Choose hope: Don't adopt the Levy report

To state publicly that what we have in Judea and Samaria is not an occupation might be legally justifiable. But it would also signal that it is time to give up thinking about a different Middle East.

By Daniel Gordis | 18:02 16.07.12 |

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Haaretz’ article on the recent letter sent to Prime Minister Netanyahu urging him not to adopt the Levy Commission report on the settlements expressed “surprise” that I would sign such a letter. I’m surprised....

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Wake up - this IS what Israel's political leadership believes
- By Dovdi
- 17 Jul 2012
- 07:53AM
"Their political leadership believes that the status quo is actually the ideal and that young people should give up even dreaming that the conflict might, one day, be behind us"
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Choose Hope
- By Jackson
- 17 Jul 2012
- 07:39AM
"Choose hope"? Why not get out of Euro-centric thinking, and see the Middle East as the Middle East, not some kind of retro-lefty fantasy extension of Scandinavia or whereever.
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You call it Judea and Samaria as though it really exists. No such place.
- By Reuben of NYC
- 17 Jul 2012
- 06:56AM
If there is please point it out on a map other than a Jewish map.
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  Golly Reuban ya really want me to do that?
  - By tour guide
  - 17 Jul 2012
  - 11:01AM
  Okay, look at any map made between 70 CE until 1947 outside of the Islamic world. Start with a map called Medba and work forward from there. Oh yeah, and see if you can tell me where is the West Bank?
  
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Why bother with a report that is meant to merely distract from this goverments failure to adress various issues?
- By Kris Lazar
- 17 Jul 2012
- 06:51AM
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When the criminal is the judge, 'Legality' means nothing. The case is still about 'right' vs. 'wrong'. Did you ever learn the difference?
- By Legal Doesn't Equal Just
- 17 Jul 2012
- 04:32AM
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Land for "Peace"
- By Moshe
- 17 Jul 2012
- 02:27AM
Leftists are so eager to give land away...
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Suddenly international law takes a back seat when it conflicts with the elusive 2 state solution.
- By judy
- 16 Jul 2012
- 08:36PM
Time to think out of the box about our next step toward peace.
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