Israel respects its neighbors, but survival comes first. The so-called two-state solution is over, and Israel’s security interests cannot be compromised for diplomatic lip service. The time has come to reassert our Biblical dimensions and act to establish secure borders for future generations. If there’s going to be a Palestinian state, press the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to do the right thing.
For decades, diplomats and politicians repeated the same formula: two states for two peoples. They claimed that if Israel only withdrew far enough, peace would follow. The vision was never tested in Judea and Samaria, but it was tried in Gaza—and the result was rockets, tunnels, and an Iranian-controlled terror enclave.
The two-state solution was never a realistic path to peace, but now it is openly unworkable. The Palestinian Authority is corrupt and fragmented, Hamas is entrenched in Gaza, and both are committed to destroying Israel rather than building a state of their own. October 7 proved that withdrawal creates vulnerability, not peace. Those who still speak of partition are rehearsing lines from a play that closed long ago.
So when the UAE envoy Lana Nusseibeh smugly warns that annexation would be a “red line” and the “death knell” of the two-state vision, she is simply mourning something that died years ago. Enough. Israel cannot indulge diplomatic nostalgia when the security of its citizens is at stake. Reality demands clarity, and clarity means accepting that two states west of the Jordan River will never exist.
UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan Issue Familiar Warnings
The UAE insists that annexation would jeopardize regional integration. Saudi Arabia issues warnings about the consequences for normalization. Jordan declares that Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria threatens its stability. These messages are repeated often, with minor variations, whenever Israel asserts its rights.
Yet behind the rhetoric lies a different reality. The Emirates profit enormously from their trade and defense partnership with Israel. Saudi Arabia sees coordination with Israel as essential to countering Iran, the real existential threat to the Gulf. And Jordan’s survival depends in no small part on its strategic alliance with Israel, however loudly it protests in public.
These warnings are more about managing domestic opinion than about altering Israeli policy. Arab leaders understand the regional balance, even if their public declarations suggest otherwise. The words are theater, but the partnerships are real. Israel must not confuse performance with substance.
Israel’s Security Cannot Be Outsourced
Israel’s security decisions cannot be subordinated to the preferences of neighbors, however valued. Judea and Samaria are not bargaining chips in a regional negotiation; they are strategic highlands that protect Israel’s most vital centers. From those hills, terrorists or foreign proxies could strike Ben Gurion Airport or the entire coastal plain. The stakes are existential, not rhetorical.
Withdrawal has already shown its consequences. In Gaza, Israel pulled out to the last inch, and the result was thousands of rockets, kidnappings, and invasion tunnels. To repeat that mistake in the heart of the country would endanger every Israeli city. Security lessons written in blood must not be forgotten.
Israel respects its neighbors but must draw its own red lines. No warning from Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, or Amman carries greater weight than the imperative to keep our people safe. Sovereignty means bearing the responsibility for survival, and Israel alone carries that burden.
If a Palestinian State Emerges, It Belongs East of the River
The only possible home for a Palestinian state lies east of the Jordan River. Demography, geography, and history point in that direction, not westward into Israel’s heartland. The Hashemite Kingdom could, if it wished, redefine itself as the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine. That would resolve the Palestinian question without creating another terror state at Israel’s doorstep.
History shows the dangers of ignoring this logic. In 1970, the PLO attempted to overthrow King Hussein and create a base of terror in Jordan. That failure, remembered as Black September, is a cautionary tale that should guide future policy. A Palestinian state must not repeat the pattern of destabilization and rebellion. With respect to that Hussein and his son, Jordan should respond to the fact that it comprises 78% of Mandatory Palestine mandate and has a population about 80% Palestinian, with passports and all.
After the Gaza debacle, Israel cannot allow another sovereignty experiment west of the river. Gaza proved the risks. Judea and Samaria, straddling the high ground above Israel’s population centers, are too vital to gamble with. The only viable arrangement lies east, where Palestinians already form a majority and where statehood would not threaten Israel’s survival.
Integration Must Be Mutual, Not Conditional
The Abraham Accords demonstrated that Arabs and Israelis can work together when interests align. Technology, trade, and defense cooperation create a natural basis for partnership. That is the model that should guide the future. But cooperation must be built on respect, not on conditions that undermine Israel’s security.
Integration offered as a “carrot” in exchange for Israeli concessions is not genuine. It is extortion dressed as diplomacy. True partnership should not require Israel to weaken itself in exchange for acceptance. If neighbors seek stability and prosperity, they must accept Israel as it is: strong, sovereign, and secure.
Israel welcomes regional integration but will not purchase it with its own vulnerability. Conditional normalization is no normalization at all. The future of the Middle East depends on mutual respect, not on pressuring Israel to return to a failed formula.
The Dogs Bark, Israel’s Caravan Moves On
Israel respects the Emirates, values Saudi Arabia, and understands the delicate balance in Jordan. These relationships are important, but they cannot dictate Israel’s path. The state of Israel lives with the consequences of its decisions in a way no other nation does. That reality cannot be outsourced.
The two-state solution is finished. A Palestinian state west of the Jordan is impossible. Israel’s security requires holding its strategic ground, regardless of regional protests. Survival takes precedence over diplomatic ceremony.
Our neighbors can issue warnings, but Israel must live here and defend herself. That fact overrides every “red line” drawn abroad. The future belongs to sovereign nations that stand firm—and Israel will continue to do exactly that.
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