Settlements and the Palestinian Issue

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asked 2 years ago

Hello Rabbi,
I ask this question as a completely practical centrist who is wondering what your position is on the subject.
Does the Rabbi see any value in building in isolated settlements in the given situation?
If not, is the Rabbi willing to accept an approach that requires all settlements to be evacuated (except for the blocs, of course) and the IDF to continue to secure us until the day comes (hopefully) when we can divorce the Palestinians in a reasonable manner?
There is such a proposal by the Molad organization and others (supported by many senior military personnel), and they list its advantages in that it will save us a fortune, neutralize the Messianics from establishing an irreversible reality in the territories in which we will not be able to establish a Palestinian state, etc., etc., and I was interested in knowing what the rabbi thinks about it, both practically and ethically.

thanks,

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מיכי Staff answered 2 years ago

I don’t know, because this is not a plan but perhaps one step out of something that is supposed to be a complete plan. To formulate a position on this, you need to see a complete plan with options for every situation that could happen. Specifically regarding this, it is not clear why to evacuate settlements now before it is necessary. At most, do not allow them to expand. Evacuate when the need and opportunity arise. But the whole thing is hypothetical and there’s no point in forming a position on this question. It won’t happen in practice anyway, so what’s the point of discussing it?!

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ט replied 2 years ago

The reasons for withdrawing now are to ensure that there will be no situation where they will expand into an irreversible situation in the future. To save a fortune. The cost of the isolated settlements, including roads, infrastructure, transportation, and the IDF security company, is enormous. And to show the world who the problematic factor in the story is.

מיכי Staff replied 2 years ago

It's really not serious. If everything is really in your hands and you can evacuate settlements, then you can also not expand them. But it's just as out of your hands as it is out of your hands not to expand them (it's even easier). You need to decide whether you're discussing a theoretical issue or a practical issue. There's no practical issue here and on a theoretical level there's no need to evacuate anything. We can manage with the expenses. This is really not our main problem.