Background
1. Israel is
unique. Its achievements in seventy years are un-paralleled in history; each
and every one is hardly short of a miracle. Having said that I can’t see Israel
surviving the next generation owing to dangers from outside and more so from
inside. Why?
2. Because
our victory in 1948 led to arrogance which was augmented in 1967 leaving us to
believe that we are invincible. After Ben Gurion, Israel lacked a clear policy of
survival. She has been guided wrongly by
successive leaders who resorted to Tactical responses to events instead of
pursuing a clear headed Strategy
based on the realities surrounding the country from outside and transforming it
inside.
3. Subsequent
to 1967 all seemingly military victories were equivocal which led us to ignore the
Geography and Demography of our
situation vis-à-vis our enemies. In the
long term these twin dangers will slowly but surely come to be our undoing
unless we take immediate steps now. Unfortunately however our political system is
in the way, preventing us to think of these steps let alone implementing them. Today
we need a single minded Ben Gurion.
Responses and Solutions
Following are my solutions based
on the dictates of Geography and
Demography and not on ideology and wishful thinking:
1.
Change the electoral
system in Israel to TR,
Total Representation which is essentially a fusion of the constituency FPTP
Westminster System and Israel’s
present Proportional Representation. My books and articles and those of my
supporters in English and Hebrew are there to give the answers to all questions
that might be raised. The purpose of TR is to make the Knesset truly
representative while creating a stable government that can take necessary but
unpopular decisions to face the challenges inside and outside Israel.
Moreover it stops the Judicial Arm from legislating from the Bench.
2.
Negotiate a quick
separation from the West Bank with the
Palestinian Authority along the lines of the plan of MK Hilik Bar as approved
by the Labour Party (Avoda). Failing an agreement with Palestinian leaders, Israel should
implement it unilaterally. I have been advocating just that since 2001.
3.
Ensure the separation
of Gaza from the West Bank through a
demilitarised independent Republic State of Gaza or any
other form of a political entity physically and legally separated from Palestine on the West Bank.
Otherwise Israel will be in
danger of being cut in half through future simultaneous pincer attack from Gaza and Hebron.
All the above is explained fully
in my English Book “Israel : State or Ghetto” from
Amazon and Kindle and Kindle and in my Hebrew Book : “ Hametsiut Machtiva” Realities
Dictate published by CECI Tel Aviv. For details of TR see Dr Ken Ritchie's “Fixing our BrokenDemocracy: The Case for Total Representation" from Amazon £7.50 for print edition and just £1
in Kindle.