Excerpt from Shiloh Musings:
I’m referring to Menachem Begin’s “Camp David Accords,” which is to blame for Israel’s withdrawal from the Sinai and the total destruction of all Israeli communities, Yamit and others there. Disengagement was clearly modeled on it, and both Begin and Arik Sharon were Prime Ministers from the Likud. Yes, just like the Likud elections slogan: “Only the Likud Can Do It.” Voluntarily destroying Jewish communities, especially agricultural ones, had been a “red line” for the Labor Party.Close to a half century after Menachem Begin proudly announced his “achievement,” I still consider it the most insanely dangerous decision in Israeli history. As we’ve seen since then, Israel doesn’t know how to negotiate wisely. Why didn’t he insist on keeping all of the moshavim and towns in Sinai as proof of peace?Menachem Begin, Ariel Sharon and Binyamin Bibi Netanyahu were/are plagued/cursed with a desire to show the world that they’re reasonable moderates and as a result they do what they consider “diplomatic,” generous endangering the security and existence of the State of Israel.I’ll never forget Begin’s speech afterward the withdrawal/destruction of Jewish communities in which he claimed that the remaining and new Israeli communities in Gaza and nearby would be forever, fully recognized forever by the world as part of Israel.Gush Katif was to be the replacement of the Sinai for Jewish settlement. For example, Neve Dekalim was named for the destroyed Moshav Dikla.