How (Not) To Read A Map

This map of the UN's unit on behalf of humanitarian concerns of non-Jews only in Judea and Samaria, and Gaza, is fairly straighforward:

But pay attention to the delineations of the Jordan Valley in another of their maps:

Without even getting into the issue of demolitions, who owns the property, when the Arab settlement was established, etc., some of those dots in that color in the map above are not in the Jordan Valley.

Moreover, some in the second map aren't either.

So, do not get mixed up.

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Wrong Turn Ayalon at NYTimes

Ami Ayalon, former director of the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) and a co-founder of the Israeli nonpartisan [???] organization Blue White Future, gets to publish an op-ed in the "fairest paper of all", the New York Times (again).

He writes 

Israel Must Seize the Day

Seize?

I'm having a seizure myself.

Progress toward Israeli-Palestinian peace will help thwart Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions. Both developments will improve Israel’s security. But Israel’s top officials are not yet convinced.

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What has one to do with the other?


And he takes a wrong turn:

...the road to dealing with Tehran goes through Ramallah, and that time is running out not only for halting Iran’s nuclear weapons program but also for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

One has nothing to do with the other.

Iran has no real interest in the issue of "Palestine" except as it presents an instrument.  Iran opposes us - period.

And then he gets weird:

...Israel should be taking independent steps to create the outlines of a two-state reality on the ground. It should declare that it has no sovereignty claims over areas east of the security fence it built in the West Bank. It should enact a voluntary evacuation and compensation law for the settlers who live in these areas. The future of those settlers who decide to stay will be determined when a final status agreement is signed. An in order to avoid repeating the failure of Israel’s 2005 withdrawal from Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces would maintain control in the areas being voluntarily evacuated, until the agreement is reached.

Er,

Palestinian National Economy Minister Jawwad Naji told Anadolu Agency..."The Palestinian leadership rejects any Israeli step that seeks to establish control over the Jordan Valley, which constitutes 29 percent of the West Bank,"...

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Netanyahu's Remarks on "Remaining"

From the GPO report:

...I will sign a permanent agreement only if it includes Israel's remaining in the Jordan Valley.  Nobody can ensure this but us.  I think that we are acting responsibly and prudently and are seeing to the security of the State of Israel.  This requires Israel to remain in the Jordan Valley."

Coming to make sure we stay at home?

Like in

I looked over Jordan, and what did I see


Coming for to carry me home?

A band of angels coming after me,

Coming for to carry me home.

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