From a spiritual standpoint – one in which the Jewish people are linked to the land of Israel – it is clear that, over time, the Palestinian people are responsible for ensuring that the Jews cannot simply wash their hands of Judea and Samaria, walk away and become like any other nation.

I realize most people reading this are either Palestinians, Arabs, or anti-Israel activists; the common misconception among these groups (that probably refers to you!) is that Israelis are brutal colonizers who want to take your land. I know first hand that this couldn’t be further from the truth. 75% of Israelis would give this land up in a second if it meant no more interruption to their daily routines. Look how quickly the Israelis left Sinai – with oil fields! – or Syria (from the gates of Damascus) or Lebanon. The vast majority of Israelis don’t have any problem giving away land – giving it away, not even trading. On an external level, the Jews of today don’t feel linked to the land of Israel, even if they live on it. Their quality of life matters more than the land itself.

Of course, on a deeper, spiritual level, to tear the Jewish people away from the land of Israel is to split a baby in half.

On a spiritual, macro level, with their blood, the Palestinians force the Jews to return to Judea and Samaria, to take responsibility for the land. It’s twisted, I know. Try to follow my reasoning here…

The Palestinians do this through horrendous acts of violence and murder, which are illegal, immoral, reprehensible and unjustifiable.

The Jews respond in kind with violence (much of it justified, in self defense), and that’s precisely the point! While the Palestinians commit violence to bring the Jews closer, the Jews respond with tactics that push the Palestinians away further. The more the Jews push them away, the more desperate the Palestinians (and their tactics) become, as they need to fulfill their mission to bring the Jews closer.

Yet, however they do it, they do it. Time and time again the Jews are forced to return to the land they don’t want, but to which they are spiritually bound.

This is the ultimate injustice, and part of why I am a strong supporter of a one state solution that includes the Palestinian people.

Many of you here are atheists, marxists, what have you; some are devoutly religious – Christians, Muslims. Call it a “religious” reason if you must. I think that, with the span of history, the reality is clear.

With their blood, tears and suffering, the Palestinians are fighting for a reunification of the land – a reunification not just in physical terms of geography, but a reunification in spiritual terms, of the Jewish people and the land. That can only happen when Jews acknowledge their connection and responsibility to the land.

Until then, the Palestinians will continue to suffer, needlessly, but purposefully; perhaps not for the reason they think, but for the reason that matters.

And please, Seth Ackerman? I can find any hack (review Ackermans articles if you must) who will write anything under the sun, but that doesn’t make the words true. Hell, he can even painstakingly research it and eloquently present it but it doesn’t make it any more true. Look at the facts. Look at what the people ACTUALLY INVOLVED in the negotiations have to say. It may shock you foofy, but not every one is part of a grandiose conspiracy (gasp!). I question if you’ve ever had to accept something that is painful to believe. I doubt it. After all, blaming the media is so much more, and apparently, easier on the conscious apparently.

P.S. i’ve saved the original in all of its anti-spellchecker glory if you’d like to revert.

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