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Translation of Hebrew Arutz 7 article by Shimon Cohen
In another of Women in Green's Sovereignty Conferences MK Yariv Levin
laid out his idea – how to promote the application of Israeli
sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.
This past Tuesday, May 13th, a conference of Women in Green was held
in the community of Hashmonaim for the application of Israeli
sovereignty in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley.
The event opened with greetings from the heads of the Women in Green
movement, Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar, who emphasized the
obligation of the Israeli Right to present a proper and realistic
political alternative, and not to be satisfied with rejecting the
Left's vision of establishing a Palestinian state in the heart of the
Land of Israel.
Both women noted that during the 46 years since the Six Day War the
Right was not decisive in presenting a clear vision and in the absence
of this clear vision, a window was opened for Palestinian hopes to
establish a new state.
After the two women, rabbi of the community Rabbi Itamar Orbach spoke,
welcoming the heads of Women in Green, the demographer Ettinger and MK
Levin, who were the key guests of the conference. He then noted the
importance of this day, the fourteenth of Iyar, Pesach Sheni, in which
the spirit of redemption that began with the exodus from Egypt on the
fourteenth of Nisan, arises again. Rabbi Orbach also mentioned that
since it was the place where the Kingdom of Israel arose again after
the War of Judah Maccabee and his brothers, it is a suitable place for
the conference whose objective is to strengthen and renew the Kingdom
of Israel.
MK Yariv Levin, who not long ago was head of the coalition and will
shortly be head of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, stated
that the vision of sovereignty is indeed a vision that entails
difficulties but will succeed in the end.
MK Levin focused his speech on the proper ways in which to put the
idea of sovereignty into action, step by step. In the beginning of his
speech he stated that indeed this is a long term and difficult task to
carry out but "every such process begins with conferences such as
these to acclimate people to the idea.
We cannot expect that after so many years when they conditioned us and
are still conditioning us to think in certain ways, suddenly one day
the public will get up and find itself promoting a different way."
MK Levin mentioned what he defined as the "peace process industry", in
which so many resources and funds have been invested but the more that
is done for it, the less this industry has achieved.
"The basic thing is a change of consciousness. We must first of all
look at things and leave behind the slogans of 'land for peace' and
'two states for two people'. The two state solution is no solution and
would not end in two states. We must begin thinking and speaking in
different concepts. To present an objective that we will work toward",
according to Levin, who states that along with the conferences whose
purpose is to influence public opinion about the political change, we
must act in the judicial sphere. "We must lead this process by
judicial means", says Levin and clarifies that it is a gradual process
in which members of Knesset would take legislative steps, even if they
are partial, and only if they can promote the larger process that will
take place when the time comes.
As an example, MK Levin presented the Referendum Law that passed the
second and third with the coalition's agreement readings only
recently, while the process was begun back in '99 when it was
determined then that a referendum must be held for any withdrawal of
sovereign territory, but the law was qualified that it would be
applied after it would be determined how a referendum is to be carried
out. At a later phase, in 2010, Levin himself brought to the
legislature a law to define the methods of carrying out a referendum
and with this, the law that had been shelved became enacted in
practice.
Levin mentioned that until a few months ago MK Livni and Lapid
expressed opposition to the law, opposition that led some journalists
to think that this would be the death of the law, but despite that,
Levin was able to bring the law to completion with the support of
Minister Peretz and MK Mitzna. "It is possible and it takes a lot of
time. It must be done in measured steps and the ground and
infrastructure must be prepared so that when it becomes politically
feasible we will know how to avail ourselves of the opportunity, "and
thus Levin explained the main lesson of the Referendum Law.
In this spirit Levin remarked that a number of proposals exist for
gradual promotion of the idea of sovereignty – sovereignty in the
Jordan Valley, expanding the boundaries of Jerusalem, connecting
Jerusalem with Ma'ale Adumim, sovereignty over the communities and the
roads that lead to them and more. Levin expresses support for these
processes but cautions against a proposal that is based on the concept
of blocs of settlement because according to him this process may
result in disaster for a significant number of the communities. "The
temptation to upgrade certain communities might result in the loss of
others", says Levin.
Levin adds that the objective is indeed full sovereignty over the
entire territory but until then it is possible to promote the
necessary legislation in phases one of which would be civil
legislation that will bring equality between the residents of Judea
and Samaria and the rest of the citizens in totally civilian spheres
such as issues of health, order and sanitation and others, details
that are today carried out by the orders of a general.
He also mentions the laws of planning and building that today prevent
the authorities in Yosh (Hebrew acronym for Judea and Samaria) from
establishing a planning committee, which is the accepted method in
every other area of Israel. Legislative steps must be taken in this
matter as well and they will have additional value in the civil public
consciousness toward the areas of Judea and Samaria.
In addition to all of this MK Levin remarked that these steps will
become possible only if practical action occurs to make the necessary
changes in the judicial system. Levin states that "We can no longer
accept the present reality in which the High Court, which represents a
radical leftist minority, perpetuates itself, dictates its values and
dictates its positions to us in many spheres and does this not only by
judicial fiat of the High Court but also because governmental systems
behave in impotent and biased ways that are difficult for us to deal
with."
According to him, such a change in the judicial system is "essential
and will enable us to take steps on the way to the application of
sovereignty". Levin mentions that "there are orders and regulations
that can be carried out but these systems absolutely prevent their
implementation. Along with the important battle in the area of hasbara
(Israel advocacy) and legislation we must stress the required change
in the judicial system".
Note that the conference, in which more than a hundred and fifty
people participated from Hashmonaim and surrounding communities, took
place in cooperation with the new movement being established, "Am
Chazak"('A Strong People') . The event took place under the influence
of the disturbing consciousness that the speakers and those present
had regarding the civil administration's intention to carry out the
destruction of buildings in three communities in Judea and Samaria by
the end of the week. The heads of Women in Green, Yehudit Katsover and
Nadia Matar, see the vision of sovereignty as an inclusive answer to
such destructive steps, "We cannot run to every outpost and to every
agricultural area built on state land. In order for the Arabs not to
take over, we need a general, realistic and structured solution, which
is the vision of Israeli sovereignty over the entire area", say the
two women.
=============================================
Women For Israel's Tomorrow (Women in Green)
POB 7352, Jerusalem 91072, Israel
mailto:wfit2@womeningreen.org
http://www.womeningreen.org
For online donations to Women in Green:
http://www.razoo.com/story/Women-In-Green
--
Sincerely,
Robin Ticker
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MK Yariv Levin's Plan of Phases - Sovereignty Conference in Chashmonaim.
Translation of Hebrew Arutz 7 article by Shimon Cohen
תכנית השלבים של לוין
בכנס ריבונות נוסף של 'נשים בירוק' פרס ח"כ יריב לוין את משנתו - כיצד לקדם את החלת הריבונות ביהודה ושומרון
In another of Women in Green's Sovereignty Conferences MK Yariv Levin
laid out his idea – how to promote the application of Israeli
sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.
This past Tuesday, May 13th, a conference of Women in Green was held
in the community of Hashmonaim for the application of Israeli
sovereignty in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley.
The event opened with greetings from the heads of the Women in Green
movement, Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar, who emphasized the
obligation of the Israeli Right to present a proper and realistic
political alternative, and not to be satisfied with rejecting the
Left's vision of establishing a Palestinian state in the heart of the
Land of Israel.
Both women noted that during the 46 years since the Six Day War the
Right was not decisive in presenting a clear vision and in the absence
of this clear vision, a window was opened for Palestinian hopes to
establish a new state.
After the two women, rabbi of the community Rabbi Itamar Orbach spoke,
welcoming the heads of Women in Green, the demographer Ettinger and MK
Levin, who were the key guests of the conference. He then noted the
importance of this day, the fourteenth of Iyar, Pesach Sheni, in which
the spirit of redemption that began with the exodus from Egypt on the
fourteenth of Nisan, arises again. Rabbi Orbach also mentioned that
since it was the place where the Kingdom of Israel arose again after
the War of Judah Maccabee and his brothers, it is a suitable place for
the conference whose objective is to strengthen and renew the Kingdom
of Israel.
MK Yariv Levin, who not long ago was head of the coalition and will
shortly be head of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, stated
that the vision of sovereignty is indeed a vision that entails
difficulties but will succeed in the end.
MK Levin focused his speech on the proper ways in which to put the
idea of sovereignty into action, step by step. In the beginning of his
speech he stated that indeed this is a long term and difficult task to
carry out but "every such process begins with conferences such as
these to acclimate people to the idea.
We cannot expect that after so many years when they conditioned us and
are still conditioning us to think in certain ways, suddenly one day
the public will get up and find itself promoting a different way."
MK Levin mentioned what he defined as the "peace process industry", in
which so many resources and funds have been invested but the more that
is done for it, the less this industry has achieved.
"The basic thing is a change of consciousness. We must first of all
look at things and leave behind the slogans of 'land for peace' and
'two states for two people'. The two state solution is no solution and
would not end in two states. We must begin thinking and speaking in
different concepts. To present an objective that we will work toward",
according to Levin, who states that along with the conferences whose
purpose is to influence public opinion about the political change, we
must act in the judicial sphere. "We must lead this process by
judicial means", says Levin and clarifies that it is a gradual process
in which members of Knesset would take legislative steps, even if they
are partial, and only if they can promote the larger process that will
take place when the time comes.
As an example, MK Levin presented the Referendum Law that passed the
second and third with the coalition's agreement readings only
recently, while the process was begun back in '99 when it was
determined then that a referendum must be held for any withdrawal of
sovereign territory, but the law was qualified that it would be
applied after it would be determined how a referendum is to be carried
out. At a later phase, in 2010, Levin himself brought to the
legislature a law to define the methods of carrying out a referendum
and with this, the law that had been shelved became enacted in
practice.
Levin mentioned that until a few months ago MK Livni and Lapid
expressed opposition to the law, opposition that led some journalists
to think that this would be the death of the law, but despite that,
Levin was able to bring the law to completion with the support of
Minister Peretz and MK Mitzna. "It is possible and it takes a lot of
time. It must be done in measured steps and the ground and
infrastructure must be prepared so that when it becomes politically
feasible we will know how to avail ourselves of the opportunity, "and
thus Levin explained the main lesson of the Referendum Law.
In this spirit Levin remarked that a number of proposals exist for
gradual promotion of the idea of sovereignty – sovereignty in the
Jordan Valley, expanding the boundaries of Jerusalem, connecting
Jerusalem with Ma'ale Adumim, sovereignty over the communities and the
roads that lead to them and more. Levin expresses support for these
processes but cautions against a proposal that is based on the concept
of blocs of settlement because according to him this process may
result in disaster for a significant number of the communities. "The
temptation to upgrade certain communities might result in the loss of
others", says Levin.
Levin adds that the objective is indeed full sovereignty over the
entire territory but until then it is possible to promote the
necessary legislation in phases one of which would be civil
legislation that will bring equality between the residents of Judea
and Samaria and the rest of the citizens in totally civilian spheres
such as issues of health, order and sanitation and others, details
that are today carried out by the orders of a general.
He also mentions the laws of planning and building that today prevent
the authorities in Yosh (Hebrew acronym for Judea and Samaria) from
establishing a planning committee, which is the accepted method in
every other area of Israel. Legislative steps must be taken in this
matter as well and they will have additional value in the civil public
consciousness toward the areas of Judea and Samaria.
In addition to all of this MK Levin remarked that these steps will
become possible only if practical action occurs to make the necessary
changes in the judicial system. Levin states that "We can no longer
accept the present reality in which the High Court, which represents a
radical leftist minority, perpetuates itself, dictates its values and
dictates its positions to us in many spheres and does this not only by
judicial fiat of the High Court but also because governmental systems
behave in impotent and biased ways that are difficult for us to deal
with."
According to him, such a change in the judicial system is "essential
and will enable us to take steps on the way to the application of
sovereignty". Levin mentions that "there are orders and regulations
that can be carried out but these systems absolutely prevent their
implementation. Along with the important battle in the area of hasbara
(Israel advocacy) and legislation we must stress the required change
in the judicial system".
Note that the conference, in which more than a hundred and fifty
people participated from Hashmonaim and surrounding communities, took
place in cooperation with the new movement being established, "Am
Chazak"('A Strong People') . The event took place under the influence
of the disturbing consciousness that the speakers and those present
had regarding the civil administration's intention to carry out the
destruction of buildings in three communities in Judea and Samaria by
the end of the week. The heads of Women in Green, Yehudit Katsover and
Nadia Matar, see the vision of sovereignty as an inclusive answer to
such destructive steps, "We cannot run to every outpost and to every
agricultural area built on state land. In order for the Arabs not to
take over, we need a general, realistic and structured solution, which
is the vision of Israeli sovereignty over the entire area", say the
two women.
=============================================
Women For Israel's Tomorrow (Women in Green)
POB 7352, Jerusalem 91072, Israel
mailto:wfit2@womeningreen.org
http://www.womeningreen.org
For online donations to Women in Green:
http://www.razoo.com/story/Women-In-Green
Sincerely,
Robin Ticker
Activist emails sent to my list are L'Ilui Nishmat Yisrael ben David Aryeh ob"m (Izzy - Kaplan) and Howard Chaim Grief great activists and lovers of Eretz Yisroel, Am Yisroel and the Torah. Yehi Zichronum Baruch. May their memories serve as a blessing.
Most of these emails are posted on Shemittahrediscovered.blogspot.com
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