This past Friday I was in Jerusalem visiting with my parents. They're staying in the Kings Hotel, which is located at "Kikar Tzarfat," which is known as Paris Square in English. It's near the prime minister's residence, and that little square is the location of a weekly demonstration by the "Women in Black" who had little signs saying "End the Occupation." It's a very professional group and the media love them.

What they refer to as "occupation" is the present "non-status" of Judea and Samaria. When the Six Day War ended, Israel found itself with riches in land beyond its dreams. Israel had no "battle plan" besides a dream of surviving. It never expected to end up with Jerusalem's Old City, the "other half" of Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, Sinai--including Gaza, the Jordan Valley and our Historic Biblical Homeland, Judea and Samaria. Basically, the government didn't know what to do, and the "great thinkers" had an idea that the Arabs would be happy to trade with us. They thought that the Arabs would offer us peace for the lands we liberated in our war for survival.

So, instead of annexing the land and making it part of the State of Israel, it was "occupied" until the Arabs were willing to agree to our offer. Of course, you all know that all we've gotten for our little "initiatives" and "samples" has been terrorism and war.

In a sense, I'm also against "occupation." I don't think we should be "occupying" Our Land. I think it should all be officially Incorporated into the State of Israel. Arabs who are willing the live here in peace and obey the laws can stay. Others can find new lives in one of the twenty-plus Arab states already in existence, or they can get visas to live in the US, Canada, New Zealand or any place they want.


IMRA publicized a recent poll, in which the Arabs were asked a number of questions including:
Main issue that makes you feel concerned.

34.7% The economic hardship of my household
19.8% The absence of security for me and my family
22.2% The internal power struggle
07.8% The Israeli occupation
04.9% Family problems
08.5% I have no concerns
02.2% Missing

To put it very simply, the Left is rather disengaged from the truth. Nothing new at all.