As prominent Israelis dedicated to peace, we oppose Trump’s apartheid plan

As Israelis dedicated to a peaceful future for our country and for our Palestinian neighbours, we state our principled opposition to the Trump administration’s plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

This plan will not solve but deepen the conflict, engendering a degree of inequality not seen since South African apartheid. This is a Bantustan plan, caging the Palestinians into pockets of land controlled by Israel. Trump and Netanyahu are acting as two wolves negotiating how to eat a sheep. Spurred on by Trump, Netanyahu has already declared his intention to formally launch annexation of the Jordan Valley and the settlements in the West Bank. All of this is diametrically opposed to international law and relevant UN Security Council resolutions, including 2334 (which states that Israel’s settlement activity constitutes a “flagrant violation” of international law and has “no legal validity”).

We are deeply alarmed by the EU’s weak response so far, framing the Trump plan as “an occasion” to relaunch peace negotiations. The plan is no such occasion, but a roadmap to apartheid 2.0. It won’t bring peace, nor a viable two-state solution. The Palestinian leadership can only reject it.

We call on Europe to reject Trump’s plan, too, and start taking serious measures against Israel’s annexation of Palestine – before it is too late.

Ilan Baruch, former Israeli ambassador to South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe
Professor Eli Bar Navi, former Israeli ambassador to France
Professor ​Michael Ben-Yair, former attorney general of Israel and former acting Supreme Court judge
Avraham Burg, former speaker of knesset and head of the Jewish Agency
Zehava Galon, former member of knesset and former chair of Meretz Party
Professor David Harel, vice president of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Israel Prize recipient (2004), EMET Prize recipient (2010)
Professor Moty Heiblum, EMET Prize recipient (2014), member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Miki Kratsman, EMET Prize recipient (2011)
Alex Levac, Israel Prize recipient (2005)
Dr Alon Liel, former director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, former ambassador to South Africa and Turkey
Mossi Raz, former member of knesset
Michal Rozin, former member of knesset
Professor David Shulman, Israel Prize recipient (2016) and EMET Prize recipient (2010)
Professor Zeev Sternhell, Israel Prize recipient (2008)

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8 replies

  1. bla bla bla. Why do you not come and visit Palestine and Israel and see for yourself who are the haters?

    Yes, I am for Human Rights in Arab States too, but to ignore the human rights violations of Israel is even worse.

  2. JEWS AND CHRISTIAN TEACH THEIR CHILDREN AS FOLLOW:
    Matthew 22.37. Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’b 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’c 40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
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    Matthew 5:44 But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

    Jews and Christian do not teach hatred to their childern— but Arab teach hatred to their children.

    Can you see the differences ?

    Please do not delate it— and love me always Ok?

    • ha ha ha. You are totally out of touch with Israeli reality. Your last post on the subject. I will delete from now on.

  3. I strongly believe if Palestinian and Arab Muslim follow these teaching Jews and Arab Muslim can live in peace and prosperity

    Matthew 22.37. Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’b 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’c 40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
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    Matthew 5:44 But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

    These verses of God is main core to live in peace and prosperity. Please let us all follow these laws as well as possible —This is my dream

    • May be the Arabs could live among themselves peacefully if they observed that. But with Shaitan next door it is not sufficient. Yes, I am referring to Zionist Israelis. Even Jews themselves dispose them, if you would have read the articles I posted.

      • I do not think so Arab can live in peace among themselve— look at how Wahhabi Salafi always persecute Ahmadiyyah every Islamic countries— do you think yoy live in peace!

        Wahhabi Salafi persecute Ahmadiyyah , Shiah, Jews and Christians as well.

        Does Jews and Christian ever persecute Ahmadiyyah Israel, Europe and US?

        You are gonna persecute me too here?? Maybe you are ganna kill me when you meet me??

        How do you become so hate me now? I thought Ahmadiyyah Muslim love all people, exclude me?

        Respect different thought it is better for us as Muslim

      • Yes, it seems that Muslims cannot live in peace among themselves until they accept the Khalifa of the time appointed by Allah. But what you say above is not what I am complaining about. What I am complaining about is that you always present Christians and Jews as without any faults, when clearly they have contributed and are still contributing enormously to the destabilization of the world and the Human Rights violations too.

        Going to kill you when we meet? Unlikely, might invite you to a meal, if you can accept halal food instead of PIG stuff.

      • We have to see the root of conflict between Jews and Palestinian.

        The root conflict started from Prophet Muhammad who ordered to kill Jews where ever you meet them or they pay some money ( Jizyaa) and Jews can free. Q.9:29-
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        This is the root of Problem between Jews and Arab Muslim as whole.

        Hopefully you understand now.
        I tell the truth from Al Quran. Al Quran is our guidance. You reject Al Quran?

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