In a recent oped, moshe arens suggested that israel seriously consider the option of a single state west of the jordan, in which palestinians be granted full citizenship. The twostate solution is as just as we get to be, given how history went. Now the rightists have discovered the onestate solution. Moshe arens was an aeronautical engineer who became a leading israeli statesman, serving as ambassador, minister without portfolio, and defense minister moshe arens was born in december. Part of a series on the israelipalestinian conflict and arabisraeli conflict israelipalestinian peace process. Arens also served as the israeli ambassador to the u. An early disciple of jabotinsky, he made aliya to the newborn jewish state. Israeli defense minister moshe arens, right, with prime minister yitzhak shamir in 1984.
Israeli knesset legislator moshe arens discusses the. Threetimes defence minister of israel and mentor to. One of the first was moshe arens, former israeli minister of defense. That is their two state solution to the israeli problem. Mike tyson, the boxer, has a quote that i actually heard 92yearold former defense minister moshe arens reference a few months ago, everyone has a plan till they get punched in the.
Arens, a former defense minister and aeronautical engineer he often receives the honorific dr. That is also the reason he called the book in defense of israel. Upon retiring, arens wrote books including flags over the warsaw ghetto. Two highly developed and distinct societies, israeli and palestinian, each based on a powerful sense of national. Moshe arens, a former likud leader, minister of defense and foreign affairs, and ambassador to the united states, supports giving palestinians in the west. Responding to moshe arens call for west bank palestinians to become citizens of israel, carlo strenger says history shows such a state is a. Jews should visit hebron moshe arens elder of ziyon. The onestate solution is advocated by a number of palestinian intellectuals and is becoming rather popular within the european left. What a onestate solution really means the jewish chronicle. Moshe arens was an israeli politician and diplomat who served as minister of defense three times and minister of foreign affairs once arens was born in lithuania on december 27, 1925, and moved with. Proponents of a binational solution to the conflict advocate a single state in. Moshe arens is a rare specimen in israels political landscape, and in a remarkable recent oped in these pages he launched an unrelenting attack on all forms of hatred against arabs. A consistent hawk in his assessment of the middle easts future, he is one of the staunchest defenders of the basic liberal order and the sanctity of human rights, and he has for many years decried the many forms of antiarab sentiment stoked primarily by israels right wingers.
June 2, moshe arens suggested that the option of one state west of the jordan with full citizenship for all palestinians should be given serious consideration. In 2009, netanyahu endorsed the twostate solution, but before. The last chance for the twostate solution middle east. Reviewed by freddy eytan mshe enss memoir sums up his many years of activity on behalf of the o ar jewish. Before launching his political career in the 1970s, he played a key role. One does not have to be moshe arens, an engineer by profession, to see this. As an aeronautics engineer, head of the knesset foreign affairs and defense. One of his books, flags over the warsaw ghetto, and much of his writing late in life. The onestate solution iqbal jassat the electronic intifada 16 july 2005 as israels apartheid wall colonizes 3040 percent more of the 22 percent of palestine that remains, an increasing. In israel there is a twostate camp and a onestate, binational camp, and the choice is between them. Adnan husseini, benjamin netanyahu, moshe arens, major general retired jacob amidror, lt.
Image via vimeo former israeli defense minister moshe arens call for demolishing. Moshe arens was the aeronautical engineer turned who served three times as. They believe that there are already too many palestinians in israel. The revealing memoir of one of israeli s most respected statesmen.
Moshe arens biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. Pdf past and present perfect of israels onestate solution, in. Israelis embrace onestate solution from unexpected direction. Former defence minister moshe arens mourned moshe arens, one of israels bestknown former defence ministers, was buried on tuesday, and lauded for his lasting contribution to israeli. In a 2014 book the israeli solution, the jerusalem post columnist caroline glick challenged the census. Moshe arens is one of the last surviving members of the founding generation of. So throw caution to the winds they say, and let there be a second palestinian state. Is onestate solution an answer to greater israel dreams. The goal of a twostate solution is under serious challenge today.
Arens was one of the last survivors of his countrys founding generation. In most binational arguments for a onestate solution, such an arrangement is deemed necessary both to ensure the protection of minorities whichever group that is and to. Moshe arens is one of the last surviving members of the founding generation of israelis. The onestate solution, sometimes also called a binational state, is a proposed approach to resolving the israelipalestinian conflict proponents of a unified israel advocate a single state in israel, the west. Moshe arens, in defense of israel jerusalem center for public affairs. The challenges of a onestate solution haaretz israel. And it is with jordan that we must decide where the border will run.
Moshe arens, israeli statesman and mentor to benjamin netanyahu. For many years, sociologist yehouda shenhav has rejected the twostate solution that became, in his eyes, the only paradigm of the israeli left. Both noam sheizaf and reider later wrote this summer here, and here about how the onestate solution is gaining momentum of all places on the right wing of israels political map. Moshe arenss memoir sums up his many years of activity on behalf of the. Jordan enclave in west bank could be trumps twostate. The fact is that i am no less national than the right and they want peace no less than i do. A few more years of this and the window for a twostate solution will likely close.
T here has been a strong revival in recent years of support among. Over the years i heard talks by arens three times the first occasion was years ago at one of our excellent forums in winnipeg. Israeli sociologist yehouda shenhav, the author of the book beyond the twostate solution. Moshe arens, former israeli minister of defense warns. Responding to moshe arens call for west bank palestinians to become citizens of israel, carlo strenger says history shows such a state is a recipe for disaster. Nowadays leftists are demonstrating every week against the wall, the right is sending soldiers to shoot at them, and the twostate solution has been set back. Therefore the right is looking for another logic that would allow the creation of a jewish and democratic state in the. Arens maintained his key interest was designing jet planes rather than in. Moshe arens 27 december 1925 7 january 2019 was an israeli aeronautical engineer, researcher, diplomat and likud politician.
The most vocal of these have been knesset speaker reuven rivlin, likud hawk tzipi hotobely and former defense minister moshe arens. Memoirs of key historic figures and a few other books. Arens is an extreme rightist, a fanatical likud member. Moshe arens was one of the most successful defense ministers israel ever had. In his new book, beyond the two state solution, israeli sociologist yehouda shenhav draws on a preisraeli, binational strain of zionism that was historically drowned out but should now. The onestate solution previously had been the preserve of the postzionist left, palestinian hardliners and leftleaning european intellectuals who envisioned turning israel proper, the. Two states, one state, no state opinion israel news. What a onestate solution really means european parliament. Strenger than fiction israel should consider a onestate. Arens again moved with his family to the jewish state and joined a group of. The israeli advocates of the two state solution do not want any more palestinians within the borders of the state of israel. The onestate solution, sometimes also called a binational state, is a proposed approach to. Moshe arens, recounts a true tale of daring, courage, and sacrifice that should be accurately told out of respect for and in homage to the fighters who rose against the german attempt to liquidate the warsaw ghetto, and made a lastditch fight for the honor of the jewish people. As an aeronautics engineer, head of the knesset foreign affairs and defense committee, ambassador to the united states, and three times israels defense minister, he took part in many.
Some israeli politicians, including former defense minister moshe arens, and current president reuven rivlin and uri. The onestate solution is advocated by a number of palestinian intellectuals and is becoming rather popular in the european left. In this groundbreaking work, israel s former minister of defense, prof. Moshe arens tells a moving story of a life of purpose. A member of the knesset between 1973 and 1992 and again from 1999 until 2003, he served as minister of defense three times and once as minister of foreign affairs. The onestate solution and the similar binational solution are proposed approaches to resolving the israelipalestinian conflict. The onestate solution also gets wrong what the conflict is actually about. Likud hawk tzipi hotobely and former defense minister moshe arens. The death of the israelpalestine twostate solution. Gabriel barkay, benjamin elon, hillel weiss, daniel. Israels prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and his centerright likud party do not have a coherent stance on the status of the west bank. And, at least in the near future, jews will remain the majority. One state is antidemocratic the two peoples dont want the onestate solution. I think it should be clear as it is to people in israel that the only way to fight this kind of terrorism, the only way to bring it down drastically is to go to the towns and villages.
Israels former foreign minister moshe arens presciently stated on january 11, 1989. He also served as israels foreign minister and is also responsible for recruiting citizen benjamin netanyahu. Moshe arens was an israeli politician and diplomat who served as minister of. It is as just as we get to be while meeting the need on both sides for national selfdetermination. Israels as secure as its ever been but that can change. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. No, moshe arens, the onestate solution would be a nightmare.
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