Rabin never backed Palestinian statehood, Ya’alon claims

In Washington, defense minister says that while Israel extends its hand in peace, Arab leaders incite and spread lies

ed note–as we like to say here on this website, ‘fish swim, birds fly and Jews lie’, and as such virtually NOTHING that comes out of the mouth of Israel or her supporters worldwide can be taken at face value, nevertheless there is another truism that must be considered as well, which is that even a broken clock is right twice a day, and in this case, Ya’alon is probably telling a bit of the truth.

Rabin is always painted by his leftist supporters as a ‘man of peace’ who brokered the Oslo accords, but it must also be remembered that Rabin was also the one who ordered the IDF to break the arms and legs of Palestinians who dared resist their occupiers and oppressors, a video of which can be seen here.

Having said this, it is important to note that the entire posture that is employed with regards to Rabin is a mirrored image of what is taking place today with those ‘good Jews’, and ‘Jews of conscience’ who make a show of ‘wanting peace’ with the Palestinians. IT IS ALL AN ILLUSION. They are there to act as a hologram of sorts in confusing Gentiles as to what the real nature of Judaism is and to provide ‘wiggle room’ for Judaism’s defenders employing the black magic of hasbara so that they can point to people such as Rabin and say ‘LOOKIE! SEE? NOT EVERYONE IS LIKE NETANYAHU AND THE NUTCASE RIGHT-WINGERS.

Furthermore, Oslo was in and of itself an illusion that was allowed to take place so that Israel could create the fiction that she ‘wants peace’ and that she is willing to negotiate with the Palestinians, but, alas, all for nothing, as the Palestinians are driven by an irrational hatred of Jews and therefore there is no ‘negotiating partner’ and therefore Israel is–for reasons related to her own security, of course–perfectly justified in stealing more land and in imposing even more of her brutal, barbaric behavior against a defenseless people.

Again, at the risk of over-repetition, what Gentiles the world over must recognize is that–just as Israel’s Mossad proudly boasts in her motto ‘by way of deception, we shall make war’–Fish swim, birds fly, and Jews lie.

Times of Israel

Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon on Monday highlighted late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin’s opposition to the realization of Palestinian statehood, stressing that while Rabin pursued peace and regional stability, he was nevertheless acutely aware of the complex challenges facing the Jewish state and determined to never compromise on its security.

“When he brought the Oslo Accords to the Knesset for approval, Yitzhak [Rabin] did not flinch,” Ya’alon said at a memorial event in Washington, DC, to mark the 20th anniversary of the late prime minister’s assassination.

“He knew we had to firmly protect our security interests, in order to ensure peace and security for the citizens of Israel,” he said.

Ya’alon further added that Rabin had always been suspicious of the Palestinian leadership’s true intentions and would not accept the establishment of a Palestinian state in the entire West Bank.

“In [Rabin’s] speech to the Knesset bringing [the second Oslo accord] to be approved, he emphasized that in a permanent agreement, ‘The Palestinian entity will be less than a state,’” the defense minister said.

“Rabin was consistent on this issue. In another speech he gave in 1974, he said: ‘A Palestinian state in the West Bank will be the beginning of the end of the State of Israel’… In [another] speech to the Knesset, one month prior to his assassination, he illustrated the borders of the Palestinian entity in the permanent agreement, and said, ‘We will not return to the June 4, 1967 lines,’ because they are indefensible,” Ya’alon recalled.

Commenting on a spate of stabbings, shootings and car-ramming attacks carried out by Palestinian terrorists in Israel and the West Bank in recent weeks, Ya’alon said that Israel truly hoped to achieve peace in the region, and asserted that claims aimed at riling up potential assailants and at undermining the state’s legitimacy were patently false.

“In recent weeks, Israel has faced an intense wave of terror attacks perpetrated by Palestinians, who have been driven by incitement and lies against the State of Israel,” he said.

“This is an opportunity to say it again, loud and clear: We extend our hand in peace to our Palestinian neighbors. The State of Israel is not violating the status quo on the Temple Mount, whatsoever. This is a lie. We uphold freedom of religion and respect the beliefs of every person,” declared Ya’alon.

The Temple Mount compound, which has been at the center of the recent spike in unrest, houses the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, and was the site of two ancient Jewish temples. The site is sacred to both Jews and Muslims. Israel has repeatedly denied persistent Palestinian allegations to the effect that it seeks to change the arrangements at the site in order to allow Jews to pray there.

Earlier Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at the Knesset during a special session honoring Rabin, blamed the failure of peace talks on the Palestinians’ refusal to recognize the right of the Jewish state to exist.

“There is a profound reason why we didn’t achieve peace,” said Netanyahu, who, as Likud leader, was a vocal opponent of the Oslo Accords during the last Rabin government. “[The Palestinians] aren’t prepared to recognize once and for all the national state of the Jewish people, they are not truly prepared to end the conflict and give up the dream of returning to Haifa, Jaffa and Acre.”

Reiterating points he had made earlier in the day — during a ceremony at Rabin’s graveside on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl — Netanyahu said Israel is combating “incitement and terror with all our strength.

“We all know: Peace needs to be anchored in security,” Netanyahu told lawmakers, past and present, and Rabin’s family in the Knesset gallery. “We need to negate the hope of the Palestinians and all our enemies, who one day will subdue us with the force of the sword. Will we forever live by the sword? If we loosen our grip on what’s ours, their sword will vanquish us.

“Rabin understood this well. He was a realistic leader, he didn’t blame ourselves for terrorism, he was utterly devoid of self-flagellation,” he said.