“Most Arab countries are busy today trying not to disintegrate. The Palestinian conflict is not the first thing they think about”
Dayan was 100 days old when an Arab bullet felled his father in Israel’s War of Independence. Drafted at age 18, Uzi went on to reach the rank of major general, led the IDF’s elite intelligence unit, headed the National Security Council, conducted peace talks with Jordan, Syria, and the Palestinian Authority, and directed strategic relations with the United States.
Keeping those relations on an even keel is paramount, he said, as we approach a possible July 1 annexation of the Jordan River Valley and 30% of Judea and Samaria to kick off President Trump’s “deal of the century”
Opposition to annexation is building, and from an unlikely source — the settlers themselves, who have the most to gain, but also the most to lose.
“I understand why the settlers are worried,” said Uzi Dayan in a conference call with the foreign press. “I don’t think they’re making things up, but it’s important to remember that we will still have overriding security control in all of these areas, and the map is still under negotiation.”
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