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Palestine: reunification trumps confederation : Comments

By David Singer, published 28/12/2012

The two-state solution to the Jewish-Arab conflict proposed under the Oslo Accords and the Bush Roadmap is rapidly turning out to be nothing but a mirage.

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That is a very curious argument, Prompete. It prompts me to ask how many Jews were personally displaced during the Roman wars two centuries ago, and since they have all since passed on, why has a right of return been granted to their great (repeat many times) grandchildren?
And yet you would deny the same right of return to Palestinians who can at least claim a degree of living memory since their displacement.
Definitely not a case of sauce for the goose and sauce for the gander, is it?
Posted by halduell, Saturday, 29 December 2012 11:09:29 PM
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It is about time OLO posted some articles by Norman Finkelstein or Naom Chomsky to balance these articles by David Singer.

The solution is a single country with no religious political head and equal rights for the Palistinians but Israel won't let it happen.
Posted by Arjay, Sunday, 30 December 2012 8:24:49 AM
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Dear Arjay,

<<It is about time OLO posted some articles by Norman Finkelstein or Naom Chomsky to balance these articles by David Singer.>>

Yes, nothing can hurt Israel's image more than David Singer, so this will help changing the wrong impression as if all Israelis are cannibals!

<<The solution is a single country with no religious political head and equal rights for the Palistinians but Israel won't let it happen.>>

Do Israelis deserve equal rights there as well, or was it a deliberate omission?

Now I understand that this solution will produce the best outcome for you, but what if only a handful of Israelis and a handful of Palestinians accept such a solution? Is it right to force that solution of yours on both, just because it is the desired outcome for some Leftist Westerners who do not even live in that region? Would that not be a case of fighting colonialism with colonialism?
Posted by Yuyutsu, Sunday, 30 December 2012 12:59:08 PM
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Yuyutsu,equal rights for both Israelis and the Palistinians. I cannot see it happening soon.
Posted by Arjay, Sunday, 30 December 2012 2:23:36 PM
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Israels and Israeli Arabs are equal in Israel.They always have been since 1948
Posted by SF, Sunday, 30 December 2012 7:55:46 PM
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Dear SF,

<<Israels and Israeli Arabs are equal in Israel>>
(I presume you meant "equal before the law", because in general terms no two people are equal).

Well, not so:

Israeli Arabs are highly more privileged because they do not have to be conscripted. They can still go to the army if they want, but otherwise they are free to have a life, whereas the only way for a healthy Jewish Israeli reaching the age of 18 to avoid the army is to maim themselves or spend their best years in jail.
Posted by Yuyutsu, Sunday, 30 December 2012 8:13:49 PM
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