THE NEW YORK TIMES, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2016 A5 ISRAEL’S SECURITY CHIEFS AGREE: Separation into two states is in Israel’s vital security interest.

CHIEFS OF STAFF FROM THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES:

AMNON SHAUL MOFAZ DAN HALUTZ GABI ASHKENAZI BENNY GANTZ EHUD BARAK LIPKIN-SHAHAK “Time is not in favor “The question is whether “I am afraid that it might Israel will one day be “This issue is important “A two-state solution of the state of Israel… there is a leadership come to a point in which “forced to separate from to us, it is important for is the only viable The generation of the who is willing to go the it will be impossible to the Palestinians, in one ourselves, it is important long-term solution. leaders today should extra step to maintain go back to a two-state way or another…time is for our connections It is a compelling decide. This year, next a Jewish state, because solution, and then it’s not on our side.” with the international imperative for us, year — we have to the alternative is a going to be a chaotic Jerusalem Post, community.” in order to secure our decide.” bi-national state.” situation.” 12 Sep 2012 Times of Israel, identity and our future as Washington Post, Arutz Sheva, J Street, 6 Feb 2015 a Jewish and democratic 19 Jun 2012 8 Apr 2011 21 Dec 2012 state; it’s not a favor for the Palestinians.” Haaretz, 4 Mar 2013

SHIN BET (ISRAEL’S DOMESTIC SECURITY AGENCY) DIRECTORS:

AVI DICHTER YUVAL DISKIN AMI AYALON AVRAHAM SHALOM JACOB PERRY

“Any intelligent person “[T]he unsolved Israeli- “[T]he only way to sustain “If we do not turn away from “We’re dealing with fateful realizes that a one-state Palestinian conflict Zionism ­— by which I adhering to the entire land issues in Israel, the peace solution with the six million represent[s] an existential mean the perpetuation of a of Israel [including the West process is deadlocked Jews and seven million threat… we need to reach an Jewish, democratic Israel in Bank and Gaza] and begin to and we’re heading rapidly non-Jews — mostly Muslims agreement now, before we the spirit of the Declaration understand the other side, we towards a bi-national state. — is irresponsible” reach the ‘point of no return’ of Independence — is by will not get anywhere... If we This is the end of Zionism, Arutz Sheva, in the Israeli-Palestinian making the two-state solution don’t change this there will we need new leadership.” 29 Dec 2014 conflict, a point from which a reality. I do not see this as be nothing there.” Ynet News, we will not be able to return yielding to foreign opinion The Guardian, 9 Jun 2012 to the option of ‘two states but a realization of what…the 29 Nov 2003 for two people.’” founding fathers of Zionism Geneva Initiative 10 Year Conference, defined as true victory.” 4 Dec 2013 Jerusalem Post 8 Apr 2014

HEADS OF THE MOSSAD (ISRAEL’S INTELLIGENCE AGENCY):

MEIR DAGAN TAMIR PARDO DANNY YATOM SHABTAI SHAVIT EFRAIM HALEVY Netanyahu and Bennett “The biggest threat “Without a peace “[S]ome values are “‘[N]o solution’ means “are leading us to a [to Israel] is the initiative…The more sacred than land. that there’s going to POPULATION binational state which Palestinian issue.” fighting and violence Peace, which is the be one state…it’ll be 1 is a disaster and Haaretz, will continue, the life and soul of true a democratic system BREAKDOWN dangerous to Zionism.” 5 Jun 2015 international pressure democracy, is more for the minority and a 52% JEWISH Arutz Sheva, for the establishment of important than land.” non-democratic system 2015 3 Jun 2015 a bi-national state will Haaretz, for the majority, and grow, and our isolation 24 Nov 2014 this is unsustainable 2020 49% JEWISH process will deepen.” and untenable.” Ynet News, Wilson Center, 2030 44% JEWISH 2 Nov 2015 24 Oct 2012

The only way Israel can remain a Jewish, democratic state is if the Palestinians have a demilitarized Palestinian state. It’s Time: Two States for Two People

Hon. Robert Wexler, President

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1. S. DellaPergola, Professor Emeritus at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, World Jewish Population 2015 in American Jewish Year Book 2015 Photo credits: Shaul Mofaz/Moshe Shai/Flash90, Dan Halutz/Flash90, Amnon Lipkin-Shahk/Moshe Shai/Flash90, Yuval Diskin/Ziv Koren, Ami Ayalon/Flash90, Avraham Shalom/Yossi Zamir/Flash 90, Jacob Perry/Yesh Atid political party, Meir Dagan/Miriam Alster/Flash90, Tamir Pardo/David Vaaknini/POOL/Flash 90, Danny Yatom/Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90, Shabtai Shavit/Ben Kelmer/FLASH90, Efrayim Halevy/Eli Itkin