One/Two States
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NEWS
- Huffington Post: Barak: Peace With Palestinians Or Apartheid, Associated Press (2 February 2010).
- New York Times: Memo From Jerusalem: Support for 2-State Plan Erodes, by Isabel Kershner (4 September 2008).
The Palestine Strategy Study Group, a new Palestinian think-tank financed by the EU, and the Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information, are both now considering the one-state solution as one of many possible solutions as the Annapolis talks fail and the West Bank fills up with settlements at an accelerated rate. - Washington Post
Palestinians study options if peace talks fail, by Wafa Amr, Reuters (3 September 2008) – a Palestinian think-tank funded by the EU considers the one-state solution (amongst others) as the Annapolis talks seem to head toward failure and the settlements spread throughout the West Bank. - Washington Post
Palestinian negotiator considers binational state, by Ali Sawafta, Reuters (10 August 2008) – this article how Israeli intransigence concerning the 4 core issues of the negotiatiions makes a viable Palestinian state virtually impossible, so they are beginning to consider the single-state solution, which the article says the Israelis won’t consider because it threatens the Jewish State which is dependent on maintaining a Jewish majority. - Philadelphia Inquirer: For 60 years, Israel’s battled enemies & misconceptions, by Stu Bykofsky (19 May 2008).
In Mr. Bykofsky’s op-ed, he laments the anti-Israel bias he sees in the reporting of the Western media, especially recent reporting about emerging support for the one-state solution, which he sees as the end of the Jewish State. He then asks why doesn’t the Jewish state have the right to exist? - New York Times: Israel’s ‘American Problem’, by Jeffrey Goldberg (18 May 2008).
This fascinating op-ed by Jeffrey Goldberg theorizes that the settlement movement is right now the greatest danger to the future of Israel because it is not allowing a viable Palestinian State to be established in the West Bank, and as a result the Palestinians will increasingly focus on creating true equality for themselves in Israel itself as Israel increasingly takes over the West Bank, and because there will soon be more Palestinians in the region than Israeli Jews, then this will mean that in the true democracy and equality they are working toward they will be able to exercise their voting rights and vote for the end of the Jewish State and the Jewish-dominated government. - New York Times: For Israelis, an Anniversary. For Palestinians, a Nakba., by Elias Khoury (18 May 2008).
This very interesting essay postulates that Israel’s refusal to allow a viable Palestinian state to evolve in the West Bank is going to lead to everyone’s destruction in a state of perpetual war it sweeps the surrounding countries toward fundamentalist extremism. - Chicago Tribune: Can 2 foes live under 1 roof?, by Richard Boudreaux and Ashraf Khalil (14 May 2008).
This article describes the growing interest in the one-state solution. - Miami Herald: Israel facing demographic challenge, by Trudy Rubin (11 May 2008).
This article proposes that a one-state solution will result automatically due to demographics if a viable Palestinian State is not realized soon. Sadly the author is pessimistic about whether a single state is workable. - New York Times: Israel’s ‘American Problem’, by Jeffrey Goldberg (18 May 2008).
This op-ed speculates that the main obstacle to peace is the settlements, which will inevitably lead to the one-state solution, which the author laments. - New York Times: For Israelis, an Anniversary. For Palestinians, a Nakba., by Elias Khoury (18 May 2008).
This article speculates that Israel not allowing a Palestinian State to evolve will not lead to a one-state solution but to endless fighting which will hurt everyone. - Los Angeles Times: Forget the two-state solution – Israelis and Palestinians must share the land. Equally., by Saree Makdisi (11 May 2008).
The op-ed claims that Israel itself has killed the two-state solution with its settlements building, and now the one-state solution is the only solution, which is workable. - Miami Herald: At 60, Israel’s future remains in doubt, by Dion Nissenbaum (11 May 2008).
This op-ed describes how demographic trends will eventually lead to the one-state solution if Israel does not allow a viable Palestinian State to be established soon. - Charlotte Observer: “Let the Refugees return” (11 April 2008)
This amazing Commentary published by the Charlotte Observer deserves our strongest support. It disputes many important myths of the Zionist cause, and is well written and understandable to the average American. Emails can go to opinion@charlotteobserver.com
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OFFLINE REFERENCES
Tilley, Virginia. “The One-State Solution: A Breakthrough for Peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Deadlock“. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, MI (2005).
DUGARD, John: “Two states or apartheid?” – Huffington Post – 12Aug09
MAKDISI, Saree: “Netanyahu’s two-state goal?” The Huffington Post, 8Jul09
BASKIN, Gershon: “Encountering Peace: Dressing up the Palestinian State” The Jerusalem Post, 22Jun09
BISHARAT, George E: “Maximising Rights: The One State Solution to the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict”, Global Jurist, 2008 – Download pdf Maximizing Rights
BOOK REVIEWS:
MORRIS, Benny: “One State, Two States – Resolving the Israel/Palestine Conflict” reviewed by Jim Miles, Foreign Policy Journal, 15Aug09
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