Moshe arens was an israeli politician and diplomat who served as minister of. The revealing memoir of one of israeli s most respected statesmen. In israel there is a twostate camp and a onestate, binational camp, and the choice is between them. That is also the reason he called the book in defense of israel. The onestate solution is advocated by a number of palestinian intellectuals and is becoming rather popular within the european left. In 2009, netanyahu endorsed the twostate solution, but before. Moshe arens, recounts a true tale of daring, courage, and sacrifice that should be accurately told out of respect for and in homage to the fighters who rose against the german attempt to liquidate the warsaw ghetto, and made a lastditch fight for the honor of the jewish people.
In this groundbreaking work, israel s former minister of defense, prof. Proponents of a binational solution to the conflict advocate a single state in. The israeli advocates of the two state solution do not want any more palestinians within the borders of the state of israel. The twostate solution is as just as we get to be, given how history went. Pdf past and present perfect of israels onestate solution, in. Threetimes defence minister of israel and mentor to. Ami ayalon is the former head of the israeli navy, a former head of israels shin bet internal security agency, and a former cabinet minister in the government of ehud olmert. Jews should visit hebron moshe arens elder of ziyon. The onestate solution, sometimes also called a binational state, is a proposed approach to. Strenger than fiction israel should consider a onestate. Moshe arens, a former likud leader, minister of defense and foreign affairs, and ambassador to the united states, supports giving palestinians in the west.
Moshe arens 27 december 1925 7 january 2019 was an israeli aeronautical engineer, researcher, diplomat and likud politician. The onestate solution, sometimes also called a binational state, is a proposed approach to resolving the israelipalestinian conflict proponents of a unified israel advocate a single state in israel, the west. Arens again moved with his family to the jewish state and joined a group of. In most binational arguments for a onestate solution, such an arrangement is deemed necessary both to ensure the protection of minorities whichever group that is and to.
Israels former foreign minister moshe arens presciently stated on january 11, 1989. Moshe arens is a rare specimen in israels political landscape, and in a remarkable recent oped in these pages he launched an unrelenting attack on all forms of hatred against arabs. And, at least in the near future, jews will remain the majority. Israeli defense minister moshe arens, right, with prime minister yitzhak shamir in 1984. Responding to moshe arens call for west bank palestinians to become citizens of israel, carlo strenger says history shows such a state is a. Part of a series on the israelipalestinian conflict and arabisraeli conflict israelipalestinian peace process. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that.
Both noam sheizaf and reider later wrote this summer here, and here about how the onestate solution is gaining momentum of all places on the right wing of israels political map. Moshe arenss memoir sums up his many years of activity on behalf of the. An early disciple of jabotinsky, he made aliya to the newborn jewish state. Mike tyson, the boxer, has a quote that i actually heard 92yearold former defense minister moshe arens reference a few months ago, everyone has a plan till they get punched in the. For many years, sociologist yehouda shenhav has rejected the twostate solution that became, in his eyes, the only paradigm of the israeli left. Before launching his political career in the 1970s, he played a key role.
Some israeli politicians, including former defense minister moshe arens, and current president reuven rivlin and uri. Moshe arens, former israeli minister of defense warns. A few more years of this and the window for a twostate solution will likely close. Moshe arens was the aeronautical engineer turned who served three times as. One does not have to be moshe arens, an engineer by profession, to see this. In a 2014 book the israeli solution, the jerusalem post columnist caroline glick challenged the census. Israels as secure as its ever been but that can change. Two states, one state, no state opinion israel news. As an aeronautics engineer, head of the knesset foreign affairs and defense. Moshe arens is one of the last surviving members of the founding generation of israelis. Jordan enclave in west bank could be trumps twostate. The most vocal of these have been knesset speaker reuven rivlin, likud hawk tzipi hotobely and former defense minister moshe arens.
The goal of a twostate solution is under serious challenge today. Moshe arens was an israeli politician and diplomat who served as minister of defense three times and minister of foreign affairs once arens was born in lithuania on december 27, 1925, and moved with. So throw caution to the winds they say, and let there be a second palestinian state. Arens also served as the israeli ambassador to the u. Is onestate solution an answer to greater israel dreams. Moshe arens, in defense of israel jerusalem center for public affairs. A consistent hawk in his assessment of the middle easts future, he is one of the staunchest defenders of the basic liberal order and the sanctity of human rights, and he has for many years decried the many forms of antiarab sentiment stoked primarily by israels right wingers. In debates about a onestate solution in israelpalestine, binationalism refers to a political system in which the two groups, jews and palestinians, would retain their legal and political character as separate nations or nationalities, perhaps similar to the situation in bosnia and herzegovina and czechoslovakia. And it is with jordan that we must decide where the border will run. T here has been a strong revival in recent years of support among. In his new book, beyond the two state solution, israeli sociologist yehouda shenhav draws on a preisraeli, binational strain of zionism that was historically drowned out but should now. June 2, moshe arens suggested that the option of one state west of the jordan with full citizenship for all palestinians should be given serious consideration.
Israelis embrace onestate solution from unexpected direction. Adnan husseini, benjamin netanyahu, moshe arens, major general retired jacob amidror, lt. Therefore the right is looking for another logic that would allow the creation of a jewish and democratic state in the. One of his books, flags over the warsaw ghetto, and much of his writing late in life. Memoirs of key historic figures and a few other books. Responding to moshe arens call for west bank palestinians to become citizens of israel, carlo strenger says history shows such a state is a recipe for disaster. One state is antidemocratic the two peoples dont want the onestate solution. Meanwhile, rightwing israeli politicians such as knesset speaker reuven rivlin and exdefence minister moshe arens have been arguing for one state and while their vision isnt premised.
The onestate solution iqbal jassat the electronic intifada 16 july 2005 as israels apartheid wall colonizes 3040 percent more of the 22 percent of palestine that remains, an increasing. Moshe arens was one of the most successful defense ministers israel ever had. It is as just as we get to be while meeting the need on both sides for national selfdetermination. Over the years i heard talks by arens three times the first occasion was years ago at one of our excellent forums in winnipeg. The challenges of a onestate solution haaretz israel. Former defence minister moshe arens mourned moshe arens, one of israels bestknown former defence ministers, was buried on tuesday, and lauded for his lasting contribution to israeli. He also served as israels foreign minister and is also responsible for recruiting citizen benjamin netanyahu. Israelis embrace onestate solution from unexpected. The onestate solution also gets wrong what the conflict is actually about. What a onestate solution really means the jewish chronicle. Moshe arens was an aeronautical engineer who became a leading israeli statesman, serving as ambassador, minister without portfolio, and defense minister moshe arens was born in december. In a recent oped, moshe arens suggested that israel seriously consider the option of a single state west of the jordan, in which palestinians be granted full citizenship. The fact is that i am no less national than the right and they want peace no less than i do.
The last chance for the twostate solution middle east. Moshe arens tells a moving story of a life of purpose. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to. A member of the knesset between 1973 and 1992 and again from 1999 until 2003, he served as minister of defense three times and once as minister of foreign affairs. Arens maintained his key interest was designing jet planes rather than in. That is their two state solution to the israeli problem. The onestate solution and the similar binational solution are proposed approaches to resolving the israelipalestinian conflict. Arens is an extreme rightist, a fanatical likud member. Proposed israeli annexation of the west bank wikipedia. Arens was one of the last survivors of his countrys founding generation.
Upon retiring, arens wrote books including flags over the warsaw ghetto. Israels prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and his centerright likud party do not have a coherent stance on the status of the west bank. No, moshe arens, the onestate solution would be a nightmare. Moshe arens is one of the last surviving members of the founding generation of. The onestate solution is advocated by a number of palestinian intellectuals and is becoming rather popular in the european left. Reviewed by freddy eytan mshe enss memoir sums up his many years of activity on behalf of the o ar jewish. Likud hawk tzipi hotobely and former defense minister moshe arens. They believe that there are already too many palestinians in israel. Israeli sociologist yehouda shenhav, the author of the book beyond the twostate solution. Now the rightists have discovered the onestate solution. Two highly developed and distinct societies, israeli and palestinian, each based on a powerful sense of national. Israeli knesset legislator moshe arens discusses the. Nowadays leftists are demonstrating every week against the wall, the right is sending soldiers to shoot at them, and the twostate solution has been set back. As an aeronautics engineer, head of the knesset foreign affairs and defense committee, ambassador to the united states, and three times israels defense minister, he took part in many.
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