In an column headlined "Crime Without Punishment" (Haaretz, April 6 - actually the title is given as: Israel's biggest challenge: Integrating its Arab minority) Moshe Arens proposes a two-pronged policy for dealing with Israel's Arabs: an uncompromising fight against the Islamic Movement's radical northern branch and strenuous action to integrate the minority into the fabric of Israeli society. In innumerable other columns, Arens has voiced his total opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Calls for integration of Israel's Arabs have become increasing popular recently, peaking in the "economic leadership bus tour" of the Arab sector organized by President Shimon Peres and a meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Arab and Jewish industrialists.
Other right-wingers, like Minister Benny Begin, have also expressed support for the integration and equality of Israeli Arabs. Even though this trend has appeared late, it is of course welcome. But there can be no integration and equality for Israel's Arabs as long as there is no Palestinian state.
Of course we are for integration. As Jabotinsky wrote:
There will happily prosper and benefit the son of Arabia, the son of Nazereth and my son
As for a "Palestinian state"
a) they don't really want it for all they want is an instrument to deny the Jews our state;
b) they'd be quite satisfied to be part of another Arab state;
c) Syria would love them to be part of Greater Syria;
d) can they maintain statehood?
e) would Jordan permit them?
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