞŽƉůĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůŚĂƐƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚƚŽŝƚƐďŝƌƚŚƉůĂĐĞŝŶ /ƐƌĂĞůƚĂŬĞƐĂƌĞƐŽůƵƚĞƐƚĂŶĚŽŶƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůƚŽŚĞƌ right to vote for Knesset? 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The Economic Advantages of Sovereignty The First Research of a Series

ůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ  ƐƚĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŝŽŶ- ŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůŝŶ<ŶĞƐƐĞƚĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌďŽĚŝĞƐ͕ĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŵ ŝƐƚ ĂŶĚ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƉ- ƚŚĞ ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ DŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ĨŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJ tŽŵĞŶ ŝŶ ƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ /ƐƌĂĞůŝ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ 'ƌĞĞŶ͕ĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞĚƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĞĐŽŶŽŵŝƐƚƐƚŽŝŶ- Research that ŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĂƐĂŐŽĂů͕ ǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨ was presented ƚŚĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘ŵĂƚnjŝĂ^ĂŵŬĂŝ͕ŽǁŶĞƌŽĨĂŶĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ;ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐƚ ŶŽƚͿ ĐŽŶƐƵůƟŶŐĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ͕ŝƐƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝƐƚƚŚĂƚůĞĚƚŚĞƌĞ-

at the Knesset by Ben Yehuda Yaniv Photo: ďĞ ŝŐŶŽƌĞĚ͘ Ŷ ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĂƌĐŚƚĞĂŵĂŶĚůĂƐƚ:ƵŶĞŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉĂƌƚ economist Amatzia ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ ŽĨŝƚ͕ƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ ĚĂƚĂ ƌĞǀĞĂůƐ͕ ĂƐ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ͕ ƚŚĂƚ /ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽǀĞƌƌĞĂ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ ^ĂŵŬĂŝ͕ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŚĂƐŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌ ƐĞǀĞŶƚLJƉĂŐĞƐ͘ with professional, ƚŚĞ ďƵĚŐĞƚ͕ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ͞/ƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽĞŵƉŚĂƐŝnjĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŽƌŬƚŚĂƚǁĞ ďŽƌŶĞ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚŝƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĂŵŽŶŐĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚƚŚĂƚ ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƚŽŽůƐ ŽĨ ǁŚŝĐŚ LJŝĞůĚ ƉƌŽĮƚ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ƉŽƐ- ǁŝůů ďĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŝƚ ĐŽǀĞƌƐ the economic ƐŝďůĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĚĞĞĚ͕ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ͕ ĂŶĚĞdžĂŵŝŶĞƐŽŶĞĂƐƉĞĐƚ͕ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚĂĐĞŶƚƌĂůĂƐƉĞĐƚ ƚŽƐƚĂƚĞƚŚĂƚĞǀĞŶŝĨƚŚĞĐŽƐƚŽĨ ĂŵŽŶŐƐĞǀĞƌĂůŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͕͟^ĂŵŬĂŝ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞŽĨ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝƐŚŝŐŚ͕ƚŚŝƐŝƐƐƟůůƚŚĞ ŵĂŬĞƐĂƉŽŝŶƚŽĨƐĂLJŝŶŐ͕ĂƐŚĞďĞŐĂŶƚŽƐƉĞĂŬ͘ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĂŶĚũƵƐƚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĐŽƵƌƐĞ dŚĞĞdžĂĐƚŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƌĂďƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽĨƌĞĂŝƐŶŽƚ the process of ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůŵƵƐƚƚĂŬĞ͕ ŬŶŽǁŶĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞůLJĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚĂƚϭϬϬƚŽϭϱϬ ĂŶĚũƵƐƚĂƐƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞŝŽŶŝƐƚŝŶŝ- sovereignty. Real ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞ͘/ŶŚŝƐǁŽƌŬ^ĂŵŬĂŝ͛ƐƚĞĂŵƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƟĂƟǀĞĞŶƚĂŝůĞĚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŝŶǀĞƐƚ- ƚŽƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞĞƐƟŵĂƚĞ͕ŽŶĞŚƵŶĚƌĞĚĂŶĚ estate, the costs ŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚĚŝĚŶŽƚĂůǁĂLJƐLJŝĞůĚ ĮŌLJƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ĂƐĂďĂƐŝƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŽŵƉƵƚĂƟŽŶ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞƌĞƚƵƌŶ͕ŝƚǁŝůůĂůƐŽďĞ ŽĨĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŚŝƉ͕ ŽĨĐŽƐƚƐĂŶĚƉƌŽĮƚƐƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚƐƚĞŵĨƌŽŵŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƐŽĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞ- ƚŚĞŵƵŶĚĞƌ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŶŐƚĂdžĞƐ͕ Economist Amatzia Samkai ŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƐŽǀĞƌ- manpower and ĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘dŚĞŵĂƩĞƌŝƐƚŽŽŝŵƉŽƌ- Half a percent of the state budget, ƚĂŶƚƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĨŽƌĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƉĂƌĂŵĞƚĞƌƐĂůŽŶĞ͖ more are considered ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŽŶĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJƐƚĞƉƚŽǁĂƌĚƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ĞǀĞŶďĞĨŽƌĞĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŽĮƚƐ together in this ŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝƐƚŽƚĂŬĞĂƐŽďĞƌůŽŽŬĂƚƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ /ŶĂĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶǁŝƚŚ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͕^ĂŵŬĂŝƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnj- ĂƐƉĞĐƚŽĨƚŚĞŵŽǀĞ͕ĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌĂƐƉĞĐƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ ĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌŬ͘dŚĞďŽƩŽŵ research. ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ͕ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůĂǁ͕ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͕ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞ͘ ůŝŶĞƚĞůůƐŽĨŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŽĨŶŽŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶƚǁŽďŝůůŝŽŶ /Ŷ ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ŵĂƌŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĮŌŝĞƚŚ ƐŚĞŬĞůƐ͕ĂŶĂŵŽƵŶƚƚŚĂƚƉĞƌŚĂƉƐƐŽƵŶĚƐŚŝŐŚ͕ďƵƚ LJĞĂƌƐƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞ^ŝdžĂLJtĂƌ͕ƚŚĞ>ŽďďLJĨŽƌƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌĂƐƚĂƚĞďƵĚŐĞƚƚŚĂƚŝƐĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚĂƚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ Political Journal / SOVEREIGNTY / 19 WĂŝŶƟŶŐ'ƵƐƚĂǀĞŽƌĞ͕^ŚƵƩĞƌƐƚŽĐŬ

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ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ͘ dŚĞ ͞ŵŽƐƚ ƌŝŐŚƚǁŝŶŐ͟ ƉƌŝŵĞ ƉůĂŶ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĞŶƟƚůĞĚƚŚĞ͞ZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĂďŶĂƌƌĂ- WůĂŶ͕͟ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƐŽƵŶĚ ďĞůůŝŐĞƌĞŶƚ͕ ƟǀĞĂŶĚƐĂLJƐƚŚĂƚŚĞĚŽĞƐŶŽƚǁĂŶƚƚŽ ^ŵŽƚƌŝĐŚŝƐĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƚƌƵƚŚŝƐ ďĞĂŶŽĐĐƵƉŝĞƌ͕ĂŶĚƐŽĨŽƌƚŚ͕ƐŽǁŚĂƚĚŽ ƚŽƚĂůůLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĂŶĚŝƌŽŶŝĐĂůůLJ͕ŚŝƐƉůĂŶ ǁĞĞdžƉĞĐƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͍tĞƐŚŽƵůĚ ŝƐǁŚĂƚǁŝůůďƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĞĂĐĞƚŚĂƚ/ƐƌĂĞ- ƚĞůůƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƚŚĂƚŝƚĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚǁŽƌŬĂŶĚ ůŝƐƐŽůŽŶŐĨŽƌ͘͞dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƚƌƵĞĐŚĂŶĐĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ǁŽƌŬ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƚǁŽ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĨŽƌƉĞĂĐĞ͘dŚĞŽŶůLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ>ĞŌ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĂƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŚĂƐďƌŽƵŐŚƚĂďŽƵƚŝƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚĞƌƌŽƌ ĐŽĞdžŝƐƚ͘͟ ĂŶĚůŝǀŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞƐǁŽƌĚ͘dŚĞŽŶůLJǁĂLJ I do not feel obligated to solve prob- ƚŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ lems for someone that wants to de- ŝƐƚŚŝƐƉůĂŶ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĞŶĚƐƚŚĞŚŽƉĞĨŽƌĂ stroy us. I am obligated to provide a ƐƚĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ŚĞƌĞ ŽŶůLJ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ 450 billion shekels it is a negligible sum of less than half a percent. ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞ:ĞǁƐŽŶůLJ͘ ǁŝůů ĂĐĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞ ĞdžŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ Ă :ĞǁŝƐŚ dŚŝƐƐƵŵŵĂƌLJŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞďƵĚŐĞƚĂƌLJĐŽƐƚƐŽĨƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƐŚĞƐƉĞĂŬƐĂďŽƵƚĚŽŝŶŐǁŚĂƚŝƐŐŽŽĚ ƐƚĂƚĞ͘͟ ŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ͕ŚĞĂůƚŚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽĸĐĞďƵĚŐĞƚƐƚŚĂƚǁŝůůŶĞĞĚƚŽ ĨŽƌƚŚĞ:ĞǁƐ͕^ŵŽƚƌŝĐŚĞŵƉŚĂƐŝnjĞƐƚŚĂƚ Since you are not the prime minister ŐƌŽǁŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂĚĚĞĚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĚĂƚĂ͕ŚŽǁ- ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐ͕ǁŚŽƐĞĞŬƚŽƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ and not even a member of the ruling ĞǀĞƌ͕ŽŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐƚŚĞĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚŽĨƚĂdžƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞĂĚĚĞĚ Ă ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚ ƉĂƌƚLJ͕ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŽƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞĐŽīĞƌƐĨƌŽŵƚĂdžĞƐĂŶĚsd͕ǁŚŝĐŚŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ ŽĨ ďŽƚŚ ƐŝĚĞƐ͕ ŚĞ͕ LJŽƵƌƉŽƐŝƟŽŶLJŽƵǁŝůůďĞĂďůĞƚŽƉƌŽ- ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶǁŝůůƉĂLJ͘ ǁŚĞŶ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŶ- ŵŽƚĞƐƵĐŚĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƉůĂŶ͍ ŶŽƚŚĞƌƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĨĂĐƚŽƌƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞĞdžĂŵŝŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁ- ĐĞƌŶĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƚŽƚŚĞ:ĞǁŝƐŚ ͞&ŝƌƐƚůLJ͕/ĐĂŶŵŽƟǀĂƚĞƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĞŵŝŶ- ŝŶŐƉŚĂƐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚŝƐƚŚĞƌĞĂůĞƐƚĂƚĞĂƐƉĞĐƚ͘^ĂŵŬĂŝŶŽƚĞƐƚŚĂƚ WĞŽƉůĞ͕ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƌĂŵŝĮĐĂ- ŝƐƚĞƌ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŚŽǁ ŝƚ ǁŽƌŬƐ͘ DŽƌĞŽǀĞƌ͕ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞƉƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌLJĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ͕ŝĨƚŚĞĂƌĞĂŝŶƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƉůĂŶ͕ƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞĂůƐŽďĞŶ- ĞǀĞŶ ŝĨ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ ĂƐ ŝƐ͕ to ĂƐĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌ/ƐƌĂĞůŝĂƌĞĂ͕ƚŚĞŶƚŚĞƌĞǁŽƵůĚŶŽůŽŶŐĞƌďĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶŽƌ ĞĮƚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĂďƐŝĚĞ͘ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ͕ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƐƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ͞/ ƐĞĞŬ ƚŽ ƐŽůǀĞ ƚŚĞ :ĞǁƐ͛ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶ ǁŝůů ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ĞŶƚĞƌ ŝŶƚŽ ĂŶĚŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐŽĨƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͘/Ĩ/ƐƌĂĞůƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƚŚŝƐƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶposi- ĂŶĚŶŽƚƚŚĞƌĂďƐ͛ƉƌŽďůĞŵ͕ďƵƚŝŶĚŝ- ƚŚĞ /ƐƌĂĞůŝ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĚŝƐĐŽƵƌƐĞ͘ dŚƵƐ Ă ƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞŶ͞ŝƚǁŝůůďĞƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚƚǁŽŵŽƌĞĐŝƟĞƐĞĂƐƚŽĨZŽƐŚ ƌĞĐƚůLJ͕ŝƚŝƐŐŽŽĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƚŽŽ͘/ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ĚŝĂůŽŐƵĞǁŝůůďĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂŌĞƌƚŚĞƉƵď- ,ĂLJŝŶ͘dŚĞƐĞǁŽƵůĚďĞƚǁŽĐŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚďĞŝŶƚŚĞĐĞŶƚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞ ŽǁĞ ĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ĮŐŚƚƐ ůŝĐĚŝƐĐŽƵƌƐĞ͖ƉĞŽƉůĞǁŝůůƚĂůŬĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞ >ĂŶĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽŶŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƉƌŝĐĞƐǁŽƵůĚďĞĚƌĂŵĂƟĐ͘͟ ŵĞĂŐĂŝŶĂŶĚĂŐĂŝŶĂŶĚƚƌŝĞƐƚŽĚĞƐƚƌŽLJ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƚǁŽ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌLJ tŚĞŶƚŚĞĚĂƚĂŽĨƚŚĞŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽŶƌĞĂůĞƐƚĂƚĞŝŶƚŚĞ ŵĞ͘/ŚĂǀĞŶŽŵŽƌĂůŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƚŽŚŝŵ͘ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĂƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ĐĞŶƚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJĂƌĞĂĚĚĞĚ͕ĂƉƌŽĮƚĐĂŶďĞĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞ ,ĞŝƐŶŽƚŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶŵĞĂŶĚ/ĂŵŶŽƚ ĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽĐŽŵĞƚŽĂŶĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚ ŵƵĐŚŐƌĞĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŽĨƚǁŽďŝůůŝŽŶƐŚĞŬĞůƐǁŚŝĐŚǁĞƌĞ trying to solve the problem of his rights, ƚŚĞŵ͖ĂŶĚƚŚĞĞƚŚŝĐĂůƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽ- ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͘͞ǀĞŶŝĨǁĞƚŽƚĂůůLJŝŐŶŽƌĞƚŚĞ ďƵƚ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJ͕ / ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶ ŐƌĂŵǁŝůůďĞĞdžĂŵŝŶĞĚĂƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ĂŶĚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐĂƚƚŚĞůĞǀĞůŽĨŶĂƟŽŶĂůŝŶĐŽŵĞ͕ĂŶĞƚĞdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞŽĨůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶ ǁŝůůŐŝǀĞƚŚĞŵŵŽƌĞƌŝŐŚƚƐĂŶĚĂďĞƩĞƌ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJ͕ƚŚŝƐǁŝůůĐƌĞĂƚĞŵĂŶLJƐŝŐŶŝĮ- ϮďŝůůŝŽŶƐŚĞŬĞůƐŝƐĂŶĞdžƉĞŶĚŝƚƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵLJĐĂŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJǁŝƚŚ- ůŝĨĞƚŚĂŶĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƌĂďĐŽŶƐƚĞůůĂƟŽŶŝŶ ĐĂŶƚƌĂŵŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘/ĂŵŶŽƚĂĨƌĂŝĚŽĨĂ ƐƚĂŶĚŝĨƉŽůŝĐLJŵĂŬĞƌƐĚĞĐŝĚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŝƐǁŽƌƚŚǁŚŝůĞďŽƚŚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůůLJ ŽƵƌĂƌĞĂ͕ďƵƚƚŚŝƐŝƐŶŽƚǁŚĂƚŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ / ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĂŶĚƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJͲǁŝƐĞ͘͞ŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƚŽƌƐŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJŶŽƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĞƐƟŵĂƚĞ ŵĞǁŚĞŶ/ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƉůĂŶ͘͟ ĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĚĂLJŝƚǁŝůůŚĂƉƉĞŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĂŵŽƵŶƚǁŝůůďĞƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJƌĞĚƵĐĞĚĚƵĞƚŽƐĞǀĞƌĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ ŶĚ ŝĨ ŝƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽŽƚŚĞƌĐŚŽŝĐĞ͘dŚĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ŵŽŶŐŽƚŚĞƌƚŚŝŶŐƐ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶĞƐƟŵĂƚĞƚŚĂƚ͞ŶĞǁŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐǁŝůů ŐĞŶĞƌĂů /ƐƌĂĞůŝ ƉƵďůŝĐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ŚƵŶ- ŝƐ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ ƟŵĞ ǁŝůů ƉĂƐƐ ƵŶƟů ǁĞ ďĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝŶƌĞĂ ŐƌLJ ĨŽƌ ĚŝƐĐŽƵƌƐĞ ŽĨ ƉĞĂĐĞ͕ ǁŝůů ŚĂǀĞ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐĂŶĚŚŽǁŵƵĐŚǁĞǁŝůů ͕ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŵĂŶƉŽǁĞƌŝŶƚŚĞůĂďŽƌͲŝŶƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ Ă ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƟŵĞ ĚŝŐĞƐƟŶŐ ^ŵŽƚƌŝĐŚ͛Ɛ ƉĂLJĨŽƌŽƵƌŵŝƐƚĂŬĞƐŽŶƚŚĞǁĂLJ͘͟ ďƌĂŶĐŚĞƐŽƌďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨĂĚĚŝŶŐƌĞĂůĞƐƚĂƚĞĨŽƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ ŝƚǁŝůůĞŶĂďůĞ/ƐƌĂĞůŝĞŶƚƌĞƉƌĞŶĞƵƌƐƚŽŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞƉƌŽĮƚƐƚŚĂƚǁŝůůŽīƐĞƚƚŚĞ ŶĞƚďƵĚŐĞƚĂƌLJĞdžƉĞŶƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘͟ 20 / SOVEREIGNTY / Political Journal dŚĞŝǀŝůĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂ ĂŶĚŝƚƐWƌŽďůĞŵĂƟĐ

/ŶŚŝƐŬƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjŝŶŐŚŝƐϮϭLJĞĂƌƐ Yakov Sabag, who is currently a resident of Ofrah, ďĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚƵŶĚĞƌ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘͟ ƌĞƟƌĞĚĂŌĞƌϮϭLJĞĂƌƐŽĨǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŝǀŝůĚ- If this is the guiding principle then ŽďǀŝŽƵƐůLJ͕ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ ŽĨƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŝŶƚŚĞŝǀŝůĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞ/&ůŝĂŝƐŽŶďŽĚŝĞƐƚŚĂƚŝŶƚĞƌ- thing that will result from this is ƚŚĞĂƫƚƵĚĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ ĨĂĐĞǁŝƚŚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ͘ Jews of Judea and Samaria are not supposed to be Lt.Žů;ZĞƐ͘ͿzĂĂŬŽǀ^ĂďĂŐ tells of the ,ŝƐĮƌƐƚƐƚĞƉƐŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶ/ƐƌĂĞůĂŶĚƚŚĞ here, so there’s no need to invest any more in them oth- ƌĂŵŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐŽĨĂǁŽƌůĚǀŝĞǁǁŚŝĐŚ͕ ƌĂďƐ ŽĨ :ƵĚĞĂ ĂŶĚ ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ ǁĞƌĞ ďĂĐŬ ŝŶ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ er than in their security, and of course there is no need ϭϵϴϴ͕ǁŚĞŶŚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚŝŶ'ĂnjĂƵŶƟůƚŚĞƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƚŚĞKƐůŽ to encourage ƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚĞŶƚĞƌ- in his opinion, is embedded within the ĐĐŽƌĚƐ͘>ĂƚĞƌ͕ŚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚĂƐĂůŝĂŝƐŽŶĂƚƚŚĞƌĞnjƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ ƉƌŝƐĞ͘dŚŝƐĂƫƚƵĚĞĂůƐŽŐŝǀĞƐƌŝƐĞ to the idea that we ƵŶƟůDĂLJ͕ϮϬϬϬ͕ĂŌĞƌǁŚŝĐŚŚĞƐĞƌǀĞĚĨŽƌƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐŝŶĐŽ- don’t care what happensŽŶƚŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐ͛ƐŝĚĞ͕ůĞƚ ŝǀŝůĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĂƚ͚/ŶĂŶLJĐĂƐĞ͕ ŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŶŐŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ them manage their own lives without our involvement. ƚŚĞƌĞǁŝůůƐŚŽƌƚůLJďĞĂWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐƚĂƚĞ ĂŶĚĂŌĞƌǁĂƌĚ͕ƵŶƟůϮϬϬϵ͕ŚĞǁĂƐƐƚĂƟŽŶĞĚŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ The result is that if they take steps that are against Israe- ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĂŶĚƐĞƌǀĞĚƚŚĞƌĞ͘ůůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƌŽůĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŝƌǀĂƌŝ- li interests and take over parts of Area C, that’s alright, ŚĞƌĞ͕ƐŽǁŚLJŝŶǀĞƐƚŝŶƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ͍͟ ŽƵƐĐĂƉĂĐŝƟĞƐ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ^ĂďĂŐ͕ĚƵƌŝŶŐĂƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨŵŽƌĞ since anyway, it will be theirs in the future, so what do ƚŚĂŶƚǁŽĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ͕ǁŝƚŚĂĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞǀŝĞǁŽĨŚŽǁƚŚĞ we care if they start doing it now”. ŝǀŝůĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶǁĂƐŵĂŶĂŐĞĚĂŶĚƌĞůĂƚĞĚďŽƚŚƚŽƚŚĞ ^ĂďĂŐ ŐŽĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŽ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŵŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƚĞŵ ƌĂď͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞ:ĞǁŝƐŚ͕ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘ ĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐĂƫƚƵĚĞ͗͞dŚŝƐĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐƚŚĞŵŽƌĞƌĂĚŝĐĂůĞůĞ- ŌĞƌƌĞƟƌŝŶŐ͕ŚĞĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŽǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJŽĨŚŝƐŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ŵĞŶƚƐ͕ƐŝŶĐĞƚŚŝƐǁĂLJ͕ĂWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƉĂƌƚLJƚŚĂƚǁĂŶƚƐƚŽĚŽ ĂĐƟǀŝƚLJĨŽƌ͞ĨƵƚƵƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͟ĂŶĚĂƐŚĞǁƌŽƚĞŝƚ͕ŚĞ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJƚŽ/ƐƌĂĞůŝŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐĐĂŶĐŽŵĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJŝƐĨƵůůŽĨĨĂŝůŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ĂůŽŶŐĂŶĚŚĞŵŝŐŚƚďĞĐŽƌƌƵƉƚ͕ďƵƚƚŚĞ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĂLJƐ behaviors which, during his service, he did not take no- that it is not interested and will not get involved in what ƟĐĞŽĨ͕ďƵƚŝŶǁŚŝĐŚ͕ƌĞƚƌŽĂĐƟǀĞůLJ͕ŚĞǁĂƐĂďůĞƚŽƐĞĞƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐƚŚĞƌĞ͘dŚƵƐŝƚŚĂƉƉĞŶƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƵ- ƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŽŶĞƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƚŚĂƚĐĂƵƐĞĚƚŚĞďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌĂŶĚůĞĚ thority violates the free trade agreement that was signed ƚŽƋƵŝƚĞĂĨĞǁƉƌŽďůĞŵĂƟĐƌĞƐƵůƚƐ͘ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵďLJĂůůŽǁŝŶŐŽŶůLJĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐƚŽŝŵƉŽƌƚ DŽƐƚŽĨ^ĂďĂŐ͛ƐƐƚŽƌLJĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĚĞĂůǁŝƚŚĐƌŝƟĐŝƐŵŽĨƚŚĞ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐǁŚŝůĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐŽƚŚĞƌ/ƐƌĂĞůŝĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐĨƌŽŵ ŝǀŝů ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ƚŚĂƚ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŝŶŐŝƚ͕ĂŶĚǁĞĚŽŶŽƚŚŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚŝƚ͘͟ ƐƚŽƌLJƚŚĂƚĚƌĂǁƐĂĨĂŝƌĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨĂƩĞŶƟŽŶĂŶĚĐĂůůƐĨŽƌ ƌĞƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝƚƐ ƌŽůĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝƚ ŝƐ The “coupon collectors” who were ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘ close to the center of power, cel- Two Sides of the Coin ebrated ͞dŚĞ ǁĂLJ ƚŚĞ ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ƌĞůĂƚĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ WĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐ ŶĚŝĨƚŚŝƐŝƐŶŽƚĞŶŽƵŐŚ͕^ĂďĂŐƌĞŵĂƌŬƐƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ĂŶĚƚŚĞǁĂLJŝƚƌĞůĂƚĞƐƚŽƚŚĞƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚĞŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞĂƌĞĂĐ- ƐĞƌǀĞĚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐŽĨƋƵŝƚĞĂĨĞǁŽƚŚĞƌƐ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJƚŚŽƐĞ ƚƵĂůůLJƚǁŽƐŝĚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĐŽŝŶ͕͟ƐĂLJƐ^ĂďĂŐ͕ǁŚĞŶŚĞ ǁŚŽǁĞƌĞ͞ŝŶ͟ĂŶĚĐŽƵůĚƉĂLJƐĞŶŝŽƌWŽĸĐŝĂůƐǁŝƚŚĐŽƵ- ŝƐĂƐŬĞĚƚŽƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞƚŚĞŵĂŝŶŝŶƐŝŐŚƚƚŚĂƚŚĞƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ ƉŽŶƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƌŽůĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĐŽƌƌƵƉƚ ǁŚŝůĞ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ͘ ͞dŚĞ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĂƩůĞŽĨŵŽŶŽƉŽůŝĞƐƚŚĂƚǁĂƐƐĞƚƵƉďĞƚǁĞĞŶ/ƐƌĂĞůĂŶĚ ŚŝŐŚ ŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚůLJ ƚŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ͘ ƐŚĂƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞŶŝŽƌŽĸĐĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞ/&͕ĂŶĚ ŶĚĂƐŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ͕ƚŚĞŵĂŝŶǀŝĐƟŵŽĨƚŚĞĂƫƚƵĚĞŽĨ͞ĂŶLJ- ŝƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƐĂŶĐŚŽƌĞĚŝŶƚŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽĚLJ͛Ɛ ǁĂLJ͕ƚŚĞƌĞǁŝůůďĞĂWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐƚĂƚĞŚĞƌĞŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕͟ŝƐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƉĂƉĞƌƐ͕ŝƐƚŚĂƚŝŶĞīĞĐƚ͕ǁĞĂƌĞĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ:ĞǁŝƐŚƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚĞŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞ͘͞dŚĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝƐƚŚĂƚ ĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞďĂƐŝƐĨŽƌĂWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐƚĂƚĞ͘dŚĞ ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƌĞĂƐŽŶƚŽĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞŝƚŝĨŝƚŝƐŐŽŝŶŐƚŽĚŝƐĂƉ- ĂƫƚƵĚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŽŵĞĚĂLJ͕ /ƐƌĂĞů ǁŝůů ǁŝƚŚ- ƉĞĂƌĂŶLJǁĂLJ͘dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ŝĨĂŶŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůǁĂŶƚƐƚŽďƵŝůĚŝŶ ĚƌĂǁĨƌŽŵ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͘ƚĮƌƐƚ͕ƚŚĞLJ ĂĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƐƵĐŚĂƐĞŝƚůŝƚ͛ƐŚŝƐƉƌŽďůĞŵ͕ďƵƚǁĞǁŝůů ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚĂƚŝƚǁŽƵůĚďĞƚŚĞ͛ϲϳƌŵŝƐƟĐĞ ŶŽƚŝŶǀĞƐƚƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ͛ƐŵŽŶĞLJŝŶƉůĂĐĞƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞĨĞŶĐĞ͘ >ŝŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ ůĂƚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŽŶĞ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ƐĞĞ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ͛ϲϳ ůŝŶĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŝƌƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŶŽǁ ƚŚĞLJ ƚĂůŬ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘͟ about the fence as the border, a border /ĨĂŶLJŽŶĞƚŚŝŶŬƐƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝƐƚƌƵĞŽŶůLJĨŽƌǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĂƚ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ ďůŽĐƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ƚŚĞ>ĞŌǁĂƐŝŶĐŽŶƚƌŽů͕ĂŶĚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞKƐůŽĚĂLJƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĂƐDĂ͛ĂůĞĚƵŵŝŵ͕'ŝǀ͛ĂƚĞ͛Ğǀ͕<ŝƌLJĂƚ^ĞĨĞƌ ƵƉƌŽŽƟŶŐŽĨ'ƵƐŚ<ĂƟĨ͕ƚŚĞŶŚĞŝƐŵŝƐƚĂŬĞŶ͘/ŶĚĞĞĚ͕ŝŶ ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌůĂƌŐĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŝŶŽƵƌŚĂŶĚƐ͘ ƚŚŽƐĞĚĂLJƐ͕ƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉŽĨƌĞĂůďŽŶĚŝŶŐďĞ- KŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞ/&ƐĞŶŝŽƌƐƚĂīĂŶĚƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐŝĂŶƐǁŚŽƐĞƉŽƐŝ- Yaakov Sabag’s new ĨĂŝƌůLJůĂƌŐĞůŝŬĞKĨƌĂŚĂŶĚĞŝƚů͕ǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ƟŽŶƐŵĂƚĐŚĞĚƚŚĞŝƌĂŐĞŶĚĂ͕ďƵƚĞǀĞŶĚƵƌŝŶŐŵŽƌĞZŝŐŚƚͲ book “Memories of Abu Yussuf” Political Journal / SOVEREIGNTY / 21 ĂƟŽŶ Sabag Yaakov Photo: ŐĞŶĚĂ

Yaakov Sabag (in middle) leaning periods the approach was fairly similar, Recently there have been ŝƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚĂƚǁĞŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂůƐŽ although during such Right-leaning periods the ŵĂŬĞŵŝƐƚĂŬĞƐĂŶĚĂƌĞĚƌŝǀĞŶďLJĂŶĂŐĞŶĚĂ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJĞĐŚĞůŽŶůĞĚƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĞĐŚĞůŽŶĂůŝƩůĞ ƐŝŐŶƐŽĨŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶ͗dŚĞ that is not clean”. ŵŽƌĞ ƐůŽǁůLJ͕ ͞ŝŶ ĞǀĂůƵĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŚĂƐĂŶĂŐĞŶĚĂ ƐĞŶŝŽƌ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJ ĮŐƵƌĞƐ ǁĂƌŶĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ dŚĞĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͗dŚĞƐĞ ƐƚĞƉƐŝŶƚŚĞƐƉŝƌŝƚŽĨƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĞĐŚĞůŽŶŽŶƚŚĞ And what about now? Does the phenom- claims are unproven and stem Right, and this echelon was afraid to promote ĞŶŽŶƐƟůůĞdžŝƐƚ͍ Sabag believes that recently, a ĨƌŽŵĨŽƌĞŝŐŶŵŽƟǀĞƐ ƐƚĞƉƐ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĐŚĂŶŐĞŚĂƐŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞƩĞƌĂŶĚƉŽůŝƟ- were considered professionals with no agenda. ͞dŚĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ cians are beginning to internalize the fact that dŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĞƉůĂĐĞƚŽŶŽƚĞƚŚĂƚƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐĂĚǀĞƌƟƐĞŵĞŶƚƐ KŶĞŶĞĞĚĞĚĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŽĨĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ of the high of- ďĞŚŝŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝǀŝů ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ of Sabag’s claims yielded the following response ƚŽ ƐƚĂŶĚ ƵƉ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŽĸĐĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ agenda that is not purely professional. One ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝǀŝůĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͗͞/ƚŝƐƌĞŐƌĞƩĂďůĞƚŽƐĞĞ had it”. ĮĐŝĂůƐŝŶƚŚĞ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨƚŚĞĂǁĂŬĞŶŝŶŐŝƐƚŚĞĨĞƌǀĞŶƚƌĞƐŝƐ- the mixed messages, most of which are unproven, ƚĂŶĐĞĂƚŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŵĞĞƟŶŐƐƚŽƚŚĞƉůĂŶĨŽƌ ƐƚĞŵŵŝŶŐĨƌŽŵŵŽƟǀĞƐƚŚĂƚǁĞǁŝůůŶŽƚƐƉĞĐŝĨLJƐŽĂƐ “It began in the period when Rabin was Defense ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ the expansion of Qalqilya. Minister in the unity government, but even af- not to damage the individual’s privacy, receive public Let’s be clear – Sabag does not believe that it ter he was no longer there, and from this point which is appar- ŵĞĚŝĂĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŝŶĂŶĞīŽƌƚƚŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŬŽĨ is necessary to close down the Civil Adminis- when Ahrens was appointed as defense minis- ĂŶŽĸĐĞƌŝŶƚŚĞƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ͘hŶůŝŬĞƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ ently shared with ƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ďƵƚŝŶŚŝƐŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ͕ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŶŽ ter, the people that Rabin had appointed, who ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĂƌƟĐůĞ͕ŵŽƐƚŽĨŚŝƐƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĞdžƉĂŶĚ ŝƚ͘ ͞dŚĞ ŝǀŝů ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ unfamiliar and refuted. The unit, with its command- ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚŚŝƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂůͲĚŝƉůŽŵĂƟĐůŝŶĞĂŶĚŚĂĚ many of the se- cannot be closed as long as we are maintain ĞƌƐ͕ŝƚƐŽĸĐĞƌƐ͕ŝƚƐǁŽƌŬĞƌƐĂŶĚŝƚƐƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ͕ĂĐƚĚĂLJ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJƚĂŬĞŶŬĞLJƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ͕ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽŚĂǀĞ ĂůŝŶŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐ͕ďƵƚƚŚŝƐŝƐŶŽƚƚŚĞ ĂŶĚŶŝŐŚƚĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůĞīŽƌƚƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚĞ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ͘ ŌĞƌǁĂƌĚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ŽĨ KƐůŽ͕ ŶŝŽƌŽĸĐĞƌƐŽĨ body that should be administering Area C, security of the State of Israel and its residents, and ǁŚĞŶ ŐĞŶĞƌĂůƐ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ/&͕ĂŶĚŝƐ the areas where there are Israeli communi- ĂƐĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐ later on, some of them joined teams to for- ƟĞƐ͘dŚĞ/&'ĞŶĞƌĂůŽĨƚŚĞŽŵŵĂŶĚ͕ǁŚŽ ĚĞĮŶĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ /ƐƌĂĞů͕ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ - something that is ŵƵůĂƚĞƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞǀĂĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƐƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĐŽŶ is in charge of Area C, has delegated the au- ƚŚĞĐƵƐƚŽŵĂƌLJůĂǁĂŶĚƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞůŽĐĂůŝƚLJ͘dŚĞ ƐƵůƚĂŶƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶŽŶ ƚŽŽŬ ŽŶ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ anchored in the thority for management of these areas to hŶŝƚĨŽƌŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ strength during the period of the Disengage- ƚŚĞ ŝǀŝů ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ dĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƟǀĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ ment, because there was a sense that we were Planning Body’s have happened. He could just as well have ƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĞĐŚĞůŽŶĂŶĚǁŝƚŚĨƵůůƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶĐLJ͕ĂŶĚĂůů progressing toward the establishment of a Pal- ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƉĂƉĞƌƐ͕ delegated the same powers to the local au- ŝƚƐĂĐƟŽŶƐĂƌĞĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚďLJƚŚĞ/&ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚ ĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐƚĂƚĞĂŶĚŝƚǁĂƐŽŶůLJĂŵĂƩĞƌŽĨƟŵĞ͕ ƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͕ĂƐŝƐƚŚĞĐĂƐĞŝŶĂůůŽƚŚĞƌĂƌĞĂƐŽĨ ƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĞĐŚĞůŽŶ͘Ŷ/&ŽĸĐĞƌŝƐĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚĂŶĚ KůŵĞƌƚ ŚĂĚ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ƐƉŽŬĞŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶǀĞƌ- ŝƐƚŚĂƚŝŶĞīĞĐƚ͕ the country”. required to express his opinion as part of the internal gence plan, and teams from the Planning Direc- we are actually dŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞƐĞǀĞƌĂůĚŝĸĐƵůƟĞƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ discussions and in accordance with customary ethics torate had already begun planning accordingly”. ƉƵďůŝƐŚŝŶŐŽĨ^ĂďĂŐ͛ƐŬ͘,ĞǁĞŶƚǁŝƚŚŚŝƐ in the army and not to the media. It seems that the Sabag sees the period of Prof. Ahrens as de- forming the basis manuscript from one publisher to another ŽĸĐĞƌŝŵĂŐŝŶĞƐŚŝŵƐĞůĨŝŶĂƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽĨƐƚĂƚƵƐĂŶĚ fense minister as a good example of the con- and from almost all of the large publish- ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƚŚĂƚŝƐŶŽƚĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƌĞĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚƚŚĞ cept when the military elements subordinated ĨŽƌĂWĂůĞƐƟŶ- ing houses that had the capacity to reach a ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƵŶŝƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ  ŚĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ŽŶĞͲ ƚŚĞ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂůͲĚŝƉůŽŵĂƟĐ ĞĐŚĞůŽŶ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ǁŚĞŶ ŝĂŶƐƚĂƚĞ͘dŚĞ ďƌŽĂĚĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŝŶŬƐƚŽƌĞƐ͕ŚĞƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ dimensional point of view that does not accurately ƚŚĞLJ ĨĞůƚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůLJ͘ ͞tŚĞŶ ŚƌĞŶƐ ĞŶƚĞƌĞĚ the same answer. Not one of them told him ƌĞŇĞĐƚǁŚĂƚŝƐĂĐƚƵĂůůLJĚŽŶĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƵŶŝƚ͛ƐĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵ- the role of minister of defense, they thought ĂƫƚƵĚĞŝƐƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ Ŭ ŝƐ ƚŽŽ ŽƌŝĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŽǁĂƌĚ ƚŚĞ ƟŽŶ͘͟ ‘here comes a radical rightwing person’, but ƐŽŵĞĚĂLJ͕/ƐƌĂĞů ZŝŐŚƚ Žƌ ǁĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ƉŽŽƌůLJ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ^ĂďĂŐƌĞůĂƚĞƐƚŽƚŚŝƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ͕ƐĂLJŝŶŐ͗͞dŚĞLJĂƌĞƚƌLJ- at the end of his term, Matan Vilnai, who was concluded laconically that it was decided not ŝŶŐƚŽŝŐŶŽƌĞŵLJƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŐŝǀĞĂƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŚĂƚŝƐ then GOC Southern Command, said that the will withdraw ƚŽƉƵďůŝƐŚƚŚĞŬĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJǁŝƐŚŚŝŵ ŝƌƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ͘͟ƐƚŽƚŚĞĂůůƵƐŝŽŶƐƚŽƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŵŽƟǀĂƟŽŶ most radical minister implemented the most success in the future. ďĞŚŝŶĚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĐůĂŝŵƐ͕ŚĞƐĂLJƐ͗͞dŚĞƌĞ moderate approach. He was referring to a from Judea and Sabag is not discouraged, and these days he were many personal things that happened to me in series of steps that occurred during Ahrens’ Samaria” ŝƐŝŶƚŚĞĮŶĂůƉŚĂƐĞƐŽĨĞĚŝƟŶŐƚŚĞŬƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞŝǀŝůĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ďƵƚƚŚŝƐŝƐŶŽƚǁŚLJ/ǁƌŽƚĞƚŚĞ ĚĂLJƐ͕ŝŶƚŚĞ>ĞŌŝƐƚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞ/&ƐĞŶŝŽƌ he hopes will be published quite soon. “The Ŭ͘/ǁƌŽƚĞŝƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞ/ĨĞůƚƚŚĂƚƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐƐǁĞƌĞ level. The Islamic University was opened, an- ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞ ŝƐ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŶ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƉƵď- not right and I wanted to point these things out”. And ŽƚŚĞƌƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽƉĞŶĞĚŝŶ'ĂnjĂ͕ƚŚĞ/&ƚŽŽŬ ůŝĐŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ͘/ĂŵŶŽƚŶĂŢǀĞ͘/ŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚŽŶĞ he adds to this, emphasizing that except for a single steps to free the refugee camps from military ŬǁŝůůŶŽƚĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͕ďƵƚŝƚŝƐ ŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞŚĞǁĂƐŶŽƚŚƵƌƚŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨŚŝƐǁŽƌŬŝŶ presence, a sort of indirect dialog began with ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŬŶŽǁ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƌĞĂůůLJ ƚŚĞŝǀŝůĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘͞dŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞǁĞƌĞ͕ĂŶĚƐŽŵĞ ƚŚĞW>K͕ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŶŐ happening in Judea and Samaria, as it relates ƐƟůůĂƌĞ͕ŐŽŽĚĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŽĨŵŝŶĞĂŶĚ/ĚŽŶŽƚǁĂŶƚƚŽŚƵƌƚ with the PLO was then illegal, and other steps ďŽƚŚƚŽ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐĂŶĚƚŽWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐ͘dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞ them. Some of them are my good friends even now. It as well”. people that we regard as professionals, but is the behavior that bothers me”. 22 / SOVEREIGNTY / Political Journal The Sovereignty Team is growing!

President of Israel, MK Yuli Edelstein, MK Ayelet D<EĂŌĂůŝĞŶŶĞƩ͕ Ruby Rivlin Knesset Speaker Shaked, Minister DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŽĨĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ:ƵƐƟĐĞ ͞/͕ǁŚŽďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĂƚŝŽŶ ͞tĞŶĞĞĚŶŽƚĨĞĂƌƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů and Minister ŝƐĂůůŽƵƌƐ͕ďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ ƌĞĂĐƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƐŽǀĞƌ- ͞tĞƌĞĂůůLJǁĂŶƚƚŽ of the Diaspora ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ ĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘tĞŵƵƐƚĂƉƉůLJƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚĞĞƋƵĂƟŽŶ ͞ŶĂƟŽŶĂůŝƐƚŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŚĂƐŶŽ /ƐƌĂĞůŵƵƐƚďĞĞǀĞƌLJǁŚĞƌĞ͕ ŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJĂŶĚƉƌĂĐƟĐĂůůLJ͘͟ ĂŶĚĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ ŽƚŚĞƌĐŚŽŝĐĞ͘tĞŵƵƐƚĐŚĂŶŐĞ ǁŝƚŚĂůůƚŚĂƚŝƚŝŵƉůŝĞƐ͟ ;^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞϯ͕ ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝƐƚŚĞ ĨƌŽŵǁŝƚŚĚƌĂǁĂůƐƚŽƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘͟ :ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ͕ϮϬϭϯͿ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘͟

MK Uri Ariel, Gilad Arden, MK Miri Regev, Minister of MK Yisrael Katz, Minister of Minister of Culture and Sport Minister of Agriculture /ŶƚĞƌŶĂůīĂŝƌƐ ͞/ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞůŽďďLJƚŽĂƉƉůLJƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽǀĞƌ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĞ:ĞǁŝƐŚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ ͞ĮƌƐƚƐƚĞƉŝŶƚŚĞďĂƩůĞ and Peripheral /ƐƌĂĞůŵƵƐƚĂƉƉůLJŝƚƐ ĂƐĂƐƚĂƌƚ͘/ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚŐŝǀĞŶƵƉŽŶƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ĨŽƌƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂ Development ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJĂůƌĞĂĚLJĂƚ ŽǀĞƌĂůůŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͘dŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂʹĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚ- ƚŚŝƐƐƚĂŐĞŽŶƚŚĞƚĞƌƌŝ- ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŝŶŐ'ƌĞĂƚĞƌ:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ͕ ͞dŚĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŝƐŽŶĞƐƚĂƚĞ ƚŽƌLJĐ͘dŚŝƐŝƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ ŝƐŵĞĂŶƚƚŽŚĞůƉ͕ĮƌƐƚĂŶĚĨŽƌĞŵŽƐƚ͕ƚŚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶ- ǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůƐƉƌĞĂĚĨĂƌ ǁĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ:ŽƌĚĂŶʹǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ ƌĞĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶŽĨŝƚƐƌŝŐŚƚƚŽ ŵĞŶƚƚŽďĞŐŝŶǁŝƚŚĂƐƚĞƉ͕ĂŶĚĂŌĞƌǁĂƌĚ͕ƚŽĚŽǁŚĂƚƚŚĞƉůĂƞŽƌŵ ďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞ'ƌĞĞŶ>ŝŶĞ͘dŚĞƟŵĞŝƐƌŝƉĞ /ƐƌĂĞů͕ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ĂůůĂƌĞĂƐŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͘ ŵƵƐƚďĞƚŽƚĂů͕ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚŝƚŵŝŐŚƚďĞĚŽŶĞ ŽĨƚŚĞ>ŝŬƵĚĚĞŵĂŶĚƐʹƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽǀĞƌ:ƵĚĞĂ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŝƐƌŝŐŚƚ͙͟ ŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJ͘͟ ĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͘͟;^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞϭ͕,ĞďƌŽŶ͕^ƵŵŵĞƌ͕ϮϬϭϭͿ ;^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ:ŽƵƌŶĂůϰ͕ϮϬϭϰͿ

MK Haim Katz, D<KĮƌŬƵŶŝƐ͕ MK Yariv Levin, MK Zeev Elkin, Minister of Minister Minister of Science Minister of /ŵŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ of Welfare ͞KƵƌƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚŝƐĂŶ Tourism :ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵīĂŝƌƐ ͞ĚĞĐůĂƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĐŽŵ- ĞƚĞƌŶĂůĂŶĚŝƌƌĞǀŽĐĂďůĞƌŝŐŚƚ͘ ͞tĞŵƵƐƚĂƉƉůLJƚŚĞ ͞tĞǁŝůůƚƌLJƚŽĂƉƉůLJƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽŶƚŚĞ ŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƚŽ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ EŽƉĞŽƉůĞǁŽƵůĚƐƵƌƌĞŶĚĞƌŝƚƐ ůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞƐƉŝƌŝƚ ŵĂdžŝŵƵŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĂƌĞĂǁŚĞŶĞǀĞƌǁĞĐĂŶ͕͕͕ ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂŝƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͕ĂƐ ŚŽŵĞůĂŶĚ͟ ŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJĂƐŵƵĐŚ /ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞƚŚĂƚǁĞůĞĂƌŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĂďƐĂŶĚ ŝƚǁĂƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ'ŽůĂŶ͘͟ ;^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ:ŽƵƌŶĂůϱ͕ϮϬϭϱͿ ĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͟ ĂĚŽƉƚƚŚĞ͞ƐĂůĂŵŝŵĞƚŚŽĚ͟ʹ ;^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ƐƚĞƉĂŌĞƌƐƚĞƉ͘͟ :ŽƵƌŶĂůϲ͕ϮϬϭϱͿ ;^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞϯ͕:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ͕ϮϬϭϯͿ

MK Eliyahu Ben Dahan, MK Tzipi MK Ayoob Kara, Minister MK Gila Gamliel, Deputy Minister of Hotovely, ŽĨŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ Minister of Social Defense Deputy Foreign ͞tĞŵƵƐƚĂƉƉůLJ/ƐƌĂĞůŝůĂǁŝŶĂůůĂƌĞĂƐ Equality ͞/ĐŽŵŵŝƚŵLJƐĞůĨƚŽĂĐƟŶŐǁŝƚŚŝŶ Minister ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞ:ĞǁŝƐŚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ͞/ƚŝƐŽƵƌŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶƚŽ ƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵƚŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ dŚĞŐŽĂůŝƐƚŚĂƚ:ƵĚĞĂ ŬĞĞƉƚŚĞŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJŝŶƚŚĞ:ŽƌĚĂŶsĂůůĞLJ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƚŚĞ:ĞǁŝƐŚ ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ͕ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂǁŝůůďĞ ĂŶĚƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽƚŚĞƉůĂŶǁŚĞƌĞĂůůƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂ ĞƚŚŝĐĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů ƵŶĚĞƌ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŽǀĞƌ- ƌĂďƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ ĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͘dŽĂƉƉůLJ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͗:ĞǁŝƐŚƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝŶ ĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘;^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ǁŝůůďĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽĨ:ŽƌĚĂŶ͟ /ƐƌĂĞůŝůĂǁŝŶĂůůŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂ :ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͘͞ :ŽƵƌŶĂůϮ͕ϮϬϭϰͿ ;^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ:ŽƵƌŶĂůϰ͕ϮϬϭϰͿ ĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͘͟

MK Yoav Kish, Head of MK Miki MK Shuli Mualem- MK Bezalel the Land of Israel Lobby Zohar Refaeli, head of Bayit Smotrich, Deputy ͞dŚĞƟŵĞŚĂƐĐŽŵĞƚŽĂƉƉůLJƐŽǀ- ͞ĂŶĐĞůƚŚĞ zĞŚƵĚŝ&ĂĐƟŽŶ Knesset Speaker ĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͕ƚŽďƵŝůĚ͕ƚŽƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƚŚĞ ĂĐĐƵƌƐĞĚKƐůŽ ͞tĞŵƵƐƚĂĚĚƚŚĞŶĞdžƚůĞǀĞů ͞dŚĞŽŶůLJǁĂLJƚŽĚĞĨĞĂƚ ĞŶƟƌĞ>ĂŶĚŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůʹŽƵƌƚĂƐŬŝŶ ĐĐŽƌĚƐ͟ ƚŚĂƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉůĂĐĞĚĂƚŽƵƌ ƚĞƌƌŽƌŝƐƚŽĐƵƚŽīƚŚĞŚŽƉĞ ƚŚĞ<ŶĞƐƐĞƚŝƐƚŽĚŽƚŚŝƐďLJůĞŐŝƐůĂ- ;^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ĚŽŽƌƐƚĞƉ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂ- ƚŚĂƚĚƌŝǀĞƐŝƚ͕ďLJĂƉƉůLJŝŶŐ ƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŽŐŝǀĞĂƚĂŝůǁŝŶĚƚŽƚŚĞ :ŽƵƌŶĂůϲ͕ϮϬϭϱͿ ƟŽŶŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝŶƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞ /ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝŶƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞŝŶƚŚĞĮĞůĚƚŽƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ ƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͘͟ ĞŶƟƌĞƚĞƌƌŝƚŽƌLJŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚĞŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞŝŶƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͘͟ ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͘͟

Our ambassador to the UN, MK Yoav Ben Tsur, MK Yehuda MK Nisan Danny Danon ŚĞĂĚŽĨ^ŚĂƐ&ĂĐƟŽŶ Glick Slomiansky ͞tĞŚĂǀĞĂĐůĞĂƌƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽĨŽďũĞĐƟŽŶƚŽ ͞ŌĞƌϱϬLJĞĂƌƐŽĨƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ͞EŽǁ͕ǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƌĞ ͞/ĂŵŝŶĨĂǀŽƌŽĨƚǁŽ ĂWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐƚĂƚĞĂŶĚŝĨĂŶLJŽŶĞǁĂŶƚƐ ŝƚŝƐƟŵĞƚŽĂƉƉůLJ/ƐƌĂĞůŝůĂǁ ĂƌĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJĂŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƐƚĂƚĞƐĨŽƌƚǁŽƉĞŽƉůĞƐʹ ƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚŝƐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͕ŚĞĐĂŶĐŽŵĞĨŽƌ ƚŽ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĂŶĚ :ĞǁƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞ'ƌĞĞŶ KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵƵƉƚŽƚŚĞ ĂĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ͘ƵƚĂƚƚŚĞŵŽŵĞŶƚ͕ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƐĂŶ >ŝŶĞ͕ŝƐƚŚĞƟŵĞƚŽ :ŽƌĚĂŶĂŶĚŽŶĞĨƌŽŵ ŽĸĐŝĂůƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ>ŝŬƵĚŝƐŽďũĞĐƟŽŶ ŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂďůĞƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞ ĂƉƉůLJ/ƐƌĂĞůŝůĂǁ ƚŚĞ:ŽƌĚĂŶĞĂƐƚǁĂƌĚ͕ ƚŽĂWĂůĞƐƟŶŝĂŶƐƚĂƚĞ͟ ŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͘͟ ŝŶĂůůŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ ǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞŽĨ ;^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ:ŽƵƌŶĂůϯ͕ϮϬϭϰͿ ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂ͘͟ WĂůĞƐƟŶĞ͘͟

D<DŽƟzŽŐĞǀ MK Nurit Koren, Deputy MK Oren Hazan dŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůǁŝůů Knesset Speaker ͞^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞ ĂƉƉůLJƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJďĞƚǁĞĞŶ dŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝŶĂůůŽĨƚŚĞ ŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůŝŶ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ ƚŚĞDĞĚŝƚĞƌƌĂŶĞĂŶ^ĞĂ >ĂŶĚŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽ ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂƐŚŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞŚĂƉ- ĂŶĚƚŚĞ:ŽƌĚĂŶZŝǀĞƌ͕ĂŶĚ ŵĞ͘EŽǁŝƐƚŚĞƟŵĞ͘tĞǁŝůůĚŽĞǀĞƌLJ- ƉĞŶĞĚŵĂŶLJLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ͘͟ ƚŚŝƐǁŝůůŚĂƉƉĞŶ͘/ƚŝƐŶŽƚƐŽ ƚŚŝŶŐŝŶŽƵƌƉŽǁĞƌƚŽĂƉƉůLJƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ ĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƚĞĚ͘͟ ĂŶĚƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚĞ'ƌĞĂƚĞƌ>ĂŶĚŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů͘͟ Political Journal / SOVEREIGNTY / 23

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Hasbara that was lacking zŽƵƌũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐĂŶŽƚŚĞƌŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĞůĞŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJďůŽǁƚŽƚŚĞĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐŝĚĞĂƐŽĨƚŚĞ>ĞŌ͘/ĂŵĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŵĂŶLJ ŽƚŚĞƌƐůŝŬĞŵĞŝŶ/ƐƌĂĞůǁŚŽƌĞĂĚƚŚĞĂƌŐƵŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƌĂŝƐĞĚŝŶLJŽƵƌũŽƵƌŶĂůĂŶĚƵƐĞƚŚĞŵŝŶƚŚĞĂƌŐƵŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŚĂƚ ĞĂĐŚĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞŽĨƵƐĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐĞǀĞƌLJǁŚĞƌĞ͕ĚĂŝůLJʹĂƚǁŽƌŬ͕ŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚ͕ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂŶĚŵŽƌĞ͘dŚĞĂƌŐƵŵĞŶƚƐŝŶ ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJƐĞƌǀĞĂƐĂŚĂƐďĂƌĂƚŽŽůĨŽƌƵƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐůĂĐŬŝŶŐĨŽƌLJĞĂƌƐŝŶƚŚĞZŝŐŚƟƐƚĐĂŵƉ͘'ŽŽĚǁŽƌŬ͊ Aliza G.

They must not murder the idea dŽƚŚĞĚŝƚŽƌŽĨ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ'ƌĞĞƟŶŐƐ͘ /ŶƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŝƐƐƵĞƐŽĨLJŽƵƌũŽƵƌŶĂů/ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌĞĚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽƐƉŽŬĞŽĨĂƵƚŽŶŽŵLJ͕ ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽƐƉŽŬĞŽĨƐĞǀĞƌĂůĂƵƚŽŶŽŵŝĞƐ͕ƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽƐƉŽŬĞŽĨŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽǀĞƌĂůůŽĨ:ƵĚĞĂĂŶĚ^ĂŵĂƌŝĂĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽƐƉŽŬĞ ŽĨŐƌĂĚƵĂůƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘/ƚƐĞĞŵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŬĞLJƉƌŽďůĞŵŽĨƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚLJƉĞƐŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŝƐĐŽƉŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƉƌŽďůĞŵ͕ĂŶĚ ŝŶĚĞĞĚŝƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽƉůĂĐĞƚŚĞƉƌŽďůĞŵŽŶƚŚĞƚĂďůĞǁŝƚŚŽƉĞŶĞLJĞƐĂŶĚŶŽƚďƵƌLJŽƵƌŚĞĂĚƐŝŶƚŚĞƐĂŶĚ͘DLJƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝƐŽŶůLJǁŚLJǁĞ ĚŽŶŽƚƌĞĂĚŝŶLJŽƵƌũŽƵƌŶĂůĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌLJƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ͘dŚŝƐ͕ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ͕ŝƐŶŽƚĂůǁĂLJƐƉŽƉƵůĂƌĂŶĚƐƵƌĞůLJŶŽƚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůůLJĐŽƌƌĞĐƚďƵƚ ŝƚƐƟůůŝƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞīĞĐƟǀĞĂŶĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚŝĚĞĂ͕ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐĂůƐŽĂŶŝĚĞĂƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀĞĚŝƚƐĞůĨŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJŝŶŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂĨĞǁŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞƐŽůǀĞĚŝŶƚŚŝƐǁĂLJ͘ ^ŝŶĐĞƚŚĞŵƵƌĚĞƌŽĨZĞŚĂǀĂŵĞ͛Ğǀŝ͕'ĂŶĚŚŝ͕ǁŚŽĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞĚƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌLJƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ͕ŝƚƐĞĞŵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŵƵƌĚĞƌĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƐƵĐĐĞĞĚĞĚ ƚŽŵƵƌĚĞƌƚŚĞŝĚĞĂĂƐǁĞůů͘/ƚŶŽůŽŶŐĞƌŝƐƌĂŝƐĞĚĨŽƌĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ<ŶĞƐƐĞƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĂĂŶĚŝƚ͛ƐĂƐŚĂŵĞ͘/ƚƐĞĞŵƐƚŽŵĞƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐ ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƚŽŐŝǀĞƚŚŝƐŝĚĞĂĂŶĞǁƉůĂƞŽƌŵ͘tĞŵƵƐƚŶŽƚĂůůŽǁ'ĂŶĚŚŝ͛ƐŵƵƌĚĞƌĞƌƐƚŽŵƵƌĚĞƌƚŚĞŝĚĞĂƚŚĂƚŵŝŐŚƚďƌŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ͘ Itzik Ben Avraham

The editor’s response: /ŶĚĞĞĚ͕ǁĞŵƵƐƚŶŽƚŝŐŶŽƌĞƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌLJƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞĚďLJZĞŚĂǀĂŵĞ͛Ğǀŝ͕ŚLJ͟Ě͕ĂŶĚŝŶĚĞĞĚŝƚŝƐŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚŝŶŽŶĞǁĂLJŽƌ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌŝŶƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƉůĂŶƐƚŚĂƚƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞůĞĂĚĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŚĂǀĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ͘/ŶƚŚŝƐŝƐƐƵĞĂƐǁĞůů͕ƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůŝŶ ƚŚŝƐƐƉŝƌŝƚƚŚĂƚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐĞŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ;ƐĞĞƚŚĞƉůĂŶŽĨ&ĞŝŐůŝŶ͕ĨŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞͿ͘/ŶŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞƐǁĞĂůƐŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĂƐƚĂŐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŝĚĞĂŽĨ ǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌLJƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌŝŶĂŶŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁƚŚĂƚǁĞŚĞůĚǁŝƚŚ'ĂŶĚŚŝ͛ƐƐŽŶWĂůŵĂĐŚ͕ǁŚŽĞůƵĐŝĚĂƚĞĚŚŝƐĨĂƚŚĞƌ͛ƐƉůĂŶ͘tĞŵƵƐƚĂĚŵŝƚ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĂƚŶŽƚǀĞƌLJŵƵĐŚƐƉĂĐĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶĚĞǀŽƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŝĚĞĂ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƐŽŶĨŽƌƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŚĂƚƵŶƟůŶŽǁ͕ǁĞǁĞƌĞĐĂƌĞĨƵůŝŶŝƐƐƵĞƐŽĨ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJƚŽ ŐŝǀĞĂƐƚĂŐĞƚŽǀĂƌŝŽƵƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐůĞĚďLJƉƵďůŝĐĮŐƵƌĞƐ͕ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨ<ŶĞƐƐĞƚ͕ŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌƐĂŶĚƉĂƌƟĞƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞŵŝŶĂƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů ǁĂLJŝŶƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĂƌĞŶĂ͘dŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐĞĮŐƵƌĞƐĂƌĞŝŶƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĂƌĞŶĂŽďůŝŐĂƚĞƐƚŚĞŵƚŽĞdžĂŵŝŶĞƚŚĞǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƉůĂŶ͖ƚŚŝƐǁĞǁĂŶƚƚŽŚĞĂƌĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŝƐǁŚĂƚǁĞǁĂŶƚƚŽĞdžƉƌĞƐƐ͘

DŽŶƚŚƐŽĨǁĂŝƟŶŐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝƐƐƵĞƐ of Sovereignty 'ƌĞĞƟŶŐƐƚŽ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ /ũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽĂƐŬǁŚLJLJŽƵƌũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐŶŽƚƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŵŽƌĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ͘ S. Y.

The editor’s response: dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵĨŽƌLJŽƵƌƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂůŽŶŐůŝƐƚŽĨƉƵďůŝĐĮŐƵƌĞƐǁŚŽƐĞŝĚĞĂƐĂďŽƵƚƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJǁĞĂƌĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚŽLJŽƵ͕ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŵĂŶLJŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŽĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĐĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJʹƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ͕ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͕ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͕ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ͕ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͕ƉŽůŝƟĐƐ͕ŚĂƐďĂƌĂĂŶĚŵƵĐŚ͕ŵƵĐŚŵŽƌĞ͘zĞƚ͕ŝŶĚĞĞĚ͕͞ƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͟ŝƐƐƵĞƐĂƌĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚŽŶůLJŽŶĐĞĞǀĞƌLJĨĞǁŵŽŶƚŚƐ͘ dŚĞƌĞĂƐŽŶĨŽƌƚŚŝƐŝƐƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐŝŶŝƚƐƐŝŵƉůŝĐŝƚLJʹĂƐLJŽƵĐĂŶƐĞĞ͕ŝŶƚŚŝƐŝƐƐƵĞĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐŝƐƐƵĞƐŽĨ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͕ǁĞŚĂǀĞŶŽƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚĂĚǀĞƌƟƐĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞũŽƵƌŶĂů͘dŚŝƐŝƐƐŽƚŚĂƚǁĞĐĂŶŐŝǀĞLJŽƵƌĞĂĚĞƌƐĂƐĞƌŝŽƵƐĂŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵůũŽƵƌŶĂů͘KƵƌĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉƵďůŝƐŚ ƚŚĞũŽƵƌŶĂůĚĞƉĞŶĚƐŽŶƚŚĞĨƵŶĚƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƌĂŝƐĞĚĨƌŽŵĚŽŶŽƌƐǁŚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞǀĂůƵĞŽĨŚĂƐďĂƌĂŝŶƚŚĞďĂƩůĞĨŽƌƐŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͘dŚŝƐŝƐ ĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĨŽƌƵƐƚŽƚŚĂŶŬƚŚŽƐĞĚŽŶŽƌƐĂŶĚƚŽĐĂůůĨŽƌƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƌĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚƚŽũŽŝŶƚŚĞŵ͕ƚŽŵĂŬĞĂĚŽŶĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĞŶĂďůĞƵƐƚŽ ƉƵďůŝƐŚƚŚĞĐŽŵŝŶŐŝƐƐƵĞƐŵŽƌĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ͘ &ŽƌƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĂƌĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐƚŽƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJ͗ƉůĞĂƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚƵƐĂƚƌŝďŽŶƵƚΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ This year, G-d willing, we will hold 8 CONFERENCES Sovereignty gatherings From the State of Israel to the Land of Israel throughout the Land

Team of Speakers: ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶƚLJŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶ Jerusalem, February 2017 Alan Baker Former Israeli ambassador in

ĂŶĂĚĂ͕ůĞŐĂůĐŽƵŶƐĞůƚŽƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞ WŚŽƚŽ͗zŝƐƌĂĞůĂƌĚƵŐŽ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ͘^ĞƌǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĚŵƵŶĚ >ĞǀLJŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͕ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨƚŚĞ :ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵĞŶƚĞƌĨŽƌWƵďůŝĐīĂŝƌƐ Caroline Glick Journalist and commentator, fellow ĂƚƚŚĞtĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶͲďĂƐĞĚĞŶƚĞƌĨŽƌ Security Policy, Senior editor of the Jerusalem Post, one of the founders of the Latma site, author of the book dŚĞ/ƐƌĂĞůŝƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͗ĂŽŶĞͲƐƚĂƚĞWůĂŶ for Peace in theMiddle East zŽƌĂŵƫŶŐĞƌ džƉĞƌƚŽŶh͘^͘Ͳ/ƐƌĂĞůƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ served in the Israeli embassy in the h͘^͘ĂŶĚĂƐŵĂŶĂŐĞƌŽĨƚŚĞ'ŽǀĞƌŶͲ Haifa ŵĞŶƚWƌĞƐƐKĸĐĞ tŝƚŚƚŚĞƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶŽĨ͗ Conferences ƩLJ͘^ŝŵŚĂZŽƚŵĂŶ to be held in: >ĞŐĂůĐŽƵŶƐĞůŽĨƚŚĞDŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĨŽƌ Members of Knesset Ra’anana 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĞŵŽĐƌĂĐLJ MK Shuli Mualem Petah Gershon Hacohen MK Yoav Kish Tikvah Giv’at General in the reserves, served as MK Bezalel Smotrich Tel Aviv Shmuel commander of the military col- MK DŽƟzŽŐĞǀ ůĞŐĞ͕ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌŝŶƚŚĞĞŐŝŶͲ^ĂĚĂƚ Jerusalem Center MK Miki Zohar MK Yehuda Glick Oz veGaon Amatzia Samkai (Gush Etzion) W,͘ŝŶĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞhŶŝͲ versity of Bar-Ilan, founder of the ͛ƚnjĞĚĞŬƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ Council heads Hananel Durani, head of Kedumim Council, Eran Bar Tal Chairman of the YESHA Council Sderot Economics editor of Yisrael Hayom Shlomo Ne’eman, Head of Gush Etzion Council Yoram Ginsburg Yossi Dagan, Head of Samaria Council Architect, Senior lecturer in the Yohai Dimri, Head of South Hevron Hills Council School of Architecture, University Avi Naim, Head of Beit Aryeh Council of Ariel Avi Roeh, Head of Binyamin Council ƌ͘ƌŽƌLJĚĂƌ Shai Alon, Head of Beit-El Council Commentator, researcher in litera- ƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ĐƌŝƟĐĂŶĚĞĚŝƚŽƌ͕ expert of Hebrew and Holocaust Literature, musician will take place in Oz veGaon, Friday November 10th at For more ϵ͗ϬϬĂŵǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶŽĨDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŽĨŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ details Avraham Shvut 7KHÀUVW Uri Ariel and member of Knesset Yehuda Glick. about our Architect, one of the founders of ^ƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ͗<ĞŶďƌĂŵŽǁŝƚnjĂŶĚĂƩLJ͘<ĂƌĞŶ^ƚĂŚůͲŽŶ Gush Emunim and Jewish commu- conferences &RQIHUHQFH For details: Yehudit Katsover 050-7161818 Nadia Matar 050-5500834 ŶŝƟĞƐ in English ƌŝďŽŶƵƚΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ ǁǁǁ͘ƌŝďŽŶƵƚ͘ĐŽ͘ŝů