Gaza Referendum – WHY?
by Steven Shamrak
Ariel Sharon asked the Likud party to approve his proposal to withdraw
from the Gaza Strip.
Why? The Likud Party Platform clearly states:
“Preamble: The right of the Jewish people to the
Land of Israel is an eternal right, not subject to dispute, and
includes the right to security and peace. Zionism is the liberation movement of
the Jewish people, and its fulfilment is at the top of the list of priorities
of the Government of Israel.”
Gaza is Jewish land. There is no need for the
referendum. The spirit of the withdrawal from
Gaza contradicts the Party Charter! Any member of the
party who is planning to vote in support of withdrawal from any Jewish land has
to resign from the Likud party!
By hinting that Yasser Arafat may be targeted,
Sharon, in his recent statement, is just playing a political game and trying to
manipulate members of the Likud party before the referendum.