Israel in the Long Run

For John, BLUF:  At some point there will need to be hard choices.  Will we back Israel against its revanchist neighbors or will we provide shelter for the seven million citizens of Israel, or will we just abandon them.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Abbas Doubles Down on ‘Pay-to-Slay’ Policy, Says Palestinians Will ‘March Into Jerusalem By the Millions’

From The Jewish Journal, by Reporter Aaron Bandler, 22 August 2019.

Here is the lede plus three:

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas continued to defend the PA’s “pay-to-slay” policy of paying terrorists to murder Israelis in an Aug. 10 speech and declared that the Palestinians will one day “march into Jerusalem by the millions.”

Abbas gave the speech at the Jalazone Refugee Camp, which is close to Ramallah. In his message to Israel, he said:  “Every stone you have built on our land and every house you have built on our land – there is no escaping that they will disappear, Allah willing.  And the more they announce houses here or settlements there – they will all disappear, Allah willing, and will be in the garbage dump of history.”

He added that “this land belongs to the Canaanites who were here 5,000 years ago – and we are the Canaanites! We will enter Jerusalem as fighters by the millions.  We will all enter it, all of the Palestinian people and all of the Arab and Islamic and Christian nations!  Everyone will enter Jerusalem!”

Abbas then denounced Israel’s law that reduces funding to the PA for each time they provide money to a terrorist.

I do not see any Palestinian entities being interested in cutting a peace deal with Israel.  I do not see the BDS Movement as encouraging a peace settlement  I do not see Congressional visits to encourage Palestinian resistance as being helpful..

Long time readers of this blog know I am for what I call Jewish Dakota.  If it gets really ugly in the Holy Land we should be prepared to land troops to allow an evacuation, to the United States of all Israelis wishing to settle here.  I would create land in the upper Plains States.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff