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Ryan Jones is a Gentile believer from the United States who has lived and worked in Israel for the past six years. He is the News Editor of .
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By Ryan Jones
April 27, 2006
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's claim to have a clear mandate from the people to implement his "convergence" plan is very debatable.
But let's say for the sake of argument that his intention to surrender almost all of Israel's biblical heartland does enjoy majority support.
Does that necessarily make it a good idea?
There is not one shred of evidence suggesting that after Israel withdraws from over 90 percent of Judea and Samaria, the world will not continue to back Arab demands to surrender the rest, including the eastern half of Jerusalem.
In fact, recent comments from Washington, from where Olmert is hoping to gain recognition for Israel's new borders, suggest the exact opposite.
You see, while the American people in general may be Israel's unconditional friend, the powers that be in Washington will not risk further ruffling Europe's or the Arab world's feathers in order to back what its allies in Jerusalem say is best for the Jewish state.
Washington will, however, support the division of this land. Not because Olmert says such a move is necessary, but because Europe and the Arabs demand it.
And that is where US government support for Olmert's policies will stop -- where they cease to coincide with the demands of Israel's enemies.
It could not be any more plain that the end result of Olmert's "convergence" will be that Israel divests itself of its most valuable bargaining chips before final status negotiations even begin.
And when the day comes -- 5, 10, 15 years from now -- when the world forces Israel to again sit down with the "Palestinians" and hammer out a final peace deal, what will Israel have left with which to negotiate? Pretty much nothing, and the Arabs have consistently proven they will not offer "peace" in return for nothing.
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