A Palestinian woman argues with Israeli army soldiers as she is searched at a checkpoint during clashes in the West Bank Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX2L7Q9
A Palestinian woman argues with Israeli army soldiers as she is searched at a checkpoint during clashes in the West Bank Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY      - RTX2L7Q9
A Palestinian woman argues with Israeli army soldiers as she is searched at a checkpoint during clashes in the West Bank Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY – RTX2L7Q9

By Yoni Kempinski, INN

Bennett calls for a ‘Marshall Plan’ for Judea and Samaria, including a ‘free tourism zone’ between Israel and Palestinian Authority.Speaking at a strategic affairs conference on Tuesday, Education Minister Naftali Bennett presented his vision for the future of Judea and Samaria, advocating partial annexation of the area, along with expanded autonomy for the Palestinian Authority and massive investment over the Green Line.

Bennett addressed a gathering organized by the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), an independent think tank at Tel Aviv University, slamming the two-state solution while presenting details for an alternative arrangement.

?”?First point,” said Bennett, “a Palestine exists,” referring to the Hamas regime in Gaza.

“?Granted, it’s a terror state. It terrorizes its own population and attacks Israeli schools and hospitals using rockets and attack tunnels.”

“?This leads to the second point: Apply Israeli law in Area C, the Israeli controlled areas.”

“We will not annex the land, because one can only annex something foreign. ?This is the Land of Israel, to which Jews have been connected for thousands of years. ?It is where 450,000 Israelis live.”

Area C, which is under full Israeli control, constitutes roughly 60% of Judea and Samaria. All Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria are located in Area C, while only 4-5% of Palestinian Arabs live there. The remaining 95% live in Area A, under autonomous Palestinian Authority control and in Area B, also under PA control except for security because of its geographic proximity to Israeli communities. The three areas were designated in the Oslo Accords.?

?”There are also some 80,000 Arabs living in Area C. They’ll be offered Israeli citizenship or residency; it’ll be up to them.”?

In addition to annexing most of Judea and Samaria, Bennett reiterated his support for expanded autonomy for the Palestinian Authority in those areas not annexed by Israel.

?”My third point: Autonomy on steroids in Areas A and B, the Palestinian controlled areas. ?The rest of Judea and Samaria, will be a Palestinian Autonomy. ?The PA will change: from Palestinian Authority, to Palestinian Autonomy. ?It will be less than a state.”

?”A state manages its taxes, postal service and hospitals. It holds elections, has a flag and provides education. ?The Palestinian Autonomy will do this, and more, but it will not be a state.?

“There are two things it won’t do: ?Firstly, it will not allow millions of descendants of Palestinian immigrants to enter. ?They would end up marching towards Haifa and Tel Aviv. Second, the PA will never have an army.

”?So the Palestinians will not have a state, but they will have a strong autonomy.”

Beyond strengthening the Palestinian Authority, Bennett advocated what he dubbed a “Marshall Plan for Judea and Samaria” referring to the successful United States post WWII plan, named for then US Secretary of State George Marshall, for rebuilding Western Europe’s economy.

“?Developing Judea and Samaria will improve the lives of everyone living there. It will reduce violence and build co-existence,” Bennett said, calling to “drastically increase the amount of entry points from the P.A. to Israel, and the …read more

Source:: Israpundit

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