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Hold That Tiger

May 19, 2011 - 5:01 pm - by Richard Fernandez
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2011-05-19 18:30:51

If the demographics in the Middle East for the past ninety years continue for the next ninety years, just before the turn of this century (2097-2098) Israel will become majority Arab Muslim with the world’s largest Jewish minority. The nation will no longer be called ‘Israel,’ the flag will no longer be the Shield of David, and there will no longer be a Jewish state dedicated to protecting Jews in the world.

The Israelis must start planning. Russia is attempting to avoid demographic collapse in the mid-century by giving tax credits to married couples for having large numbers of children. Somehow, that kind of nationalism doesn’t appear to be attractive to Israelis, but they are going to have to do something to preserve the concept of an independent sovereign Jewish state.

Perhaps Mr. Obama’s drawing a line at the 67 borders will help start the debate. Somewhere in the debate to come, though, eventually someone in Hamas or Fatah or Hezbollah or Tehran or Damascus is going to get hold of Israeli publicly available demographics and realize that all they have to do is wait.

Imagine if Hamas or Fatah switches within a decade to non-violence to achieve an independent Palestinian state, one where the Jews are naturally the minority in their former Jewish state. If an Arab Dr. Martin Luther King or Ghandi comes forward preaching non-violence in achieving political goals, how will Israel possibly continue to exist in the firestorm of world-wide support the Arab non-violence campaign will realize?

Israel should relocate, and the sooner the better. We already give a billion U.S. dollars annually to Egypt; why not make the payments for the purchase of the Sinai for Israel’s relocation? Or, why not relocate Israel to the 49th parallel on the North American continent, the “Peace Border” between Canada and the U.S.

Radical ideas? Then, just wait for theofascism in the 21st century to deny Israel any viable options in the 22nd.