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== The Solution to International Pressure ==
The only solution to international pressure on Israel to hand over the liberated territories to the Arabs is "establishing facts on the ground" through immediate settlement of '''all''' uninhabited areas. The great advantage of this solution is sealing off any possibility of establishing a state within Israel's territory, because when a large number of settlers that cannot be evacuated settles in all parts of the territories without leaving realistic space for a Palestinian state, the world and even the Palestinians themselves will recognize that Jewish settlement in the territories is an accomplished fact and consequently the pressures will cease.

The Rebbe clarified that slow settlement in select points only invites additional pressure since world nations see that Israel is not determined to settle the territories and does it slowly and hesitantly. They only increase the pressure, as they understand that Israel is not convinced of its ownership of these territories, so if pressure increases, Israel will stop settlement and even dismantle it. In contrast, rapid settlement of all territories at once signals to the world a determination that prevents pressure. Several times the Rebbe said that "a million settlers" need to be brought.

The Rebbe recognized that such settlement would provoke a wave of condemnations and pressure from world nations but explained that the angry response would be relatively short-term and afterward the pressures would cease, while slow settlement causes the same condemnations but without end.

The Rebbe clarified that this should be done quietly and without public declarations that would draw heavy pressure from the world that could lead to the cancellation of settlement. The Rebbe explained that when a Jew shows his strength, it angers the goy who must condemn it, whereas it was tangibly seen that when settlement began in certain places with determination and without public declaration, the powers refrained from responding. The Rebbe brought as an example Israel's nuclear reactor that was built without declarations and with determination, and the world said nothing. The Rebbe added that it is clear that the quiet in settlement should not come at the expense of public explanation of the right of Am Yisroel to Eretz Yisroel.