тАЬSome fraction of their former landтАЭ is the very basis of the two-state solution (currently dead in the water, of course, but thatтАЩs irrelevant here). A maximalist land claim is a fantasy, and a potentially troubling and dark one. Because one might end the slogan тАЬтАжfree of Jews,тАЭ and there are certainly people desirous of that.
In 1946 there were 1,269,000 Arabs in Palestine, twice as many as any other people. All of those people, their children and grandchildren have rights to the land today in the same proportion тАУ 2/3 Arab Palestinian as Palestinew and 1/3 Jewish Palestinian as Israel.
Oh Ron, itтАЩs not me you need to convince of just ratios and percentages, taking pre-Nakhba demographics as your baseline. ItтАЩs the Knesset, Likud, Bibi, the people of Israel, Hamas, Fatah, and the PLO. The WorldтАЩs Most Intractable Conflict hasnтАЩt seen much constructive agreement as of late. More power to you if you manage it.
So they should not be free? Or only free on some fraction of their former land? Without compensation, I assume.
тАЬSome fraction of their former landтАЭ is the very basis of the two-state solution (currently dead in the water, of course, but thatтАЩs irrelevant here). A maximalist land claim is a fantasy, and a potentially troubling and dark one. Because one might end the slogan тАЬтАжfree of Jews,тАЭ and there are certainly people desirous of that.
In 1946 there were 1,269,000 Arabs in Palestine, twice as many as any other people. All of those people, their children and grandchildren have rights to the land today in the same proportion тАУ 2/3 Arab Palestinian as Palestinew and 1/3 Jewish Palestinian as Israel.
Oh Ron, itтАЩs not me you need to convince of just ratios and percentages, taking pre-Nakhba demographics as your baseline. ItтАЩs the Knesset, Likud, Bibi, the people of Israel, Hamas, Fatah, and the PLO. The WorldтАЩs Most Intractable Conflict hasnтАЩt seen much constructive agreement as of late. More power to you if you manage it.
The US must cancel ALL military, economic, political assistance and cancel all trade with Israel until it agrees to create the Palestinian State,
Now that trump is in, that won't happen. Only with Dems in power in two years is there any chance.