[Peace-discuss] The Mideast's One-State Solution

[Morton K. Brussel]

Qaddafi has always been stupid, ignorant, and unscrupulous.
It's difficult to know who he's aiming at, or courting. He's not doing  
the Palestinians any favors, and although the Israelis may use him,  
they certainly wouldn't trust him.
  --mkb

On Jan 26, 2009, at 1:09 PM, Robert Naiman wrote:

> "A two-state solution will create an unacceptable security threat to
> Israel. An armed Arab state, presumably in the West Bank, would give
> Israel less than 10 miles of strategic depth at its narrowest point."
>
> Now the right-wing in Israel can say, "even Qaddafi agrees with us."
> These are right-wing talking points.
>
> "It is a fact that Palestinians inhabited the land and owned farms and
> homes there until recently, fleeing in fear of violence at the hands
> of Jews after 1948 - violence that did not occur, but rumors of which
> led to a mass exodus. It is important to note that the Jews did not
> forcibly expel Palestinians. They were never "un-welcomed.""
>
> It's breathtaking that Qaddafi is so ignorant. Has he never heard of
> Deir Yassin? Violence did occur; many Palestinians were expelled; and
> while "rumor" no doubt played a role in the exodus, the exodus was
> deliberately encouraged, sometimes forcibly, by Israeli leaders. What
> a moron.
>
> "Assimilation is already a fact of life in Israel. There are more than
> 1 million Muslim Arabs in Israel; they possess Israeli nationality and
> take part in political life with the Jews, forming political parties.
> On the other side, there are Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
> Israeli factories depend on Palestinian labor, and goods and services
> are exchanged. This successful assimilation can be a model for
> Isratine."
>
> Should the presence of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, under
> conditions of apartheid, be considered evidence of "assimilation"?
> Again, this is breathtaking.
>
> If I were a one-stater, I would not want this buffoon making my case.
>
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:47 PM, LAURIE SOLOMON <LAURIE at advancenet.net 
> > wrote:
>> Interesting considering its tone, content, and author.  Is it the  
>> author
>> speaking, the US speaking, or the syphilis speaking?  It might make  
>> sense if
>> both sides really wanted peace and to live together in equity and  
>> fairness;
>> but I doubt if either side really wants it or will ever want it in  
>> the
>> foreseeable future. And even if they did really want it and seek  
>> it, would
>> the US really allow for such a place unless it was dominated by the  
>> US and
>> served our interests?
>>
>>
>>
>> Muammar Qaddafi | The Mideast's One-State Solution
>> http://www.truthout.org/012609K Muammar Qaddafi, The International  
>> Herald
>> Tribune: "The shocking level of the last wave of Israeli-Palestinian
>> violence, which ended with this weekend's cease-fire, reminds us  
>> why a final
>> resolution to the so-called Middle East crisis is so important. It  
>> is vital
>> not just to break this cycle of destruction and injustice, but also  
>> to deny
>> the religious extremists in the region who feed on the conflict an  
>> excuse to
>> advance their own causes. But everywhere one looks, among the  
>> speeches and
>> the desperate diplomacy, there is no real way forward. A just and  
>> lasting
>> peace between Israel and the Palestinians is possible, but it lies  
>> in the
>> history of the people of this conflicted land, and not in the tired  
>> rhetoric
>> of partition and two-state solutions."
>>
>>
>>
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