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

[C. G. Estabrook]

Which is why the NYT featured him. Another indication that the most influential 
pro-Israel lobby in the US is not AIPAC; it's American liberal intellectuals, 
like the editorship of the NYT.  --CGE


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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