We know what's best

For the past week I had meant to write about my feelings towards the J Call movement launched in Europe which urges the European Union to press Israel to end the occupation and sign a peace treaty with the Palestinians, but it seems that Hamodia beat me to it.
The petition that was signed by leading European intellectuals included the following statements.
We are citizens of European countries, Jews, and involved in the political and social life of our respective countries.
Israel faces existential threats. Far from underestimating the threats from its external enemies, we know that the danger also lies in the occupation and the continuing pursuit of settlements in the West Bank and in the Arab districts of East Jerusalem.
Hamodia published an article regarding the proximity talks and the petition.
"What's extraordinary about the statements is its arogance: We know that the 'occupation... poses no less of a threat.' And this certain knowledge must take precedence over the contrary views of Jews who live in Israel, who serve in the army, who stand to pay the heaviest price if a peace agreement unravels on unfavorable terms for Israel, and who went to the polls and chose a government that promised not to give the Palesinians a state of their own."

The Globe also wrote an article about the petition which stated, "The president of France's leading Jewish association, CRIF, declined to sign, saying he objected to its tone and some of its language.
'Do Israelis need the Jewish Diaspora to know what is ‘the right' decision, what should be the borders of a country that their sons and daughters are protecting?' Richard Prasquier wrote in Le Figaro."
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/thousand-of-european-jews-denounce-israeli-settlements/article1553957/

My feelings? If you live in the diaspora, it is chutzpah to exert pressure on Israel to make any decision. If, on the other hand, you choose to live in Israel, you and your children serve in the army and live within range of the rockets that might fall because of a hasty decision, then go ahead and speak to your elected minister serving in the Israeli Cabinet, about your concerns.