Former Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, who is a candidate for the Knesset on the "state camp" list, visited today (Sunday) the Neve Shmuel yeshiva in the settlement of Efrat in Gush Etzion, and addressed the question of the fate of the settlements in Judea and Samaria. In his words, he expressed support for strengthening the settlement blocs, calling the disengagement and the Oslo agreement "significant steps" and mentioned the handover of Hebron to the Palestinians by Netanyahu.
"Settlement is a value, that was the state's position, based on national interests and according to law. I am in favor of strengthening the settlement blocs. On the other hand, the state tasked the IDF to step into the sovereign's shoes and not allow illegal settlement.
Therefore, it doesn't matter which government, and they won't sell you locators, an illegal settlement is being evicted.
Under a Likud government, Labor or any other government," Eisenkot said. In response to a question regarding the Avitar agreement, he stated that he supports the establishment of a Yeshiva at the site. "There was an arrangement that the Minister of Defense committed to.
To maintain the place, and the place was preserved, and to examine the location of a yeshiva in the future in Abitar.
In my understanding, there is a commitment to this agreement."
Eisenkot with students in yeshiva, photo: none
Eisenkot referred extensively to the question of the future in Judea and Samaria, and compared the situation to what happened during Operation Guard of the Walls in the cities involved.
"We are against a bi-national state and in favor of ending the conflict. Look at what happened in the cities that were involved, this is what the situation in Yash might look like if we get involved," he said.
"There were three people who took the most significant steps towards separation: Yitzhak Rabin in 1994-1995, who transferred to the Palestinians 40 percent of the territory of Israel and the Bay in the Oslo Accords, and 95 percent of the Palestinian population lives today under the Palestinian Authority. Benjamin Netanyahu in 1997-1998 in the Hebron and Ariel Agreement Sharon in 2005 in disengagement from the Gaza Strip.
"We want to prevent a bi-national state, to reduce the conflict, to strengthen a Jewish and democratic state. Look at the cities involved. You can imagine what would happen here if we were completely mixed. In order to preserve the identity of the State of Israel, it is not to take care of a Palestinian state but to take care of ourselves. What kind of country do we want to be. We need to take care of ourselves. What kind of country do we want to be. Those who want to dismantle the Civil Administration, dismantle the Palestinian Authority, cancel the law of secession and return to Gush Katif, in my opinion, will bring disaster upon the State of Israel. We need on the one hand to be people of faith And on the other hand, to show pragmatism."
Eisenkot together with Gantz and Saar at the launch event of the state camp's election campaign,
"A vision and protection of national interests are required. As someone who has spent much of his life fighting against Palestinian terrorism, I suggest that everyone listen. I demand that the leadership tell the truth, chart a course and provide hope. There is a reality here that is a charged and complex reality and Israel's leaders over the years have made wise decisions. keep your head in the sand and don't see that there are two comma eight million Palestinians here and take control of them. And I hear key people who are running today for real seats in a future coalition that I personally hope won't be, who are talking with inflammatory rhetoric about the dissolution of the Civil Administration, the dissolution of the Palestinian Authority and a return to the Katif bloc, this will create a reality here I think that she will not contribute to a Jewish, democratic, strong, egalitarian and solidary state.
Eisenkot in a conversation with high school yeshiva students in Efrat
"You have to tell the reality as it is. We have an ongoing national, religious, social struggle with the Palestinians who live here. It has accompanied us for many, many years and will accompany us for many years to come. The challenge is to allow the security system to operate in the best way possible. The security system stops between 2,500 to 3,000 terrorists every year. We need to have an excellent leader and a determined military system that knows how to fight terrorism and defeat it. Prevent terrorism from making us make decisions out of weakness or because of violence. There is no overnight solution to the struggle. There are 2.8 million Palestinians here who support terrorism and see terrorism as The main way to achieve its national will, and there are parts that want other things. Therefore, you have to fight a determined fight against terrorism and separate terrorism from the population. Unfortunately, anyone who tells you that if he goes up and does one, two, three and terrorism will disappear, he is probably inexperienced in fighting terrorism and has not taken responsibility about his life".
"Even the greatest optimist understands that our threats will continue. As the commander of the IOS division in 2005, the reality seemed crazy.
With stubborn fighting, we succeeded in eradicating terrorism.
You have to understand that today's reality is explosive.
Terrorism can return."
"Netanyahu meets with Arafat", photo: Moshe Shay
Eisenkot defended the head of his party, Defense Minister Benny Gantz, who is being attacked for meeting with Abu Mazen at his home in Rosh Ha'Ain.
"Benny Gantz, the Minister of Defense, like every Minister of Defense before him, held security meetings for the sake of Israel's security with the Palestinian Authority. I can tell you that here too you will listen to the words and then return to the actions of the people. Only two years ago the Likud government accepted the deal of the century that sought to return 70 percent of Judea and Samaria and demanded to give two more entrances in the south almost the size of the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu also met with Arafat and his government met with all the senior Palestinian officials. I said later... and I know this and there were meetings that were not released to the media so I will not reveal them. The main point is what serves the Security of the State of Israel
In response to a question regarding the war on the Palestinian Territories, Eisenkot said that there is also enforcement against the Palestinians.
"Regarding Area C - there is an ongoing plan to enforce illegal construction in Area C and the IDF, which is under the shoes of the Sovereign in Judea and Samaria, enforces illegal construction on anyone who does it, Arab or Jewish.
From my experience I can tell you that the ratio is usually one to four one to eight of demolishing illegal Palestinian construction in relation to the Jews because they build much more and there is no desire here to allow them to build in areas C.
The IDF has a mission and it enforces it for years."
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