israel : a right to live
israelis have a right to live in peace. but israel has no ‘right to exist. ’
at some point in the 1970s the right of israelis to “live in peace within secure and recognised boundaries” morphed into the right of the state of israel to exist .
nor should israel’s “right to exist” be confused with its people’s “right to live in peace within secure and recognised boundaries, ” the wording of united nations security council resolution 242 .
in the meantime, any jew around the world enjoys the right to live in israel and to obtain israeli citizenship under israel' s law of return .
yasser arafat and others don' t recognize israel' s right to any of the land. they do not recognize israel' s right to exist .
the right for a state to exist should not be confused or conflated with either the right to self - determination or diplomatic recognition .
to put it succinctly, a “right to exist” does not exist for states. nor does such a right exist in practice. australia, for example, does not recognise israel’s “right to exist”. nor do any other states .
palestinians with israeli citizenship or residency are legally allowed to live in settlements, but, according to the most recent census, only 400 live in west bank settlements and slightly more live in settlements in east jerusalem .
this right is conferred in israel’s “law of return, ” enacted in 1950 .
israel has stripped nearly 15, 000 palestinians from jerusalem of their right to live in the city since 1967, human rights watch says. abir sultan / epa
palestinian negotiators will not be able to accept that israel has a ’right to exist. ’ aap / said khatib .
why as a jew does the world think it has a right to torture me? israel was created to prevent this. yet on my home soil someone thinks that he has a right to torture me because i am a jew .
palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas stated thursday that he was not seeking the right to live in israel, even though he was born in safed, in remarks that implied a moderated stance on the longstanding palestinian demand for a “right of return” to israel for millions of refugees and descendants of refugees .
but i would like to reemphasize once again the seven reasons that israel has the right to their land .
israel has stripped nearly 15, 000 palestinians from jerusalem of their right to live in the city since 1967, human rights watch said on tuesday, warning israel it could be a
war crime .
israel treats palestinians in east jerusalem as foreign immigrants who live there as a favour granted to them by the state and not by right, despite having been born there. they are required to fulfil a certain set of requirements to maintain their residency status and live in constant fear of having their residency revoked .
since the 1970s, israel’s leaders have insisted that their palestinian interlocutors acknowledge israel’s “right to exist” as a pre - condition for negotiations on a settlement of the conflict .
proclaiming a “right to exist” gives states no additional security or greater sense of permanence in the international system .
though israel claims jerusalem as its undivided capital, the realities for those who live there cannot be more different .
any palestinian who has lived outside the boundaries of jerusalem for a certain period of time, whether in a foreign country or even in the west bank, is at risk of losing their right to live there .
as a matter of fact they do – like people who say jews cannot live in judea and samaria, both lands that belonged to ancient israel .
jews are divided on the question of whether arabs should be allowed to live in the jewish state .
i must agree with (63). god gave it to israel, like it or lump it! god, hashem will always defend his chosen, israel. long live israel !
sometimes i feel like i’m living in some sort of parallel universe, where up is down, right is left, black is white, and wrong is right .
re / max holdings has the right to reacquire a franchise and to resell or operate it if it fails to perform under the franchise agreement .
and when i hear some, like the united nations security council, suggesting jews don’t have the right to build homes in that homeland, including in the capital of that resurrected nation, then i know it’s true – wrong is right, and right is wrong .
i especially get that feeling when i hear people condemning israel for suggesting jews have a right to live at peace in their own one and only homeland from which they were forcibly expelled, persecuted worldwide wherever they were chased and lost half their population in a european holocaust .
[ but ] there isn' t anything new about the prospect of giving up land that is rightfully israel' s land in order to have peace. when it gets right down to it, the land doesn' t make that much difference, because yasser arafat and others don' t recognize israel' s right to any of the land. they do not recognize israel' s right to exist .
on wednesday, supreme court justices will discuss a petition against live shipments lodged in november 2015 by the animal rights groups anonymous and let the animals live. it is not known whether they will reach an immediate decision .
while palestinians live under apartheid - like conditions, israelis enjoy a sense of normality, guaranteed for them by their state .
a very eloquent article. i sheds so much light on the history of the region and the unquestionable and inherent right of the jews to the land of israel .
the formal palestinian demand for a “right of return” to israel for millions of palestinians and their descendants who used to live in what is today israel has been a key obstacle in peace talks. an influx on that scale would radically shift israel’s demographic balance, so that it was no longer a jewish state — a process no foreseeable israeli government would sanction. israel has said the palestinians must permanently house their refugees in a palestinian state whose modalities must be negotiated with israel, just as israel absorbed jewish refugees from north africa and the middle east .
other references were made to the inalienable rights of the palestinian people, starting with the right to self - determination and that to an independent state, as well as the need for an equitable settlement for the refugees of palestine and the complete cessation of israeli settlement activities in the occupied territory, including east jerusalem. it recalled a general assembly resolution which took note of the 1988 proclamation of a state of palestine. those paragraphs also reaffirmed the right of all states in the region to live in peace within safe and internationally recognized borders, and the right of those states to live side by side in peace and security .
the second proof of israel' s right to the land is the historic right. history supports it totally and completely. we know there has been an israel up until the time of the roman empire. the romans conquered the land. israel had no homeland, although jews were allowed to live there. they were driven from the land in two dispersions: one in 70 a. d. and the other in 135 a. d. but there was always a jewish presence in the land .
( 52 hectares) of mostly private palestinian land and will lead to the eviction of 120 bedouin who live there, according to media reports .
the first is a right invested in people, usually nations, who want to be governed in common as an independent or sovereign political community .
i am a jew and i deserve to live in peace in my own country without threat and intimidation. i expect the respect and protection that is due to me especially by my jewish leaders. all jews must learn to respect each other no matter their religious practice or opinion. a unified israel is a strong israel .
an estimated 2, 500 israelis braved unusually cold weather in tel aviv saturday night to send a message to the agriculture minister, the country’s two biggest meat companies and the supreme court: stop shipping live animals to israel for slaughter .
congregation m’kor shalom, a reform synagogue in cherry hill, is starting to see an uptick in young families joining the congregation, a development that communications chair sarah honovich credits in part to its live streaming .
an israeli foreign ministry spokesman was quoted by reuters as responding that if abbas “wants to see safed, or anywhere else in israel, for that matter, we would happily show him anywhere. but there has to be a desire to move forward on the peace process. ” since abbas is not an israeli citizen, the spokesman said, “he doesn’t have a right to live in israel. we agree on that. ”
control room technician richard meyer (left) and his son, bryan fine, 18, prepare to live - stream shabbat services at reform congregation keneseth israel in elkins park .
senator jim inhofe is taking a stand against the propaganda and falsehood proliferated by the arab world to fight for israel' s right of existance. this is the type of leadership america needs !
however, the recent fates of east germany, czechoslovakia, yugoslavia, the soviet union and others are a reminder of how meaningful a right to exist would actually be for states .
the problem with such a demand is that no such abstract “right to exist” can be found in international law or in any serious theory of international relations .
at the same time, israel began to pursue a policy of separating the occupied territories from israel, restricting the number of palestinian workers permitted to work in israel and the settlements .
these people have a right to their homeland. if we are not going to allow them a homeland in the middle east, then where? what other nation on earth is going to cede territory, is going to give up land ?
even if the live stream were available to everyone, rothstein said he doesn’t believe people would stop coming to services. watching online is just another way to participate, he said .
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“as part of its quest to solidify a jewish majority in jerusalem, israeli authorities force palestinian jerusalemites to live as foreigners in their own homes, ” whitson said. “the status of palestinians only remains secure so long as they do not exercise their right to travel abroad to study or work, move to the wrong neighborhood or obtain status in another country. ”
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the legal advisor of the defense ministry allowed the residents of the machpela house to remain in the machpela house because the purchase was lawful, but the attorney general requested that the families leave the machpela house until the initial registration is completed. jews have the right to buy and live anywhere in the land of israel .
this right exists for all peoples regardless of their geographic location: for israelis and palestinians equally. not for states .
i am a palestinian woman in israel. you don' t get to define my labels
at reform congregation keneseth israel in elkins park, rabbi lance sussman does shout - outs to his online audience from the bimah. the synagogue has invested $ 20, 000 in equipment to put its live streaming on the cutting edge. “people live on their cellphones, ipads, and laptops, ” he said. “it’s transforming jewish life. ”
these people have a right to their homeland. if we are not going to allow them a homeland in the middle east, then where? what other nation on earth is going to cede territory, is going to give up land? brookline, boston, brooklyn, ny. . usa is the promised land. jewish clans are wealthy and have a strong hold in government. better quality of life in usa, see statistics how many successful jewish people in usa, in fact the wealthiest community in usa are jews! live and let live !
after occupying east jerusalem in 1967, israel annexed and began applying its domestic law to the area. it applied the 1952 law of entry to palestinians from east jerusalem and offered them permanent residency, the same status afforded to a foreigner who wants to live in israel. permanent residents may live, work, and receive benefits in israel, but that status derives from their presence, which can be withdrawn if one settles outside of israel. it does not automatically pass to one’s children or non - resident spouse and can be revoked at the interior ministry’s discretion .
noting that he himself was born in safed, in what since 1948 has been northern israel, abbas said he had visited the town and would like to see it again, but not to make his home there. “it’s my right to see it, but not to live there, ” he said, in comments that, if applied to all palestinian refugees and descendants, would represent a dramatic shift in palestinian policy .
“there can be no substitute for negotiations”, agreed united nations secretary - general ban ki - moon, who also addressed the assembly following the resolution’s adoption. the decision to accord palestine non - member observer state status was the prerogative of member states, he said of the action, reiterating his belief that the palestinians had a legitimate right to an independent state, and that israel had the right to live in peace and security. “i call on all those concerned to act responsibly” and intensify efforts towards reconciliation and towards a just and lasting peace, he said .
israel’s then - prime minister, menachem begin, had welcomed president sadat to israel and paved the way for peace. this morning, prime minister benjamin netanyahu had said of the resolution the general assembly was about to act upon: “israel is prepared to live in peace with a palestinian state, but for peace to endure, israel’s security must be protected. the palestinians must recognize the jewish state and they must be prepared to end the conflict with israel once and for all. ”
i agree with this article and all the arguments in it for israel' s right to exist, it' s borders, and it' s birthright given by god almighty. america must always be israel' s staunchest ally !
israel designated ariel as a national priority area a, further reducing developers’ cost due to generous subsidies for the cost of construction .
that solemn little sentence, with its implicit admonition to israel to extend equal rights to all its citizens, induced a solemn little silence .
the third reason that land belongs to israel is the practical value of the israelis being there. israel today is a modern marvel of agriculture. israel is able to bring more food out of a desert environment than any other country in the world. the arab nations ought to make israel their friend and import technology from israel that would allow all the middle east, not just israel, to become an exporter of food. israel has unarguable success in its agriculture .
the question of what it would actually be recognising by acknowledging israel’s “right to exist” has only one answer. hamas would be acknowledging the legitimacy of the dispossession of the palestinian people from their homeland .
at the rally, actress and animal activist yarden segal read excerpts from the testimony of australian vet lynn simpson, who served as the official on - board vet for 57 live export journeys, including to israel .
that same year, an economist from the bank of israel made a similar argument at a knesset hearing on working conditions of palestinians in israel and the settlements .
instead, israel refuses to issue any palestinians a permit to harvest minerals such as potash and bromine from the dead sea, amounting to a nearly $ 1 billion loss annually .
residency revocations often effectively force palestinians from east jerusalem, who are protected by virtue of israel' s occupation under the fourth geneva convention, to leave the territory they live in ,
human rights watch said .
immediately after the vote, ban ki - moon, secretary - general of the united nations, said that the decision to accord palestine non - member observer state status was the prerogative of member states. his position on the matter had been consistent, that the palestinians had a legitimate right to an independent state, and that israel had the right to live in peace and security. “there is no substitute for negotiations” to that end, he said, stressing the urgency of the need to resume meaningful negotiations. due impetus must be given to those goals, he said, urging the parties to renew their commitment to a negotiated peace. “i call on all those concerned to act responsibly” and intensify efforts towards reconciliation and towards a just and lasting peace .
the liberal party of australia may issue policies respecting the territorial integrity of the republic of indonesia but it doesn’t recognise the right of the state to exist because it would be a meaningless gesture .
israel subsequently approved many of these unauthorized outposts. in a more recent case, israel’s defense minister approved the government’s request to legalize the outpost netiv ha’avot in april 2014 despite a government survey
u. joy ogwu (nigeria) noted the dawn may be closing on the two - state solution. continued settlement - building by israel threatened that objective. that impasse must be broken. self - determination was the sole embodiment of the just, conscious expression of people to their dignity. to deny that right was to deny all other rights. she supported the palestinian people’s inalienable right to self - determination and statehood. nigeria had recognized the state of palestine and it had established diplomatic relations with it. nigeria voted in favour of the admission of palestine into unesco as a full member state. she underscored the right of the palestinians to live in freedom. it was fitting that today the international community had given palestine non - member observer state status in the united nations. “it was not only timely, it was right and it was just, ” she said, pledging nigeria’s commitment to work towards palestine’s admission to the united nations as a full member state .
israeli policy and practice create economic hardship for many of the 300, 000 palestinians who live in area c, because it is virtually impossible to obtain a permit even to build a simple shop. palestinian structures built without a permit is much more likely to be demolished than unauthorized settlement construction, which is often retroactively authorized .
those who cannot prove that the
centre of their life
is in jerusalem and that they have lived there continuously, lose their right to live in their city of birth. they must submit dozens of documents including title deeds, rent contracts and salary slips. obtaining citizenship from another country also leads to the revocation of their status .
in addition to extracting palestinian natural resources for israel, settlement quarries allow israel to externalize the environmental impact of extraction. in an interview with the
kawamleh now lives with his family to kufr aqab, an overcrowded neighborhood within jerusalem’s municipal boundaries but east of israel’s separation barrier. palestinian jerusalemites often choose to live there since it allows them to maintain a “center of life” in jerusalem, while living with family members who have west bank or no residency status .
israel also effectively bars palestinians in the west bank from buying or renting in settlements, even in cases where israel confiscated their land to build a settlement. a military order prohibits non - israelis from entering settlements without a permit, thereby requiring palestinians in the west bank to obtain a permit to work there .
even if states were to reciprocally acknowledge each other’s “right to exist” (which they don’t), the suggestion that sub - state groups or political parties should do so is almost absurd .
i am doing a school research paper on
why palestine and israel shouldn' t share modern day israel
and i found this article to be very helpful! !! ! not only did i want to do this as a school research paper, but i also wanted to know, myself, why israel had every right to the land. being a christian, i knew that most of it was because god promised it to the israelis, but i wanted to delve a little deeper. thank you so much mr. inhofe, for writing this article !
the disagreements over what it means to live in a jewish state are not merely hypothetical. the survey asks about numerous concrete policy issues in israel – including marriage, divorce, conversion, military conscription, transportation, public prayer and gender segregation – and finds deep divides .
god bless the good senator from oklahoma. what an excellent and long overdue speech. makes me proud to live next to the great state of oklahoma. may we all pray for the peace of jerusalem .
virtually all east jerusalem settlements are on land belonging to the israel land authority, which requires special approval for homebuyers who are not residents or citizens of israel or jewish. military order concerning security directives (judea and samaria) (no. 378) 1970 prohibits non - israelis from entering settlements without a permit, effectively requiring palestinian residents of the west bank to obtain a permit permitting them to live there .
settlement farmers in the jordan valley export some 66 percent of the produce they grow outside of israel – the highest percentage of agricultural export compared to regions inside israel, according to israel’s vegetable growers association .
according to the palestinian union of stone and marble, israel has refused to issue any new permits to palestinian businesses for quarrying in area c since 1994, even though the oslo accords explicitly provide for israel to consider a request for such a permit “on its merits. ”
israel of all places in the world should be my sanctuary especially because its the jewish official state for all jews. is it because i am a jew that i deserve missiles to be thrown upon me? is it because i am a jew that another jew has the right to prevent me from praying to my god on the temple mount ?
costa rica also believed in israel’s right to exist in security without fear of rockets being launched into its territory. he fervently appealed to the authorities of israel and palestine to restart negotiations based on the obligations they had already acquired and in accordance with international law, and the decisions of the security council and the general assembly .
more than 30 percent came from australia – the biggest live animal exporter in the world — on journeys that take up to three weeks, with the remainder arriving from eastern europe and portugal .
in this june 2018 photo, an israeli tractor works to extinguish a fire started by a kite with an incendiary device launched from gaza in a wheat field near the israel / gaza border .
the international covenant on economic, social, and cultural rights (icescr), which israel ratified in 1991, requires the israeli authorities to respect the right to adequate housing. the committeeresponsible for interpreting the icescrhas made clear that the right to adequate housing includes protection from involuntary removal from one’s home by the state (known as “forced eviction” under human rights law) unless the state can show it is a reasonable and proportionate step that complies with other human rights principles .
the viewing audience varies. ohev shalom of bucks county in richboro averages about 100 to 130 log - ins on the high holidays, the only time the 500 - family synagogue live - streams. nashuva, a los angeles congregation that collaborates with the jewish journal of greater los angeles newspaper to offer services, expects 100, 000 to tune in for its yom kippur live stream, reportedly the largest online audience for any conservative congregation in the nation .
the military commander issued a third law in october 2013 extending israel’s women workers act to settlements, including industrial zones .
nonetheless, settlement businesses continue to label settlement products as “made in israel, ” a practice defended by israeli officials .
in closing, he appealed to “my dear friends from palestine and israel [ … ] to work for peace; to negotiate in good faith; and ultimately, to succeed in reaching a historical settlement. ” that was a common and solemn duty to the whole world, but “first and foremost to the proud men and women who live in a land that is holy to so many of us”. in asking delegates to cast their votes, he said, “i am sure each of you will do so with a veritable feeling in your heart that your choice is serving the cause of a righteous peace. ”
overall, west bank residents are far more religious than other jews. a solid majority of jewish respondents who live in the west bank (63 %) are orthodox, including 26% who identify as haredim and 36% who identify as datiim. by comparison, 9% of jews who live in other regions are haredim and 12% are datiim. consequently, settlers are far less likely than jews living elsewhere in israel to identify as masortim or hilonim .
abigail klein leichman is a writer and associate editor at israel21c. prior to moving to israel in 2007, she was a specialty writer and copy editor at a major daily newspaper in new jersey and has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984 .
tovah lazaroff, “settlers: extend israel environment laws to w. bank, ”
agricultural settlements benefit from israel’s discriminatory allocation of land and water to settlers and an absence of government oversight over labor conditions. only 9, 500 israeli settlers live in the jordan valley and dead sea area—dispersed among around 40 settlements (including settlement “outposts”) .
according to the 2014 census, 400 arabs and 349, 100 jews live in west bank settlements (not including east jerusalem). “localities and population by population group, district, sub - district, and natural region, ” statistical abstract of israel 2014
the spectrum of religious observance in israel – on which haredim are generally the most religious and hilonim the least – does not always line up perfectly with israel’s political spectrum. on some issues, including those pertaining to religion in public life, there is a clear overlap: haredim are furthest to the right and hilonim are furthest to the left, with datiim and masortim in between .
i will discuss seven reasons why israel is entitled to the land they have and that it should not be a part of the peace process. if this is something that israel wants to do, it is their business to do it. but anyone who has tried to put the pressure on israel to do this is wrong .
two years ago, lawmakers tamar zandberg (meretz) and miki zohar (likud) proposed legislation to halt the shipments and submitted it for a vote in july, when agriculture minister uri ariel (jewish home) asked them to wait and to let him try to bring the numbers of live shipment animals down .
by contrast, between 60, 000 and 80, 000 palestinians live in the area, constituting around 90 percent of the population. yet israel denies them the ability to build, cultivate or herd on around 87 percent of the land in the area, which israel has restricted for settlements or military use only .
police say a palestinian attacker also killed three israelis at a west bank settlement .
denmark ’s representative said that 65 years ago, his delegation had voted for the establishment of two states in the former mandate of palestine, and had voted in favour of today’s resolution as reaffirmation of its commitment to a two - state solution. denmark had consistently supported israel’s right to self - defence in accordance with international law and had also supported the palestinians’ right to statehood and the strengthening of the palestinian authority. in that regard, he called on all palestinians to support president abbas in his efforts to promote intra - palestinian reconciliation .
powerful and appreciated... and right. time to take an international stance and tell the oil producing arab world that it will as easy to take back as it was to give it they don' t correct their conduct .
rueven rivlin, israel’s current president, similarly described barkan as “a hub of co - existence and bridges to peace. ”
israel’s representative, also taking the floor before the vote, emphasized that the “one - sided” resolution did not advance peace, but instead pushed the process backward. “there is only one route to palestinian statehood. there are no shortcuts. no quick fixes, ” he said. the route to peace ran through direct negotiations between jerusalem and ramallah. “ israel is prepared to live in peace with a palestinian state, but for peace to endure, israel’s security must be protected, ” he added .
he appealed to both sides to work for peace; to negotiate in good faith; and ultimately, to succeed in reaching a historic settlement. “i have no doubt that history will judge this day to have been fraught with significance — but whether it will come to be looked upon as a step in the right direction on the road to peace will depend on how we bear ourselves in its wake, ” he declared .
the representative of portugal said that his delegation had long defended the inalienable right of the palestinian people to self - determination through the establishment of a sovereign state. it had done so bilaterally and within the context of the european union, he said. portugal supported the right of all states in the region to live in peace and security, and endorsed the two - state solution, based on negotiations. portugal had voted in favour of the resolution just adopted owing to its unwavering commitment to dialogue on the part of the palestinians and in light of progress made in establishing functioning state institutions. he hoped that the assembly’s action would provide a much needed impetus to the peace process and urged both parties to resume credible negotiations without precondition and without delay .
in addition, the ministry was working to increase the import of meat to israel, which would certainly lead to a reduction in shipments of live calves, the statement went on. officials were looking into the possibility of extending the shelf life of imported chilled meat so that imports from south american and other countries could be increased and chilled meat prices bought down .
the israeli conglomerate mashav, the parent company of nesher, israel’s sole cement producer, made a bid in july 2009 to acquire hanson israel, but israel’s antitrust authority opposed the deal on the grounds that hanson is one of nesher’s largest clients .
simpson submitted a harsh, confidential report on live shipments to an australian government steering committee in late 2012. the department accidentally uploaded the report to its website, and weeks later, simpson was fired, on the grounds — according to the australian broadcasting company — that the livestock industry did not want to work with her anymore .
“for example, recently, the ministry stopped live shipments by air after a consignment from hungary was discovered to have an irregular mortality rate as well as deviation from ministry regulations on animal cruelty. the ban will remain until there has been a full investigation of the conditions that lead to the unusual mortality of the animals. ”
the seven reasons, i am convinced, clearly establish that israel has a right to the land. eight years ago on the white house lawn, yitzhak rabin shook hands with plo chairman yasser arafat. it was a historic occasion. it was a tragic occasion. at that time, the official policy of the government of israel began to be ,
let us appease the terrorists. let us begin to trade the land for peace .
this process continued unabated up until last year .
the representative of jamaica said that his delegation had voted in favour of the resolution based on a firm commitment to a just and lasting peace in the middle east region. such a peace could only be brought about by a negotiated settlement, he stressed. jamaica sought a balanced approach to the issue, which recognized, among other things, israel’s right to exist. in its view, the granting of non - member observer state status was on the same level as the status afforded to the holy see delegation; it was not equivalent to membership in the united nations .
a new report by the bank of israel, however, finds that israel has been again reversing this trend, and that between 2010 and 2014 the number of west bank palestinians working in israel and the settlements has doubled to around 92, 000 .
among masortim and hilonim, the most common party affiliation was likud, the largely secular, center - right party that currently leads the ruling coalition government in israel (prime minister benjamin netanyahu’s party). among hilonim, there was also some support for the center - left avoda party (labor), the leading opposition party to the current government; yisrael beytenu, a largely secular right - leaning party that draws support from many russian immigrants; and yesh atid, a secular party representing mostly middle class interests .
palestinian - owned quarry operating without a license in area c of the west bank. israel’s civil administration has not issued a single license to a palestinian for a new quarry in area c since 1994, according to the palestinian union of stone and marble. the equipment of quarries operating without a license is vulnerable to confiscation by israeli authorities. © 2015 private
“to me, it doesn’t feel distant, ” said meyer, 71, who has been following temple sholom’s live streams since her operation in july. “it’s like, ‘oh my god, there’s judy! there are my friends! ’ it’s a wonderful alternative. ”
among the small proportion of jews who say they are on the left side of the ideological spectrum, 86% think a way can be found for israel and an independent palestinian state to coexist peacefully together, compared with 29% of those on the political right and 46% of those in the center .
however, in 2006 a settler organization claimed that they had bought the land, and produced a sales contract from 1963 purporting to show that suleiman’s father sold the land to a palestinian .
israel continued its hostile practices, refusing peace and viewing itself as a state above the law. those protecting israel had affirmed israeli authorities would be protected at the united nations, he said. israel had applied an unjust settlement policy against palestinians. it was the palestinians’ right to live in freedom but that was impossible with israel’s flouting of united nations resolutions and pressure by some states to hamper the palestinians’ full enjoyment of their rights. the palestinian cause was a just one. those that had voted against the resolution had failed the palestinian people, as well as the “palestinian gandhi”, president abbas. he asked how those states could be trusted when they talked about upholding international law, sovereignty and the rule of law. true justice required palestine being accorded full member status .
pursuant to this provision, since the early 1980s, israel has declared 1. 3 million
we are ready to meet with your representative office in israel and present the real picture .
“it is clear that israel is not serious when it comes to achieving peace, ” he continued. indeed, israel based its methods on a strategy of negotiation “that leads nowhere”. egypt, therefore, reaffirmed the importance of returning to the negotiating table on a stable basis and in agreement with the resolutions of the general assembly. those negotiations needed clear timelines, he said, adding that recent decisions leading to a cessation of hostilities in gaza showed that it was possible to achieves peace “if all parties live up to their responsibilities”. finally, he advised all parties, particularly israel and the major donor countries, to not take unilateral measures or put pressure on the palestinians to deter them from claiming their rights .
the civil administration has refused to give him a permit, although he continues to submit a request every year, he said. naif, a third quarry owner, said he, too, has not been able to obtain a permit for his two quarries .
both international humanitarian and human rights law strictly restrict a state’s right to forcibly transfer or displace people from one area to another. the fourth geneva convention permits a state to evacuate civilians only for their own security or for “imperative military reasons, ” and in that case the state must provide the displaced people with accommodation “to the greatest practicable extent” and allow their return to their homes as soon as possible .
some farmers also expressed fear that the physical barrier between them and their lands might turn into a total refusal of their right to access or eventual annexation. the military normally prohibits farmers from bringing tractors, with the exception of one tractor during the harvest season. since the area is considered a “buffer zone, ” farmers require a military permit to plant new trees .
a new program, veganactive, gives donors of at least ₪35 ($ 10) per month a card entitling them to benefits and discounts in more than 100 businesses in israel .
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israel' s right to the land
is very interesting and i learned from your report, however, since israel is today a modern marvel of agriculture and is able to bring more food out of a desert environment than any other country in the world, why do we pay from the peoples tax money still israel $ 3. 2 bil each year? in israel, there are no starving children; the economy is good and they have enough money to build static technical advanced equipment for war purposes, like nuclear bombs etc. please could anybody answer this question? thank you helga
datiim were about equally likely to identify with habayit hayehudi (jewish home) – a right - leaning, religious zionist and pro - settlement party – and the shas party (a religious party that traditionally supports mizrahi interests). both jewish home and shas are currently part of likud’s governing coalition .
according to four quarry managers and owners in the area, none currently has a permit to operate .
one of the principal methods israel uses to restrict palestinian development is its refusal in almost all cases to grant palestinians permits to build on or develop land or to extract resources .
israel claims to treat jerusalem as a unified city, but the reality is effectively one set of rules for jews and another for palestinians .
but the decision makers of today were the kibbutz volunteers of yesteryear and the decision makers of tomorrow are currently being fed bds propaganda; for this reason it is important not to underestimate the long term effects of only fighting the battle at the business or political level whilst allowing the movement a free reign on the campus. there should be no room for the anti - semitic lie that israel is a pariah state to evolve and spread upon campus. the response to bds has to be multi - faceted, and each battle is different; you do not turn up for a navy battle with tanks. on campus, in a left wing, secular environment, israel’s case has to be heard and there is an important need to place an alternative on the agenda. bds must not be the only game in town. make no mistake, this is a war; the same war, the one zionists have been fighting ever since the movement began. the war for israel’s right to live in peace .
an employer may request a six - month permit for any palestinian living legally in the west bank who is at least 18 years old, a much laxer standard than for a work permit in israel .
the problem between israel and the palestinians can be solved only if the palestinians and arab nations can answer that question. bds is yet another movement that seeks to avoid it by using a decontextualized 66 year old resolution as one of its principal aims. the right of return; the idea that somehow, israel should pay the ultimate price for all of the bad decisions the arabs have made for the last 100 years; a theoretical resetting of a clock that cannot be reset .
why would they ever want to concede this, let alone as a precondition for peace negotiations? it would amount to a pre - emptive surrender .
israel occupied east jerusalem during the 1967 arab - israeli war in a move never recognised by the international community .
as a result, re / max headquarters claimed it “has no contractual agreement with re / max israel. ”
mootaz ahmadein khalil (egypt) congratulated the palestinian people for having obtained the status of non - member observer state. the adoption of the resolution by an enormous majority showed the international community’s recognition of the right of palestine to have a government and a territory with secure borders, in spite of the occupation and the occupying power’s continuing acquisition of territory. the international community had affirmed that it was able to take the “right decision” when political will was present. he hoped that, in the near future, the security council would be able to undertake its responsibility through a similar decision, making palestine a full member state of the united nations .
“excerpt from the ‘bank of israel – annual report for 2014’ to be published soon – expansion of palestinian employment in israel and its characteristics, ” march 3, 2015. note that these statistics are based on data from the israel tax authority, which include israel and only partially include settlements .
a plurality of all israeli jews surveyed (42 %) say the continued building of settlements helps the security of israel, while three - in - ten (30 %) disagree, saying the settlements hurt israel’s security. a quarter of israeli jews (25 %) say the settlements do not make a difference one way or another with respect to israel’s security .
at a minimum, this creates an obligation for states not to act contrary to the convention, and thus prohibits states from recognizing israel’s sovereignty over the territory it occupies .
as of april 2016, israel held 692 palestinian administrative detainees (including 2 women and 13 children) without charge or trial, based on secret evidence. israel jails palestinian detainees inside israel, violating international law requiring that they be held within the occupied territory and thus leading to restrictions on the ability of family members to visit them, due to israel’s requirement that visiting family members clear security screenings and receive permits to enter israel. a number of palestinian prisoners have gone on hunger strikes to protest their detention without trial .
among numerous other actions urged in the report, the committee also calls on the international community to take serious and concrete action to compel israel to stop its illegal settlement activities and to genuinely commit to ending its 45 - year military occupation and to making peace, and calls upon the security council to undertake a mission to the region to examine the situation first - hand .
israel has since transferred thousands of its own jewish citizens to east jerusalem, a war crime under international law, while refusing to approve most zoning plans in palestinian neighborhoods that would allow expansion. left with no choice but to build and expand their homes without permits, palestinians live under threat of home demolitions. since january 2012, 617 structures, including residences, have been demolished for lack of a permit, according to the un office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs, ocha .
in 2016, a new escalation of violence that began in october 2015 continued, characterized by demonstrations, some violent, in the west bank and at the gaza border with israel that israeli forces have suppressed, often using live fire. there was a wave of stabbings and attempted stabbings by palestinians against israeli passersby and security forces, both in the west bank and israel, mostly by people acting without the sponsorship of any armed group .
israel is no longer a predominantly immigrant society; at present, roughly three - quarters of israeli adults are natives, and just one - quarter were born abroad. yet with virtual unanimity, israeli jews of every kind – native - born and immigrant, young and old, secular and highly religious – agree that all jews everywhere should have the right to make “aliyah, ” or move to israel and receive immediate citizenship .
deputy defense ministerrabbi eli ben - dahan (jewish home) spoke with arutz sheva about a range of issues, including prime minister binyamin netanyahu' s intention to allow soccer matches on saturdays, the decision to grant municipal status to the jewish community in hevron, and the ongoing struggle by the jews who purchased the machpela house in hevron to live in their own property.
israel : a right to live is a 1967 documentary shot in israel about the six-day war . john schlesinger directed and harry saltzman produced . anthony b. richmond photographed the 16 mm film . wolf mankowitz wrote the narration ; david samuelson was a camera assistant . 
israel: a right to live is a 1967 documentary shot in israel about the six-day war. john schlesinger directed and harry saltzman produced. anthony b. richmond photographed the 16 mm film. wolf mankowitz wrote the narration; david samuelson was a camera assistant.
israel: a right to live is a 1967 documentary shot in israel about the six-day war. john schlesinger directed and harry saltzman produced. anthony b. richmond photographed the 16 mm film. wolf mankowitz wrote the narration; david samuelson was a camera assistant.