Joint Statement by Mattot Arim, Professors for a Strong Israel and Women in
Green:

Jews Abroad, Do Not Remain Silent At This Time!

a. We would like to alert Jewish communities and Jewish leaders worldwide
that the U.S. State Department and members of the Quartet, in conjunction
with unpopular Israeli Prime Minister Olmert are, at this time, initiating a
new political process to push forward the establishment of still another
Islamic state, this time in Judea and Samaria. This alarming development
has been reported in the past few weeks by leading newspapers such as the
Washington Post and Boston Globe, and was corroborated by the Prime
Minister's Statement to the Conference of Presidents on 6 February.

b. Israel's recent attempt to set up a Palestinian entity in the Gaza Strip,
by expelling the Jews and handing over the land and resources to Gazan
Arabs, has resulted in the degeneration of peaceful, Jewish Gush Katif into
violent, chaotic, terror-ridden Gush Hamas. Since no one has any idea how to
handle the Gaza fiasco, how to stop the steady flow of armaments into
Palestininan Gaza or even how to bring a stop to the internal bloodshed, it
is absolutely clear that that same disastrous experiment should not be
repeated in Judea and Samaria.

c. It is also clear that the fall of Judea and Samaria will inevitably lead
to the fall of the only Jewish state in the world. Judea and Samaria
directly overlook Israel's population centers as well as Israel's major
international airport. Whoever controls Judea and Samaria controls, not only
Israel's chief water resources, but also the skies of Israel, that no amount
of security measures can guarantee. An additional Islam state can only
spell disaster, not only to the future of Israel, but to the safety and
security of the entire Western world. Rewarding terror begets more terror.

d. Consequently, we urge all Jews: Conservative, Orthodox and Reform; left
and right; rabbis, leaders, lay persons and members of the Jewish press; and
all friends of Israel wherever they may be, not to remain silent at this
difficult time. It is incumbent upon all who hold Israel and her people
dear to their hearts, to publicly intercede on Israel's behalf.

e. Israel needs your help now, to thwart this existential danger! Every Jew
and every friend of Israel can be of immediate individual assistance by
personally contacting their local leaders, Jewish organizations and media to
express their deep concern about the Palestinian-state track, and to demand
immediate action, particularly in the United States, to thwart this danger.
Pressure from abroad will serve to strengthen the strong grass-roots
movements in Israel that work around the clock against the creation of
another terrorist state, this time in Judea and Samaria.

*Dr. Amy Rosenbluh, Chair, Professors for a Strong Israel
chug-psi@zahav.net.il
*Ruth and Nadia Matar, Co-Chairs, Women in Green nmatar@netvision.net.il
*Susie Dym, Spokesperson, Mattot Arim mattot.arim@gmail.com