Former Mayor of Shiloh David Rubin provides his opinion on the matter, which has come under heavy criticism.
In a move that has left many divided, Israel’s parliament has voted to allow Israeli citizens back into four settlements in the occupied West Bank, which were previously evacuated during disengagement from Gaza all the way back in 2005.
These Israelis were forcibly removed from these homes by the government at the time, with a law being passed shortly thereafter – the Disengagement Law – that would stop them from ever re-entering those areas. While this was done by Israel as a move to create peace, Hamas took over the communities, creating missile bases and firing rockets at Israeli cities and towns over the past decade.
With the Israeli government now overturning the northern Samaria part of the Disengagement Law, Israelis are now allowed to return. However, this move has been met with a great deal of criticism from the Arab world, as well as the European Union and the U.S. State Department. Even President Biden’s administration has gone on record to condemn the move.
Was this a reckless move by Israel’s conservative government that will inflame an already volatile situation? Or is it an historical correction of unjust discrimination against Jews in their biblical heartland?
With us now to address this situation further is David Rubin, who previously served as the mayor of Shiloh and is the author of seven books, as well as the founder of Shiloh Israel Children’s Fund. His expertise should prove quite useful in this matter.
Q&A:
- What do you think prompted Israeli’s parliament to overturn the Disengagement Law now, after being over a decade in effect?
- Initially, the law was put in place as a peaceful gesture. But how were Hamas forces able to move in and set up missile bases? A lack of enforcement, perhaps? Or something else?
- Yuli Edelstein, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, called the move part of the “recovery process from the deportation disaster.” But why are so many against it? Including the United States, in particular?
- Creating more tension with Hamas or creating a “historical correction” – what is your perspective when it comes to the overturning of the Law?
- What will this mean for Israel in the weeks ahead, especially with certain holidays coming up? Could the situation get potentially better as the years go on? Or worse?
- Where can we learn more about you and your work with Shiloh Israel Children?
You can visit our official website at www.ShilohIsraelChildren.org.
About David Rubin:
David Rubin, former Mayor of Shiloh Israel, is the author of seven books, including Confronting Radicals: What America Can Learn from Israel and Trump and the Jews. Rubin is the founder and president of Shiloh Israel Children’s Fund, established after he and his then three-year-old son were wounded in a terror attack.
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