Recently Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made this statement: There cannot be a situation, under any agreement, in which we relinquish security control of the territory west of the River Jordan[.] Personally, I have no problems with that honest statement.  I wish the Israelis had been upfront about this years ago; and it would have saved everyone a lot of heartache.   An honest refusal to give the Arabs in Judea and Samaria open and free borders – while militarily wise – would also have let the world know that Israel had no real intention of the giving the Palestinians a state.  It would have been suicidal.  The Arabs would have been put on notice that no Palestine would ever exist.  A people who do not control their borders are not free.  There would have been no pretense, and over  $100 billion in handouts – from America, Canada, and Europe – to a murderously corrupt Palestinian Authority could have been...(Read Full Article)