JERUSALEM – Officials from Israel’s defense, security and foreign affairs agencies have sent an urgent letter to President Biden, urging him not to recognize a Palestinian state. A Palestinian state would threaten the existence of the Jewish state and reward regimes such as the Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia. Support terrorism and promote nationalism.
A letter from the Israel Defense and Security Forum (IDSF) dated February 19 and obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital states: Recognition of the Palestinian state In the immediate aftermath of the October 7 massacre, Hamas, global terrorist organizations, Iran, and other rogue states will interpret violence as a reward, prompting them to view terrorism as an effective mechanism to achieve political goals. . ”
On October 7, Hamas massacred 1,200 people, including more than 30 Americans, in southern Israel. The US-designated terrorist organization Hamas is currently holding more than 100 people hostage in the Gaza Strip.
IDSF founder and chairman Brigadier General Amir Abibi told FOX News Digital: “Now is the time for the United States to support our most important allies in the Middle East and advance our interests in the region. Israel is not one of them.” said. Although opposed to peaceful resolution of the conflict, the administration’s plan would reward extremist terrorist organizations and further strengthen the Iranian-Russian axis of violence in the region and the world. ”
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Avivi added: “Implementation of such a plan could pose an existential threat to Israel’s security and is not feasible. A better approach would be to consolidate U.S. diplomatic efforts into an alliance with Saudi Arabia or “It will focus on building more positive forces in the region to promote stability,” he added. Prosperity and peace in this region. ”
Israel’s Knesset (parliament) on Wednesday had a rare, near-unanimous vote. refused foreign orders Unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state. The Israeli government’s policy for the past 15 years has been bilateral negotiations with the Palestinians to secure an agreement for a two-state solution.
Fox News Digital sent press questions to the White House and National Security Council.
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The Israel Defense and Security Forum’s letter cites concerns about Israel’s security if President Biden recognizes a Palestinian state. (Adobe Stock)
IDSF describes its organization as “an Israeli grassroots movement of 20,000 members led by senior military, intelligence and security officials from the military and reservists.”
The letter’s signatories include Brigadier General Yossi Kuperwasser, an internationally recognized expert on Iran, and former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Danny Ayalon.
“While we appreciate that your motives are focused on achieving lasting peace, IDSF believes that this approach will unfortunately lead to the exact opposite result,” the letter to President Biden said. “It has said.
Israelis have long been frustrated by their efforts to secure peace with Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank (known in Israel as the West Bank). Biblical name: Judea and Samaria) was met with terrorist attacks and missiles launched against the Jewish state.
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President Biden faces criticism for not addressing Palestinian terrorism in the West Bank. (Getty Images)
“Israel has emulated this reckless power relationship in the past, agreeing to the Oslo Accords after the first intifada and pulling out of Gaza after the second. “I learned how only appetites increase and how that threatens Israel and the rest of the free world,” the Israeli wrote.
Military and security experts see no evidence that the Palestinian Authority (PA), which governs the West Bank, is committed to reform. IDSF said the PA continues its “Pay to Slay” policy, with $370 million annually given in the form of benefits to convicted terrorists and their families.
IDSF said the PA is flouting the US Taylor Force Act by continuing to support violence against Israelis.Congress passed Taylor force method, It was named after Taylor Force, a West Point graduate who served in Afghanistan and Iraq.
In 2016, a Palestinian terrorist stabbed Force to death. The law aims to halt economic aid to Palestine until it ends the Palestinian financial aid program for Palestinians convicted of terrorism and their families.
Biden has faced criticism fromignore Palestinian terrorism It began operating in the West Bank, selecting Israeli residents in the area for sanctions.
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Hamas terrorists during an anti-Israel military march in Gaza City. (Yousef Masoud/Majority World/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
IDSF refused to condemn the PA for the October 7 mass killings and claimed that the PA paid $2.7 million a month to terrorists who took part in the October 7 attack.
A reporter’s question from Fox News Digital was sent to an aide to Nabil Abu Rudeineh, press secretary for PA President Mahmoud Abbas, but was not immediately returned.
According to IDSF, the PA has shown no desire to commit terrorism in the West Bank or classify Hamas as a terrorist organization.
“Since October 7, the IDF has arrested more than 3,000 terrorists and exposed a huge military infrastructure in PA-controlled areas with the intent of attacking Israel. The PA allowed this to happen under its watch,” the letter said. It is written in.
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in Januaryformer U.S. Ambassador to Israel“I don’t think a two-state solution is possible, and even if it were possible, it would be unwise,” David Friedman told Fox News Digital. Peacekeepers have been working. Each country is trying to force a two-state solution on Israel and the Palestinians. ”
