Editor
Jerusalem Post
While the timing of the housing plan announcement in Jerusalem might be considered unfortunate, suggesting that it 'undermines trust' is beyond comprehension given the full picture. When demands are made only of Israel - to freeze building needed for her citizens, to open roads to Arab traffic when terrorism has been the reason for restriction, when Israel is pressured repeatedly to take steps to prop up Abbas - there is no truth that there is a 'peace process'. That expression implies give and take on both sides and this is non-existent. What has the Obama administrations - as well as previous ones- required of Palestinian Arabs who have
used terrorism as a weapon against Jewish communities even before the re-creation of Israel in 1948, and since then have refused any Israeli offers to settle the conflict? While Israel's imaginary 'peace partners' refuse to recognize her historic legitimacy and instead glorify their 'martyrs' who murder innocent Israeli citizens where is their well deserved rebuke from those who would condemn Israel for simply providing living accommodations for her families? Indeed, the demand that Israel stop building is in itself outrageous.
Uttering words of assurance to Israel regarding the U.S.-Israel relationship is simply not enough. Both countries have common values that include democracy. Israel is the bulwark of that democracy in a region that is infested with frightening roots of terror for the world at large. Considering that the U.S. and nations of the west are engaged in an effort to help Iraq achieve democracy, it is incongruous that a terrorist apartheid state be created through a fictitious 'peace process' that would lead to the destruction of Israel. This reality must be conveyed to Mr. Biden who has, no doubt come to Israel with the best of intentions.
Sincerely,
Chana
Jerusalem
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