Here's the poster announcing that 5 new Jewish communities will be established, G-d willing, in Judea and Samaria. Now, a strange thing...
... at the forefront of those who today oppose the building of Jewish communities are those from Israel's Left, those who are supposedly the political descendants of David Ben Gurion.
Today I read a very interesting article by Yehuda Avner, a veteran Israeli diplomat who seems to have had known everyone involved with the early days of the State of Israel. His memories are the most fascinating history lessons.
He quoted Ben Gurion as saying:
..."Sir Arthur, we recognize that you have been trying to do your best. But your government must understand: Zionism is the national liberation movement of the Jewish people. You can't switch it on and off just like that. Zionism is a revolution of Jewish history. And a revolution is like riding a bicycle. If you stop, you'll fall off. We must not stop. We must not fall off."
I am sure that if Ben Gurion was alive and well today, he, like the late Moshe Shamir, would have joined with those building Jewish communities in all of Eretz Yisrael. In 1967, Ben Gurion was old and his mind wasn't good. Many people spoke in his name. He was at a stage of senility when he tried to be agreeable. I remember someone visiting us who had just met with him. This person revealed to us the sorry state of Ben Gurion's mind.
Today's pioneers are the successors of those who build the kibbutizim before the State was established. It's a pity. It's dangerous for our security and survival that those who speak in Ben Gurion's name don't follow his Zionist spirit.
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