                  When will we Act like Jews?
                     By Gershon ben Shabtai
                        August 26, 1991
       It is truly amazing how the so-called right wing groups in this country keep running
around in circles.  They may be going fast and working hard, but they are getting nowhere!
       We all know that Bush and Baker are not our friends.  We all know that no Arab
country wants to even sit with Israel, much less agree to recognize her as a legitimate entity in
what they all view as Moslem territory.  We all know that the ultimate aim of the Arab nations
is to destroy all of the Jewish state.  
       So if we all know these things why can we not stand together as a unified nation
and agree, amongst ourselves, at least upon the basic issue of our survival?  Why can we not
formulate a basic policy which no "pressure" or "peace negotiation" can ever shake?
       It is only the lack of such a policy which makes the right so fearful of a "peace
conference".  The left is not afraid because, in their minds, they have already given up the
Jewish state.  The right cannot accept the concept of sitting with our enemies because not one
of them has any idea of how we can emerge from such a conference without losing.
       Only the Kach Movement has never been afraid to talk to our enemies.  We have
never found the need to justify our actions or our "right to exist" to anyone.  Our policy is one
that recognizes Jewish Destiny as declared to us by the living G-d of Israel via His prophets
and His Torah.  There is nothing to vote upon or discuss.  Jewish Destiny is clearly defined for
us, and is already very obviously beginning to unfold before our eyes.  Indeed, it is more
illogical to ignore it today than to act in accordance with it.
       In a very short space of time we have seen the Iron Curtain come crashing down,
the Berlin Wall fall, Jews come home in huge numbers from Russia and Ethiopia, and the
Soviet Union fall apart.  Commentators are groping about trying to assess these unthinkable
earth-shattering events, but for the Jew, it is only further evidence that there is no "world
power" other than that of our G-d.
       We need not fear any "pressure" from friend or foe.  We need only conduct
ourselves as proud Jews, both individually and nationally.  Shamir need not attempt to dictate
whom he can accept 




as a "moderate palestinian".  He should rather reject the acceptability of the concept of any
form of "Palestine".  Let him say that loud and clear.  Then he can go to the peace table, with
anyone and any place.  
       Let us for once act like proud Jews.  Let us declare that all of the lands under our
control are part and parcel of Eretz Yisrael.  Let us declare that, while we will not initiate a
war at this time to repossess them, there are lands which belong to the Jewish people which
are presently under Arab control in: what is called Jordan; Syria; Egypt; Iraq and Lebanon. 
Let those countries know that, in any war initiated by them, Jewish lands liberated by us will
be annexed to the Jewish State.  Should these countries wish to sign a full peace treaty with
Israel, we are ready.  If not, the possible consequences should be clear.
       One of our demands at a peace conference must be for the peaceful relocation of
Arabs living in Israel to Arab countries.  It is absurd that a non Jew be granted citizenship in
the Jewish State.  A law should be passed retroactively nullifying citizenship of all non Jews
here.   Those who wish to continue to live here, as resident aliens, must first prove their
loyalty to the Jewish State.  If there is any question as to their loyalty they must be deported.    
 
       Let us stop fooling ourselves!  Our Arabs are murdering us in our country.  Our
Arabs (the so called "Israeli citizens") declare their identity as "Palestinians", a concept which
denies the legitimacy of the Jewish State.  Our Arabs sit in our Knesset where they work to
destroy Israel from within.  And we worry that, should we take any steps to remove this threat
to Jewish sovereignty and Jewish lives, the United States might consider us to be "prejudiced". 
So what?  Is it better that we be praised as dead democrats in a former Jewish state?
       Every day that we refuse to put an end to the hypocrisy, the harder it will be to get
out of this mess in the future.  The day will come when all will see the need, but, although it
will never be too late, every delay will cause us pain, suffering and loss of Jewish lives.
       As we approach the New Year of 5752, let us pray that all of us can be granted the
ability to open our Jewish eyes and see the Jewish truth and begin to act like Jews before
terrible tragedy befalls us.  That is the only "Peace Plan" that can work.