Israel freezes Jewish Immigration to Israel
Courtesy of The Mquata:
Lsrael to Freeze Jewish Immigration
December 1, 2009
Jerusalem, IsraelIn an emergency cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced today that in order to create the necessary positive atmosphere to restart peace negotiations with the Palestinians, all Jewish Immigration to Israel, “aliya,” would be frozen immediately for a temporary period of 10 months.
Netanyahu explained that increased Jewish demographics in Israel via immigration, creating “facts on the ground” would cause mistrust between the Palestinians and Israel and “would not be helpful” in progressing the peace talks.
Israeli government ministers overwhelmingly approved (11-2) the temporary freeze in an effort to restart peace talks with the Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the freeze “far-reaching and painful,” yet the move would be “a very big step toward peace” and he hoped the Palestinians would “take full advantage” of the opportunity to restart talks during the 10-month window.
At least one key Security Cabinet member, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, came out in favor of the proposal. “Its aim is to open a window for renewing negotiations with the Palestinians,” he said. “I hope that the Nefesh B’Nefesh immigration leadership, which is patriotic, responsible and serious, will understand the need for the decision at this time,” Barak added.
In the last 10 days I have been sicker than anytime in the last 10 years and am on a virtual cocktail of steroids, puffers, anti-inflammatories, and antibiotics (hence the almost non-existent posting) so perhaps its not so surprising that I find this satirical piece neither so farfetched or outrageous. If the UN can sanction an official day of Mourning for the creation of the state of Israel how long before a Jewish immigration freeze is the next demand to be issued from the Palestinians and backed by the UN member states?
If you read Abba Eban’s autobiography you will see the section where he is serving as the first Israeli ambassador to the UN. This freezing of Jewish immigration was indeed attempted at the very beginning. Eban slapped it down as ‘interference in the internal affairs of a member state’ or some such wording.
And i agree that the UN mourning the establishment of israel is scandalous to the extreme.
btw. hope u is better.