Israeli Arab leaders have insisted that they oppose the proposed “land swap” segment of the peace deal, which would see a number of Israeli Arab villages “traded” to Palestine for the major settlement blocs.
Arab MP Mohammed Baraka said the proposal reflected Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s “racist designs against Israeli Arabs,” while others termed the plan “ethnic cleansing.”
Lieberman has been the chief advocate of the deal, and has never really disputed the idea of ethnic cleansing, saying he would oppose any deal that doesn’t see large numbers of Arabs sent to Palestine.
Though many Israeli Arabs have been offended by the proposal, polls also show a significant percentage of them are open to the idea of eventually transferring into an independent Palestine. They just want to decide that themselves instead of being forcibly expelled.
Israeli Arabs should decide for themselves. If they became part of Palestine, it might end their persecution. Israel doesn't want to share the land with the Arabs. If they did, they could give the Palestinians as well as the Israeli Arabs Israeli citizenship. They would have to give equal rights to everyone.
Israeli Arabs should decide for themselves. If they became part of Palestine, it might end their persecution. Israel doesn't want to share the land with the Arabs. If they did, they could give the Palestinians as well as the Israeli Arabs Israeli citizenship. They would have to give equal rights to everyone.
Nothing outside Israels unilaterally declared borders belongs to Israel and the only decision to be made is when Israel and it's horde of illegal squatters are going to pack up and ending the illegal occupation of Palestinian land.