America’s growing isolation
As I explain in my book Zionism, The Real Enemy of the Jews, when they decided they had no choice but to be pragmatic, Arafat and his leadership colleagues took a degree of comfort from two hopes. One was that all Palestinian refugees everywhere could and would have a Palestinian passport. The other was that if there was a two-state solution, it could evolve over one or two generations into one state for all - i.e. because in peace and partnership enough Israeli Jews would say something like “We don’t need two states”. In the event of a one-state solution coming about by mutual consent, it was assumed on the Palestinian side at leadership level that, over time, all Palestinians who wanted to return would be able to return. So in theory the two-state solution was not necessarily the end-game on the right of return.
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pabelmont:
December 21st, 2011 at 6:13 pm
Beware commonplace “truths”, received wisdom, party-lines, slogans, etc. “The two state solution is dead” is a slogan. It is not true.
Is it regarded as “true” because there is not enough water in I/P for both peoples? OK, some can move out. Green-Line Israel does not have a right to all the water of I/P. Palestinians can get other citizenships. so can Israeli Jews, who are moving to the USA and Germany (!) and elsewhere.
Is it regarded as “true” because of the presence of the settlements and wall? These can be demolished as UNSC 465 called for (see http://123pab.com/blog/2011/04/What-UNSC-465-and-ICJ-7-2004-actually-say.php in 1980! Because of the settlers as people needing homes? They can be repatriated to Green-Line Israel.
Is it regarded as “true” because the international community will not stand up to the pressure from the USA and their own “Lobbies”? Or because they will not cut their own trade and defense-industrial ties? Well, as long as these continue, 2SS remains an idea, but is not dead, so long as the Palestinians practice “sumud”.
The nations that made these statement in the UNSC should, instead, submit a draft resolution in UNSC and then (after USA’s veto) in UNGA, calling for removal of settlers and destruction of wall and settlements, and lifting of siege, and recommending/requiring nations to cut diplomatic ties, commercial air-traffic, and even all trade with Israe3l until those things are done. Those things CAN BE DONE. But it will require pressure.
Words will accomplish exactly nothing. Israel acts, ut doesn’t listen.
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Mohamed Salem:
December 22nd, 2011 at 10:06 am
Don’t hurry! things are changing for Israel and its inconditonnal supporters faster that Obama can imagine: the “highly unusual move” of the europeen message against colonisation is a small sign of what is coming in the next months. The arab spring is bringing deep changes on how the whole meadle east will be managed.
Tom Mysiewicz:
December 23rd, 2011 at 12:38 am
Obama will receive this support because he continues to follow the 1996 PNAC “Clean Break” plan to the letter. For those who have forgotten, I recommend looking it up and re-reading it. Monomaniacs (this includes Neocons) are SO predictable. And Obama is putty in their hands.
David King:
December 27th, 2011 at 10:46 am
Will isolation change anything? Will it stop the US from attacking Iran? Will It stop the CIA from drug smuggling? Will It stop rendition or regime change? Will Obama be impeached? Will Bush face trial? Will Hollywood start making movies around israeli crimes?