Table Of ContentTABLE OF CONTENTS to ONE JEWISH STATE: THE LAST, BEST HOPE TO RESOLVE THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT by David Friedman FORWARD by Mike Pompeo, 70th United States Secretary of State AUTHOR'S NOTE - PLEASE READ THIS WITH AN OPEN MIND CHAPTER ONE - THREE SIMPLE WORDS CHAPTER TWO - UNFINISHED BUSINESS CHAPTER THREE - THE CONVERGENCE OF FAITH AND POLICY CHAPTER FOUR - A RELIGION AND A NATION CHAPTER FIVE - WHO ARE THE PALESTINIANS? CHAPTER SIX - LAND FOR PEACE/LAND FOR TERROR CHAPTER SEVEN - CHURCH AND STATE - DO THEY MIX? CHAPTER EIGHT - THE WEALTHY PORT CHAPTER NINE - WHAT'S LAW GOT TO DO WITH IT? CHAPTER TEN - CAN THERE BE A TWO-STATE SOLUTION? CHAPTER ELEVEN - MAY JEWS NEGOTIATE LAND FOR PEACE? CHAPTER TWELVE - HOW TO LOVE THE STRANGER CHAPTER THIRTEEN - THE TEMPLATE FOR CO-EXISTENCE CHAPTER FOURTEEN - "SETTTLER VIOLENCE:" THE RED HERRING FROM THE FAR LEFT CHAPTER FIFTEEN - THE JEWS OF SILENCE NO MORE CHAPTER SIXTEEN - THE JEWS ARE NOT ALONE CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - THE GAZA STRIP: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - WHO'S PAYING FOR ALL THIS? CHAPTER NINETEEN - WHO WILL LEAD THIS TRANSFORMATION? CHAPTER TWENTY - RIGHT, LEFT OR CENTER? CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE - THE HEAD OF THE SNAKE CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO - WHERE DO THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS FIT IN? CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE - CLOSING ARGUMENT: A WIN-WIN FOR THE REGION EPILOGUE - POINTS OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE APPENDIX 1 Israel Declaration of Independence 1948 APPENDIX 2 Palestinian National Covenant 1964, The Palestine National Charter 1968 and 1996 Amendment APPENDIX 3 Israel Basic Law of Human Dignity 1992 APPENDIX 4 Israel National State Law 2018 APPENDIX 5 Pompeo Doctrine 2019 APPENDIX 6 Abraham Accords Declaration 2020 APPENDIX 7 Abraham Accords Peace Agreements 2020 INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR
SynopsisTHE TERRORIST MASSACRE COMMITTED BY HAMAS AGAINST INNOCENT ISRAELIS ON OCTOBER 7, 2023 BROUGHT GREAT TRAUMA TO THE STATE OF ISRAEL. BUT IT ALSO HAS BROUGHT GREAT CLARITY. It is this clarity that tells us we must try something NEW. It is this clarity that tells us Israel must plan its future on its own and not obsess about what others think. And it is this clarity that compels us to go back to basics -- to return to the biblical values and divine covenants that unite the Jewish people. It is this clarity that has inspired David Friedman, former US Ambassador to Israel and bestselling author of SLEDGEHAMMER , to write and lead a new movement: ONE JEWISH STATE The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. One of the leading architects of the historic Abraham Accords, David Friedman explains why in these turbulent and dangerous times, the simple phrase of three words - ONE JEWISH STATE - must be the guideline for Israel and the world's collective future. Each word of ONE JEWISH STATE is deeply instilled with meaning: ONE: There is only ONE country earmarked for the Jewish people; ONE. There are 49 Muslim countries, and many Christian, Buddhist, and Hindu countries, but only ONE Jewish State. JEWISH: This Jewish State is exactly that - JEWISH. It is the place where Jewish history was born, where Jewish values were created and where more Jews live than anywhere else. It is situated on the land given to the Jewish people by God in the words of the Holy Bible. STATE: Israel is not just a place; it is a country with sovereignty over its land and responsibility for its inhabitants. Today that sovereignty has been called into question by the nations of the world and even by some within Israel. But Israel cannot be Jewish without sovereignty over the places that make it Jewish. Friedman proposes a goal and a path, with God's help, for Israel to have complete sovereignty over all its biblical homeland - in a just manner that brings peace, prosperity, and essential human dignity to ALL of Israel's inhabitants. In ONE JEWISH STATE he will explore: The History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict The True History of Jews and Muslims in the Disputed Territories Past, Present & Future Legal Issues Prior Proposals, Peace Plans and So-Called "Solutions," and Why They ALL Failed Why Israel has Succeeded as a Regional Superpower While its Arab Neighbors Have Failed Palestinian Tribalism and the Creation of a Nationalist Movement Religious and Biblical Issues, Conflict and Agreement Palestinian and Muslim Leaders and Goals for Their Peoples Geographic and Security Considerations for ALL Hamas and the Gaza Strip - Insoluble for Now American Evangelicals and Their Influence Ambassador Friedman's book persuasively explains the many reasons why in this massive world there MUST remain room for ONE JEWISH STATE. "Read everything Ambassador Friedman writes about Israel and Gaza. He knows his stuff."--HUGH HEWITT, THE TERRORIST MASSACRE COMMITTED BY HAMAS AGAINST INNOCENT ISRAELS ON OCTOBER 7, 2023 BROUGHT GREAT TRAUMA TO THE STATE OF ISRAEL. BUT IT ALSO HAS BROUGHT GREAT CLARITY. It is this clarity that tells us we must try something NEW. It is this clarity that tells us Israel must plan its future on its own and not obsess about what others think. And it is this clarity that compels us to go back to basics -- to return to the biblical values and divine covenants that unite the Jewish people. It is this clarity that has inspired David Friedman, former Ambassador to Israel and bestselling author of SLEDGEHAMMER , to write and lead a new movement: ONE JEWISH STATE The Last, Best Chance to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. One of the leading architects of the historic Abraham Accords, David Friedman explains why in these turbulent and dangerous times, the simple phrase of three words - ONE JEWISH STATE - must be the guideline for Israel and the world's collective future. Each word of ONE JEWISH STATE is deeply instilled with meaning: ONE: There is only ONE country earmarked for the Jewish people; ONE. There are 49 Muslim countries, and many Christian, Buddhist, and Hindu countries, but only ONE Jewish State. JEWISH: This Jewish State is exactly that - JEWISH. It is the place where Jewish history was born, where Jewish values were created and where more Jews live than anywhere else. It is situated on the land given to the Jewish people by God in the words of the Holy Bible. STATE: Israel is not just a place; it is a country with sovereignty over its land and responsibility for its inhabitants. Today that sovereignty has been called into question by the nations of the world and even by some within Israel. But Israel cannot be Jewish without sovereignty over the places that make it Jewish. Friedman proposes a goal and a path, with God's help, for Israel to have complete sovereignty over all its biblical homeland - in a just manner that brings peace, prosperity, and essential human dignity to ALL of Israel's inhabitants. In ONE JEWISH STATE he will explore: The History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict The True History of Jews and Muslims in the Disputed Territories Past, Present & Future Legal Issues Prior Proposals, Peace Plans and So-Called "Solutions," and Why They ALL Failed Why Israel has Succeeded as a Regional Superpower While its Arab Neighbors Have Failed Palestinian Tribalism and the Creation of a Nationalist Movement Religious and Biblical Issues, Conflict and Agreement Palestinian and Muslim Leaders and Goals for Their Peoples Geographic and Security Considerations for ALL Hamas and the Gaza Strip - Insoluble for Now American Evangelicals and Their Influence Ambassador Friedman's book persuasively explains the many reasons why in this massive world there MUST remain room for ONE JEWISH STATE.