Since the Oslo Accords, left-wing and mainstream American Jewish organizations, even those that are undeniably pro-Israel, have endorsed or supported the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza. Justin Hayet argues that these groups should cease making this cause their own:
A recent Jerusalem Post report indicated that Israel and the UAE are leading international efforts to dismantle the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the . . aid organization that promotes unparalleled corruption, funnels money to terrorists, and perpetuates the myth of the Palestinian refugee problem across multiple generations—a “right of return” apparently only granted to Palestinian refugees and no other refugees in modern history.
This is critical: a leading Arab nation, in fact a powerhouse in the Arab League (as well as a surrogate for Saudi Arabia), the UAE sees no value in UNRWA—and in fact alleges that the agency undermines prospects for peace. This move is unprecedented; the UAE is no longer allowing the Palestinian leadership to hold the region hostage.
Why must American Jews cling to a cause that acts against the interest of the Jewish state and its Arab neighbors? Do we want to live in a world where the Israeli government is more closely aligned with the Sunni Arab states than with the United States and its Jewish powerhouse of a Diaspora?
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