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Bush on Settlements

Yesterday in Jordan, President Bush said, "Israel must withdraw from the settlements. There must be contiguous territory for a Palestinian state - into which a Palestinian state can grow."

Bush spokesman Scott McClellan claims that "what the president was referring to was the withdrawal plan that is being pursued by Prime Minister Sharon as well as the unauthorized outposts which the roadmap calls for Israel to remove."

The reference to "contiguous territory for a Palestinian state" makes clear that Bush was not only referring to the withdrawal from Gaza, northern Samaria and the outposts, since those withdrawals would not leave enough territory for a contiguous state in Judea and Samaria.

If McClellan is to be believed, Bush is the buffoon his detractors say he is. More likely, Bush's vision for the Middle East includes an Israeli withdrawal from Judea and Samaria at least as broad as that proposed by President Clinton.

In the meantime, observant Jews - the only people in the world who care about Jewish life in Judea, Samaria and Gaza and the Jews with the most access to the Bush Administration - continue to proclaim Bush as Israel's savior and never offer a counter-argument directly to Bush or his subordinates in favor of permanent retention of more than 5 percent of Judea and Samaria.
posted on 3/16/2005