Didn't G-d Give Israel to the Jewish People?
They say:The Torah explicitly says that G-d gave Israel to the Jewish people. It is our birthright. The birth of the modern state of Israel in 1948 is the fulfillment of this right. No other national or religious claims are relevant. Those who ask Jews to give up an inch of our G-d-given trust, in the na‹ve hope of achieving "peace" with our enemies, fail to appreciate this birthright and the obligations it entails.
We say: First, while some Jews today believe that the miracle of Israel's establishment represents the dawn of a Messianic age, the traditional Jewish perspective would be wary of conflating Israeli control over territory with any Biblical commandment. After all, the State of Israel is a secular creation and its policies do not have any direct bearing on our responsibilities towards the Divine. Rather, Israeli policies vis-...-vis the West Bank and Gaza should be determined on the basis of what makes Israel and its citizens more secure as a Jewish and democratic state.
Second, the claim that our theological truth is superior to the truths or traditions of others has no place in the real world of political discourse or international relations. It is an invitation not to peace but to perpetual conflict. In this instance, we would be wise to remember the commandment conveyed by the Prophet Jeremiah after the destruction of the First Temple: "And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away... for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace." (Jeremiah 29:7) We are, of course, entitled to believe that ours is, indeed, the supreme truth - but for the sake of the peace of the city, we are forbidden from proclaiming that superiority in the public spaces, where we, and all the others, must behave as if ours is just one of a number of truths. Otherwise, the result is chaos and death.
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8/23 
My question has and always will be, why does any Palestinian territory have to be Jew free? When Gaza was given to the Palestinians why weren't the Jews living there allowed to choose whether or not they wanted to live under Palestinian rule? Palestinians live in Israel. Why can't Israelis live under Palestinian rule in Gaza and the West Bank.
In an attempt to answer Pamela.
"..why does any Palestinian territory have to be Jew free?"
It doesn't necessarily have to be Jew free. But the puerile actions of both Palestinians and Jews have provided an atmosphere of fear and hate. Jews and Arabs live, some in mixed areas, in many parts of Israel. But Israel has not succeeded,other than in laws which are largely disregarded,in treating its Arab citizens with full equality to the Jews. Without increased attempts to treat our own Arab citizens with greater equality,courtesy, empathy and understanding, why should we expect that Arabs in areas captured since 1967 would want to have us as neighbors?