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ba bewildered Declaration of Independence drafted by confused band bewildered men—whose universal values clashed with their bJewish ones, leaving them troubled and guilt-ridden. It is the bproblem of a democratic option that can eliminate the Jewish bstate at the ballot box.

bIt is a question of democracy. It is a question of demo- bgraphy. It is a question we must ask ourselves: Are we prepared bto commit national suicide?

bNo two peoples so different in every way can possibly share bthe same country. The world is filled with examples of the rise bof nationalism and separation that promise for Israel the horrors bthat today are international realities. We need only look at a bworld torn by particularism to realize the folly of the belief that bJews and Arabs can coexist in Eretz Yisrael.