Eydar - The Shamir credo: This is my land

Dror Eydar..
Israel Hayom..
02 July '12..

After Yitzhak Shamir was voted out of office, the nightmare of the Oslo Accords and the so-called peace process began. Israel experienced the Oslo Accords, the Al-Aqsa Intifada, the destruction of the Jewish settlement enterprise in the Gaza Strip's Gush Katif, the Second Lebanon War and Operation Cast Lead. For Israel's self-appointed Old Guard, which lost power in the 1977 elections, the ouster of the last remaining stalwart of the Land of Israel in the generation of giants that founded the state, created the impression, for a historical split second, that they had been granted a window of opportunity to realize their foreign policy aspirations, which entailed the destruction of the Jewish settlement enterprise in what has historically been the Land of Israel.

Yitzhak Shamir should be remembered as one of the land's greatest advocates; he truly believed in the miracle manifested in the renaissance of the Jewish people in their land; he was a Zionist who subscribed to maximalist aspirations. Yossi Ben-Aharon, his bureau chief, once told me that at the end of a long meeting, U.S. Secretary of State James Baker said his anti-settlement stance pales in comparison to U.S. President George Bush's position. Shamir listened to his guest and said, "This is my land." Period. That's it.

A shocked Baker stared at him with bewilderment and moved on to the next topic.

(Video) Eye on Zion - "9th of Av Fear and Hope" - with Special Temple Mount Footage

Yishai Fleisher
Eye on Zion Media
07 August '11



While the 9th of Av has historically been a tragic day for the Jewish people, we pray that it will ultimately become a day of joy when the Jewish people are reunited in Jerusalem.

In my new short film (13 minutes), I explore the origin and meaning of the 9th of Av. The film emphasizes the hope for the future that is born in the current era of a fruitful and flourishing Jewish state in the Land of Israel.



Along with a return to authentic Jewish spirituality and efforts to bring about Jewish unity, the embracing of the land of Israel in our lives is a major part of the rectification for the sin that lead to the 9th of Av being a day of mourning. Instead of rejecting the land as did generation of the spies in the desert, we must take up the historic opportunity of building a holy country in our homeland. The rebuilding of the Jewish Commonwealth is the most exciting project of the Jewish people in 2,000 years! Be a part of it!

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