GUEST POST: WHY 1967 BORDERS ARE SUICIDE

Why Israel’s 1967 Borders are Undefendable
(a guest post by Mr. Cohen) updated 2018/7/10

It has often been said, because it is true,
that Israel’s 1967 borders are undefendable.

My goal is to explain why that is true, in a simple way that
most people can easily understand; even non-military people.

The first reason why Israel’s 1967 borders are undefendable
can be summarized in one word: center.  Basic chess strategy
teaches that the four squares in the center of the board are of
great importance, even though all squares on the chess board
have the same size.  If you can control the four center squares,
then your chances of winning are increased. If Israel were reduced
to its 1967 borders, then Israel would be deprived of the center.

The second reason why Israel’s 1967 borders are undefendable
can be summarized in two words: high ground. You do not need
to be a military expert to understand that in battle, the side that
holds the high ground probably has a significant advantage over
the side that holds the lower ground. If Israel were reduced to
its 1967 borders, then Israel would be deprived of the high ground,
and forced to defend lower ground against higher ground.

The third reason why Israel’s 1967 borders are undefendable
can be summarized in three words: cut-in-half.  In war, skilled
generals will often attempt to gain an advantage over the enemy
army by dividing the enemy army into two camps that are
separated from each other. If Israel were reduced to its 1967 borders,
then Israel would be almost cut-in-half, even before any war began.

If you still do not understand the third reason, then please hear this:  
If Israel were reduced to its 1967 borders, then it would be
8 miles wide at its narrowest point. From the southern tip of
Manhattan to 125^th Street in Harlem is also approximately 8 miles.

The fourth reason why Israel’s 1967 borders are undefendable
can be summarized in one word: distance. If Israel were reduced
to its 1967 borders, then even less-inexpensive, less-sophisticated,
shorter-range missiles would be able to easily hit every place in Israel.

If Israel were reduced to its 1967 borders, then Israel’s enemies
could easily to dig terrorist tunnels able to reach any place in Israel.
Long terrorist tunnels would no longer be necessary,
because even short terrorist tunnels could reach Israel.

If Israel were reduced to its 1967 borders, then it’s attackers would
possess big advantages, before any war even began: the advantage
of holding the center, plus the advantage of holding the high ground,
plus the advantage of Israel almost being cut-in-half, plus the
advantage of hitting Israel from nearby; all before any war even began.
And you do not need to be a military expert to understand the reasons.

These would be extreme problems for the defense of Israel,
even if Israel were defending against equal numbers.
But Israel’s defense is not against equal numbers;
it is against Arabs who outnumber Israel by more
than 300-to-1 and against Muslims who outnumber
Israel by more than 1,000-to-1.

In conclusion, reducing Israel to its 1967 borders
would make Israel undefendable.

Last but not least, since the so-called “Two State Solution”
would reduce Israel to undefendable borders, it should
be known as “the Final Solution” – the phrase used by
Nazi Germany to describe the violent elimination of all Jews.
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Retired Lt General Tom Kelly

(Chief of Operations of the 1991 Gulf War) said:</b>

“I cannot defend this land [Israel] without

that terrain [the West Bank]...

Without the West Bank, Israel is only 8 miles wide

at its narrowest point. That makes it indefensible.”

SOURCE: The Jewish Connection Magazine,

2012 January 6 edition, page 14, article titled:
The 2012 Arab Street Driven Security Requirements
written by retired Ambassador Yoram Ettinger
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“UN Security Council Resolution 242 specifically acknowledges
that Israel need not return to the pre-June 1967 ceasefire lines,
as they are not defensible.”

SOURCE: Never Again Forgotten Within 22 Years

by Ron Jontof-Hutter, 2017 June 7

www.algemeiner.com/2017/06/07/never-again-forgotten-within-22-years/
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QUESTION: Wasn’t Israel able to defend the 1967 borders in 1967?

ANSWER:

Babylonian Talmud, tractate Megillah, page 7B:

Rabbi Zeira taught: “Miracles do not happen every time.”
 

Babylonian Talmud, tractate Pesachim, page 64B:

“It is forbidden to rely on miracles.”

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UNFAIR DOUBLE STANDARD:

Have you ever noticed that:
people who want a Jew-free Palestine are called peace-lovers;
but people who want an Arab-free Israel are called racists?

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Please also read: If Isaiah Were Alive Today:

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Please also read: If Ezekiel Were Alive Today:

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Please also read: If Jeremiah Were Alive Today:

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Please also read: If Ezra Were Alive Today:

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Please also read: If Nehemiah Were Alive Today:

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Please also read: If Joshua Were Alive Today:
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OTHER BLOG POSTS BY MR. COHEN:

 

Quick Bible Quotes from Joshua and Jeremiah:
http://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2016/11/guest-post-joshua-chapter-23-verse-12.html
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Ancient Roman historians connected Jews with the Land of Israel and Jerusalem:

https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2017/02/guest-post-josephus-vs-muslim-liars.html
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Rambam Rejected Childless Messiah:
http://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2016/08/rambam-rejected-childless-messiah-by-mr.html

Why Muslims Hate Jews:
https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2016/12/guest-post-why-muslims-hate-jews.html
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Forgotten Oppression against Jews:
https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2017/01/guest-post-forgotten-oppression.html
https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2017/03/guest-post-forgotten-anti-semitism.html
https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2017/06/guest-post-kiddush-hashem-1498.html

American anti-Semitism:
https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2017/01/guest-post-seven-times-stronger.html
https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2017/01/guest-post-jewish-nyc-mayor.html

 

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http://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2016/07/how-did-reform-rabbi-become-orthodox-jew.html

Sephardic Jews Reject Reform Judaism:
https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2017/07/sephardim-reject-reform.html
https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2017/08/guest-post-persian-rabbis-decree.html

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http://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2016/03/greek-jews-syrian-jews.html

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https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2016/11/guest-post-how-to-convict-new-york-times.html
https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2016/11/guest-post-nyt-erases-israel-from-map.html
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http://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2016/04/guest-post-why-pray-for-idf.html

How to Pray for Tzahal-IDF:
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https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2017/03/guest-post-why-1967-borders-are-suicide.html

Do Palestinians Want a Two-State Solution?

by Daniel Polisar, PhD in Political Science
https://mosaicmagazine.com/essay/2017/04/do-palestinians-want-a-two-state-solution/

Articles Refuting the so-called “Two-State Solution”:

www.algemeiner.com/2017/10/08/the-two-state-solution-is-holding-israel-hostage/
https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/2017/06/when-it-comes-to-territorial-compromise-israel-doesnt-have-a-choice/