I am not a religious Jew. In America, my Friday nights were spent with my friends and my Saturdays were spent on my motorcycle. (If you live in Brooklyn, New York and saw a red motorcycle driven by someone wearing a helmet that said "It is forbidden to give them a state" in Hebrew - that was me.) In Israel, it is not much different for me; I am secular and very proud to be Jewish. I am an ardent Zionist and a proud supporter of Judea, Samaria and Gaza (as a matter of fact, I have been to Gush Katif twice already, and I am planning on going on the upcoming Arutz-7 tour, as well).
The fact that I am secular kind of distinguishes me from my fellow right-wing Zionist counterparts. The reasoning behind my support for the settlements is not as much religious as it is political. I know stupidity when I see it, and giving land to terrorists in exchange for ho-hum peace plans is a good definition of stupid. I know very well that giving land for peace can not and will not work. I have done my reading and research, and discovered that the land-for-peace concept is a leftist hoax, which guarantees nothing but more terrorism and the further destruction of our state.
Recently, I saw I sign near Haifa that proclaimed, "22 Dead. Leave Gaza Now!" 22 soldiers dying for their country and that all of a sudden means that withdrawing from Gaza will surely prevent more from dying? The contradiction there, of course, is that if soldiers are there fighting terrorism, destroying weapons tunnels, preventing Kassam rockets from flying and halting the free movement of terrorists, then why pull them out? If we do that, the only logical conclusion is that these things will continue to happen, but nobody will be there to stop them. If the Israeli army is then forced to reenter Gaza, then that means more soldiers may be killed and the whole Disengagement was for nothing.
People today also complain about the money being spent to protect these lands, but it will cost just the same when we have to go back in. So why withdraw in the first place? Furthermore, with a recent increase in terrorism of a whopping 330% - with Kassams landing in Gush Katif, thus breaking the Sharm El-Sheikh agreement - why bother leaving? The point of withdrawing from Gaza is so that the Palestinians will be able to keep themselves in line, but they cannot.
For the life of me, I will never understand why people (especially secularists like myself) believe that the Palestinians are trustworthy partners in peace. Forget for a minute the fact that Gaza is ancient Jewish land, and look at the fact that there is no evidence the Palestinians have ever proven themselves worthy of their own state. I cannot understand why this does not occur to enough people. Through increases in terrorism, both inside and outside Green-Line Israel, with anti-Israel hatred brewing daily throughout Gaza and the West Bank, why do enough people not realize that Palestinians are not our "friends and peace partners"? Even when the supporters of Disengagement bring up their worn-out argument that "soldiers are dying," it does not occur to them to examine why this is so. It is not because 8,000 Jews live in red-roofed houses and make deserts bloom, it is because Palestinians want to destroy us. People call the leftists "misguided", but I am sorry, folks, you do not need to be a prodigy to know to who your enemies are.
Well, for all those in Judea, Samaria and Gaza who believe that most leftist groups are comprised of secularists, and that all secularists are leftists, just know that there are many out there like me and my friends. We support you and your fight. If need be, I would not think twice about going to Gaza to fight at your side.
The fact that I am secular kind of distinguishes me from my fellow right-wing Zionist counterparts. The reasoning behind my support for the settlements is not as much religious as it is political. I know stupidity when I see it, and giving land to terrorists in exchange for ho-hum peace plans is a good definition of stupid. I know very well that giving land for peace can not and will not work. I have done my reading and research, and discovered that the land-for-peace concept is a leftist hoax, which guarantees nothing but more terrorism and the further destruction of our state.
Recently, I saw I sign near Haifa that proclaimed, "22 Dead. Leave Gaza Now!" 22 soldiers dying for their country and that all of a sudden means that withdrawing from Gaza will surely prevent more from dying? The contradiction there, of course, is that if soldiers are there fighting terrorism, destroying weapons tunnels, preventing Kassam rockets from flying and halting the free movement of terrorists, then why pull them out? If we do that, the only logical conclusion is that these things will continue to happen, but nobody will be there to stop them. If the Israeli army is then forced to reenter Gaza, then that means more soldiers may be killed and the whole Disengagement was for nothing.
People today also complain about the money being spent to protect these lands, but it will cost just the same when we have to go back in. So why withdraw in the first place? Furthermore, with a recent increase in terrorism of a whopping 330% - with Kassams landing in Gush Katif, thus breaking the Sharm El-Sheikh agreement - why bother leaving? The point of withdrawing from Gaza is so that the Palestinians will be able to keep themselves in line, but they cannot.
For the life of me, I will never understand why people (especially secularists like myself) believe that the Palestinians are trustworthy partners in peace. Forget for a minute the fact that Gaza is ancient Jewish land, and look at the fact that there is no evidence the Palestinians have ever proven themselves worthy of their own state. I cannot understand why this does not occur to enough people. Through increases in terrorism, both inside and outside Green-Line Israel, with anti-Israel hatred brewing daily throughout Gaza and the West Bank, why do enough people not realize that Palestinians are not our "friends and peace partners"? Even when the supporters of Disengagement bring up their worn-out argument that "soldiers are dying," it does not occur to them to examine why this is so. It is not because 8,000 Jews live in red-roofed houses and make deserts bloom, it is because Palestinians want to destroy us. People call the leftists "misguided", but I am sorry, folks, you do not need to be a prodigy to know to who your enemies are.
Well, for all those in Judea, Samaria and Gaza who believe that most leftist groups are comprised of secularists, and that all secularists are leftists, just know that there are many out there like me and my friends. We support you and your fight. If need be, I would not think twice about going to Gaza to fight at your side.