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| By: Haaretz |
| Published: February 16, 2005 |
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by Uzi Arad, formerly a top adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu
There are those who justify the disengagement plan with demographic reasoning: It is necessary to make sure Israel remains a Jewish democratic state. But in effect there is nothing in the disengagement plan that has anything to do with demography. On the other hand, there is a direct connection between the demographic issue and the territorial exchange plan.
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The idea of exchanging populated territories was also raised by people from throughout the political spectrum, from Avigdor Lieberman on the right to Ephraim Sneh on the left, and has won the support of some intellectuals. On the other hand, the response of Israeli Arabs has generally been reserved, together with their reservations about the very idea of protecting the Jewish character of the state of Israel. However, it is precisely the feelings of Palestinian nationalism that are particularly evident in the Triangle that justify adding that area to the Palestinian national entity. Presumably there, they will be able to fulfill their right to self-determination, not as a minority but as the citizens of a democratic Arab entity.
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The Demographic Key
- (Haaretz)
02.16.2005
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