Weekly Commentary: Viable Annexation Requires Full Rights For

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Weekly Commentary: Viable Annexation Requires Full Rights For Residents =
Of Annexed Areas
Dr. Aaron Lerner 19 July, 2019

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When MK Rafi Peretz was recently asked about voting rights for =
Palestinians in areas he wants to annex, Rabbi Peretz indicated he =
sought an arrangement that did not provide for voting rights.

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You can=E2=80=99t have your cake and eat it too.

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From a practical standpoint, the size of the current Arab presence in =
Area C and other prime areas for annexation that does not include major =
cities is small enough that there is no real problem giving them the =
option to become Israeli citizens with full rights =E2=80=93 including =
voting.

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Any move to do less than that would probably be voided by the Supreme =
Court.

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And that=E2=80=99s after we faced criticism and condemnation during the =
entire legislative process for such an annexation (annexation via =
cabinet vote does not provide for adding conditions to annexation).

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Yes, we should annex. =20

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And with our window of opportunity possibly coming to a close it would =
be appropriate for this to be the first act of the next government that =
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The Trump team will need to accept the explanation that annexation =
doesn=E2=80=99t close the door on the Trump deal,

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After all, annexation of Jerusalem decades ago hasn=E2=80=99t taken it =
off the table as far as the world is concerned.

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