SOVEREIGNTY A Political Journal / Issue no. 14 / February 2021 Published by The Sovereignty Movement founded by Women in Green Sovereignty - The future of Israel 2 / SOVEREIGNTY / Political Journal Table of Contents: A Word from the Editors MK Ayelet Shaked (Yamina) is aware of the difficulty 3 we anticipate vis-a-vis the Biden administration, 10 but says: We must not remove the discourse of sovereignty from the national agenda. Expert in International Law, Prof. Talia Einhorn, 4 examined the documents of the Trump plan and those of the Abraham Accords and concludes clearly: Israel We asked Yisrael Beiteinu to provide answers on has no legal obligation to freeze the application of 10 the matters of sovereignty, settlement and the Land sovereignty. of Israel. MK Yevgeni Soba presents Lieberman’s Canton plan. The Trump era is over and Israel still has not applied her 5 sovereignty over Judea and Samaria.Why? Journalist Hodaya Karish-Hazony, in an interview. Any step to advance the application of sovereignty 11 requires, first of all, a significant change in the structure of the justice system, which currently Diplomacy is not only about international interests. even blocks steps of simple normalization: MK Amit 6 There is a term called “Faith-based diplomacy”, Halevi (Likud) in an interview. which has resonance internationally. Josh Reinstein, President of the Israel Allies Foundation. Senior member of New Hope, Danny Dayan: We The head of the Samaria Council Yossi Dagan reminds 11 must train hearts and minds and promote steps of 6 Israeli leaders that decisions regarding Israel’s future practical sovereignty. are made in Jerusalem, not in Washington. We brought together representatives of the Likud, He attacked the Trump plan from the beginning Yamina, New Hope and Religious Zionism for a 7 and does not regret it at all. MK Bezalel Smotrich 12 Zoom meeting where they were asked to debate (Religious Zionism) promises to continue to promote ideological matters of settlement, the Land of Israel sovereignty. and sovereignty. Moderated by journalist Emily Amroussi. Senior Likud member MK Nir Barkat, is not waiting 8 for a decision for sovereignty and together with teams Home - a poem by Hamutal Ben Zeev for the of experts has prepared a groundbreaking master 15 return of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, the outline plan. missing soldiers. Wanted: leaders of Vision! Leaders of the Rightwing Camp: Don’t hide your values and principles behind the Corona. “The inherent hostility of the Biden administration makes clear that contrary to the media spin, the March elections will be a pivotal ideological event. They will decide whether Israel stands up for Zionism or embraces post-Zionism, whether Israel will fight for its sovereignty and its interests or concede both in favor of good relations with Israel haters.” Caroline Glick, Israel Hayom 29/1/2021 Editors’ Note: The positions brought in the journal, in interviews and articles, do not necessarily represent the position of the editorial staff. The Sovereignty platform is a platform for presentation of various, sometimes even contradictory, positions. 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Moshe Peled Publisher: Besheva Israel, 91072, www.ribonut.co.il Political Journal / SOVEREIGNTY / 3 A Word from the Editors Dear Readers, The significance of the struggle with Covid-19 is a clear orientation in favor of the Palestinian Israel is again facing an election campaign, this second to none, as is the struggle to restore the Arabs. There is no doubt that had we agreed to the time with the backdrop of the economic and health Israeli economy to form, but that does not justify the application of sovereignty of the Deal of the Century, struggle with the covid-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, blurring of the principles of the right-wing camp. the new administration would have immediately in the pages of this issue, as well as in the general A central question common to several of the articles fulfilled the additional part of the agreement, i.e. activity of our movement, we are seeking to restore in this issue is the question of the ramifications of the the establishment of a Palestinian state and giving the values of Zionism and Judaism, in whose name the Abraham Accords on the commitment to sovereignty away parts of the Negev to the Arabs, steps that State of Israel was established, to the public, political, of the Israeli leadership in the next government in its the majority of people in Israel oppose and which and leadership discourse in Israel. dealings with the new administration in Washington. constitute an existential threat to the future of the We call upon the leaders of the right-wing camp and The words of Professor Talia Einhorn, cited in this State of Israel. We have no doubt that it must have all its parties to present clear, resolute ideological journal, clearly establish why declarations regarding been Divine intervention that halted this dangerous positions due, among other reasons, to the change a freeze in the implementation of sovereignty, if process, as it is promised in the verse: “The eyes of the in administrations in the United States and its they were, in fact, spoken, are not binding from the Lord your G-d are upon it” (Devarim 11:12). This is anticipated ramifications in terms of the approaching perspective of international law. the place to repeat our position: Yes to Sovereignty! political pressure. To counteract this pressure, Israel In an interview with journalist Hodaya Karish- No to a Palestinian state! The Land of Israel, in its will require prominent leadership that clearly and Hazony there are very significant citations of pro- entirety, is ours. resolutely expresses the position of the majority of Israel elements in Washington who explain why it We will emphasize here, the call of Josh Reinstein, the people in Israel, the position of the right-wing was correct to oppose sovereignty according to the president of Israeli Allies Foundation (page 6), to the camp. Democratic values demand this, the truth outline of the Trump plan, which would apparently Israeli leadership to establish a political vision in the demands this, and the role of our generation in the have led the Biden Administration to an attitude chain of Zionism requires this. whereby, in exchange, it would be necessary to spirit of the biblical promise: “To your descendants In the issue before you, we asked representatives recompense the Arab side with compensation of I will give this land” (Bereshit 12:7). This position of the right-wing parties to present their positions equal significance, God forbid. received significant momentum during the Trump regarding the sovereignty vision and commitment to There are new winds blowing in Washington. As these Era, and the ear is open and receptive to it even in the the Land of Israel and to the settlement movement. lines are being written, the American administration era that follows. The moral, ideological, and practical questions that we has already contacted the Palestinian Authority, but Leaders of the Right, keep right! posed to them are the questions that should concern has not yet contacted the Israeli Prime Minister. The Pleasant reading, every voter in Israel before going to the ballot box. new appointments in the administration indicate The Sovereignty Editorial Board The Majority of the People is Rightwing Ca. 80 Mandates demand: ● Eretz Yisrael ● Sovereignty ● Settlement ● Aliya ● Jewish Identity ● A reformed Justice System Total Total 77 Mandates 80 Mandates 7 5 Channel 12 Poll Motsaei Shabbat 06/02/21 8 7 Channel 13 Poll Motsaei Shabbat 06/02/21 30 13 11 6 5 29 14 11 7 4 Likud New Hope Yamina Shas Yisrael Beitenu Agudath Religious Zionism Likud New Hope Yamina Shas Yisrael Agudath Religious Zionism Beitenu Yisrael & Otsma Yisrael & Otsma 4 / SOVEREIGNTY / Political Journal Do the Abraham Accords indeed freeze the application of sovereignty? Continuity of government in democratic countries mandates the implementation of previous commitments by later governments. Does the commitment some claim Netanyahu gave to freeze the sovereignty process in Judea and Samaria bind Israel’s next government? Prof. Talia Einhorn answers our questions. Prof. Talia Einhorn, expert in international law As Biden enters his term as president to know exactly the contents and scope negotiations. an Israeli commitment that international of the United States and in view of of the undertaking made by the Head At this point, Prof. Einhorn states law should consider binding. The the anticipated change in Israel’s of State. Only if these conditions are emphatically and in no uncertain Palestinians themselves rejected government following the upcoming fulfilled, the commitment may be binding terms that, “from the point of view of President Trump’s plan out of hand and elections in March, the question of on the state. In the present case, I have international law, there is nothing illegal refused to accept any of the preliminary whether Israel’s government is bound by not heard any public commitment made in the Jewish communities across the terms set out in the agreement, and nor pledges supposedly made by Netanyahu by Prime Minister Netanyahu, and when Green Line.