Comments on: Israel/Palestine: A reality check

By: Rehmat

Rehmat — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 02:45:22 +0000

Professor Edward Said prophesized over 40 years ago that if Palestine is returned to it Muslim natives – a great majority of European Jews would prefer to live under Muslim rule rather going back to their ancestral countries where antisemitism would be waiting for them.

What Israeli Jews have been doing to native Muslim and Christian Palestinians since 1948, is partly due to their religious and cultural heritage.

On October 10, tens of thousands of Americans belonging to different faiths and races gathered at US Capitol to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Million Man March held on October 16, 1995 at the National Mall where African slaves were auctioned in the past.

The leader of Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, the most hated Afro-American leader by the Jewish Lobby, was the keynote speaker. During his long speech, he chided critics advising the #Justice or Else movement that Black folks should forget their past slavery and move ahead, saying: “Find me a Jew that forgives Hitler, and you say they’re the people of God and they don’t have any forgiveness in them.”

http://rehmat1.com/2015/10/16/farrakhan-forgiveness-is-not-jewish/

By: David Marchesi

David Marchesi — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 22:10:02 +0000

Alongside Mr Kerry, it would be good to have some influential religious and secular leaders argue the case for one state. I have in mind the Dalai Lama, Pope Francis,the archbishop of Canterbury,at least one chief rabbi, presidents/prime ministers from Japan and Malaysia etc, and -let’s face it, the UN Secretary-General.There is, of course, a strong case to apply the notorious R2P principle to Palestinians , and the “arguments” could never be more than “advisory opinions” (a la view on the Wall)
The element missing in all the palaver from the politicians etc is courage to face the truth which Alan Hart succinctly expresses here. Could at least one “leader of opinion” break the ranks of the pusillanimous and point out the positive benefits to all (material, and -dare I suggest ?- spiritual) of a one-state settlement ? As usual, the media will do their best to silence or ignore such views, and time is shortening.A spectacular yet reasoned standpoint is needed, with an emphasis on the material profit for all sides , perhaps eventually with the addition of Lebanon and Jordan in a confederation of the Levant (it used to be said that the Lebanese were the business elite of the region)

By: confoundmeonce

confoundmeonce — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 21:10:32 +0000

Alan, After All that has occurred Over..and On that Territory These Confiscators Have named ‘Isreal’..It is very obvious to all who know what has gone on there…thru these years since 1948 , that These Zionists are NOT interested in any two-State Anything. They want All of the true owners of this area to Just GET Lost. And have proceeded to Kill all who wouldn`t just ”go away and leave their homes to these usurpers. So..Why is this “”Misbegotten idea of a two-part arrangement of ‘one state’..between them and the true owners of this territory..Still being ‘bandied about ? IT IS Nothing but a Delaying Fuss..while these Robbers continue building more Housing on land that will never be theirs..no matter how long they squabble and point guns and threaten and murder the Palestinians who will never Leave their homeland to these infiltrators. There is no way Peace can Occur between These Two ‘Factions’. This Territory will always rightfully belong to the Palestinians who have been Forcefully removed from their Homes and Out of Their Territory. Peace Will never Come As long as THIS Continues to be the Reality . Time TO Face Up..And Move OUT..All of you Confiscators. Go Back to where you Originated From. So many of you Squatters have Not one drop of jewish Blood..But Moved there because you were paid to make The move and to ”take possession of’..(homestead the Land.) Go Home. Wherever That may be.

By: ROBERTO rodriguez

ROBERTO rodriguez — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 19:17:38 +0000

Given the statu quo, is there any hope that Palestinians would enjoy equal rights in the one-state? Is the government of that future one-state going to go back the land, water and buildings already stolen? Given the sad example of the former Yugoslavia, wouldn’t the bad feelings that will remain be exploited by demagogues of both sides? Given the fact that the stronger partner will be the Jewish, that so far have been totally unwilling to recognize its wrongdoings and atrocities, is the any hope that they would act with justice?
In any case, I admire your noble work for justice to Palestinians