Gadi Eisenkot's proposal to bring 150,000 Palestinian workers from Judea and Samaria into Israel endangers national security, according to a political analysis by The Zioneer. The analysis notes that 82% of West Bank Palestinians supported the October 7 massacre, equating the proposal to allowing 123,000 jihadists into Israeli population centers.
The Zioneer's editorial analysis published Sunday morning criticizes former war cabinet minister Gadi Eisenkot's proposal to bring 150,000 Palestinian workers from Judea and Samaria into Israel. The analysis draws a direct comparison to former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's policy of granting work permits to Gazans in early 2023, which the analysis claims enabled the intelligence gathering that led to the October 7, 2023, massacre. The analysis cites a survey indicating that 82% of West Bank Palestinians supported the October 7 attack, and argues that allowing 150,000 workers from the territory would be equivalent to admitting 123,000 jihadists into Israeli population centers. The piece concludes that the proposal reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the threat, accusing Eisenkot of repeating the same security failures that preceded the October 7 attack. The Zioneer's previous coverage has documented the debate over Palestinian worker permits and the security implications.
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