The United States of America cannot disavow its own complicity in this interminable Semitic tribal violence. For decades we have unequivocally backed Israel, as they dominated the Palestinians with impunity - all with the determination to keep them a stateless people.
The solution to his conflict is as plain as day. The Palestinians need …
The United States of America cannot disavow its own complicity in this interminable Semitic tribal violence. For decades we have unequivocally backed Israel, as they dominated the Palestinians with impunity - all with the determination to keep them a stateless people.
The solution to his conflict is as plain as day. The Palestinians need their own state, they need to actually have something to *lose.* Israel needs to accommodate this by returning to some approximation of the pre-'67 borders. The Occupation needs to be ended for ever, and the West Bank turned over to the Palestinians as a contiguous, wholly sovereign state. So much the worse of the (illegal) Israeli settlements: the Settlers can stay in their homes, or be compensated if they return to Israel; but if they remain, they will become Palestinian citizens. Moreover this final settlement should be made a part of a grand bargain with as many Arab and Muslim states in the region as possible, all offering Israel full diplomatic recognition in return for this creation of a fully sovereingn state of Palestine.
Of course we have long since passed the point where the Israelis would accept this resolution of the conflict. Israelis like Netanyahu have adopted the not-so-tacit position that constant terrorist blowback is an acceptable price to pay for Israel being able to act with impunity. The majority of Israelis seem to have taken that position, as well - something which at this hour they may have cause to re-consider.
In the end, this cycle of tribal violence will continue unabated, either until Israel has achieved the full ethnic cleansing of the West Bank & Gaza - or until Israel and Iran destroy each other in a nuclear war. The only way to break this cycle is for the Western powers - led by the U.S. - to intervene and impose terms on both parties - but particularly on the Israelis.
The United States of America cannot disavow its own complicity in this interminable Semitic tribal violence. For decades we have unequivocally backed Israel, as they dominated the Palestinians with impunity - all with the determination to keep them a stateless people.
The solution to his conflict is as plain as day. The Palestinians need their own state, they need to actually have something to *lose.* Israel needs to accommodate this by returning to some approximation of the pre-'67 borders. The Occupation needs to be ended for ever, and the West Bank turned over to the Palestinians as a contiguous, wholly sovereign state. So much the worse of the (illegal) Israeli settlements: the Settlers can stay in their homes, or be compensated if they return to Israel; but if they remain, they will become Palestinian citizens. Moreover this final settlement should be made a part of a grand bargain with as many Arab and Muslim states in the region as possible, all offering Israel full diplomatic recognition in return for this creation of a fully sovereingn state of Palestine.
Of course we have long since passed the point where the Israelis would accept this resolution of the conflict. Israelis like Netanyahu have adopted the not-so-tacit position that constant terrorist blowback is an acceptable price to pay for Israel being able to act with impunity. The majority of Israelis seem to have taken that position, as well - something which at this hour they may have cause to re-consider.
In the end, this cycle of tribal violence will continue unabated, either until Israel has achieved the full ethnic cleansing of the West Bank & Gaza - or until Israel and Iran destroy each other in a nuclear war. The only way to break this cycle is for the Western powers - led by the U.S. - to intervene and impose terms on both parties - but particularly on the Israelis.
Likud's calculation of acceptable price apparently included a belief that they could manage Hamas, to "control the height of the flames" of violence.