Jews Down Under An online magazine for Australian Jews
12th December 2013
Former Minister Begin’s decision to resign, must be seized by the government
as an opportunity to change the Begin plan and make it an improved and more
just solution for all citizens of Israel, especially the Bedouins in the Negev.
We call upon the elected officials of the State of Israel not to cower in the face of
extreme pressure of a tiny but violent minority, here in Israel, using the
delegitimisation of Israel internationally, as a tool to harm the State and distort
the discussion.
The land of Israel is the most important and scarce resource of the State of
Israel and we have to treat that dear resource responsibly.
We have to grab this opportunity and place in the law the necessary
amendments in order to deal with the real needs of the Bedouin population and
not only serve a small minority of Bedouin with land claims.
The violence and the threats of the Arab MK’s and a small minority of Bedouin
against this unprecedented and extremely generous plan of former Minister
Begin, proves once again that giving free gifts, sends a message of weakness
and enlarges their appetite.
We call upon the Ministers and Members of Knesset not to discard 7 years
invested in finding a just solution and return to the principles as laid out by the
Goldberg commission and original Prawer legislation, to continue in the quest to
put forward a suitable law that will organize Bedouin settlement in the Negev.
Regavim, an independent, professional research institute & policy planning think tank.
The mission of the institute is to ensure the responsible, legal & environmentally friendly
use of Israel’s national lands and the return of the rule of law to all areas and aspects of
the land and its preservation. www.regavim.org/en
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