President Moshe Katzav has invited leaders and representatives of Women in Green to meet with him and present a petition signed by over 350,000 people - so far - against the establishment of a Palestinian state. The meeting is scheduled for two weeks from today.
Katzav met several weeks ago with former Shabak chief Ami Ayalon, who presented the President with a petition signed by several tens of thousands in favor of an Arab state to be formed in Judea, Samaria and Gaza. The plan came to be known as the Ayalon-Nusseibeh program, as it was promoted on the PA side by Dr. Sari Nusseibeh, head of Al-Quds University in Abu Dis. Women in Green notes that it was signed by "many Arabs, whereas our plan is signed chiefly by Jews, showing therefore that it reflects more truthfully the true desires of the People of Israel."
The petition, addressed and submitted to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, states, "We raise our voice in protest at your declaration, followed by a declaration by Pres. Bush, regarding your consent to establish a Palestinian state in the hear of the Land of Israel. The events of the past year have once again proven that Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Authority are enemies of the Jewish Nation, and are no different than Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the other terrorist organizations, whose sole purpose is to liquidate the State of Israel. A Palestinian state in the Land of Israel is, aside from 'stealing the poor man's lamb,' also an existential danger to the State of Israel. As our elected Prime Minister, you must declare and actualize the historic bonds between the Nation of Israel and the Land of Israel. We oppose a Palestinian state!"
Nadia Matar, co-chair of Women in Green, told Arutz-7 today that she expects that the number of signatories will increase significantly at tonight's Yesha Council rally in Tel Aviv.
Katzav met several weeks ago with former Shabak chief Ami Ayalon, who presented the President with a petition signed by several tens of thousands in favor of an Arab state to be formed in Judea, Samaria and Gaza. The plan came to be known as the Ayalon-Nusseibeh program, as it was promoted on the PA side by Dr. Sari Nusseibeh, head of Al-Quds University in Abu Dis. Women in Green notes that it was signed by "many Arabs, whereas our plan is signed chiefly by Jews, showing therefore that it reflects more truthfully the true desires of the People of Israel."
The petition, addressed and submitted to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, states, "We raise our voice in protest at your declaration, followed by a declaration by Pres. Bush, regarding your consent to establish a Palestinian state in the hear of the Land of Israel. The events of the past year have once again proven that Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Authority are enemies of the Jewish Nation, and are no different than Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the other terrorist organizations, whose sole purpose is to liquidate the State of Israel. A Palestinian state in the Land of Israel is, aside from 'stealing the poor man's lamb,' also an existential danger to the State of Israel. As our elected Prime Minister, you must declare and actualize the historic bonds between the Nation of Israel and the Land of Israel. We oppose a Palestinian state!"
Nadia Matar, co-chair of Women in Green, told Arutz-7 today that she expects that the number of signatories will increase significantly at tonight's Yesha Council rally in Tel Aviv.