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Arab goal is a bi-national state
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J
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Yeah, I can see why some Israelis would not like the principle of one person, one vote.
Posted by: J on September 14, 2005 12:30 PM
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Art Altman
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Israel does have one-person one-vote. It's the Arab countries that don't do that, remember? (Do you really care or are you just fishing for ways to insult Israel?)
The logistical problem of a larger binational state including West Bank and Gaza is decades of instigation to hate Jews in the Palestinian controlled media and schools, let alone the recent resurgence of militant Islam extremism. The "occupied territories" have never been the real issue; it's the Jewish presence at all (else there would have been peace prior to the '67 war).
As for the idea of a Jewish State, well, there are, what, 21 Muslim countries, most of which kicked out their Jews decades ago. That doesn't bother you now does it. There are countless Christian countries (what Federal Holiday does the U.S. celebrate on December 25? Birth of Moses?). No problem there. But the idea of having a tiny Jewish state in historic Jewish homeland, even that they provide for all religions, even that they offer Arabs more civil rights than in virtually any other Arab nation! - this bugs you.
Sheesh.
Posted by: Art Altman on September 14, 2005 03:38 PM
Arab goal is a bi-national state
'Bi-national state if settlements continue'
YNET News
Arab League Chairman tells London lecture his organization would only support a two-state solution if settlements and security fence are dropped by Israel
(This is very significant because the UN passed the Act of Partition in '47 pursuant to which Israel was created. Thus the Arabs are saying if they don't get their way they will not recognize the Act of Partition and the State of Israel. That was their position when they attacked Israel in '48. Ted Belman)
Arab League Secretary General Amr Musa said his organization would call for a “bi-national Israeli-Palestinian state” if Israel continues work on settlement expansion and the West Bank security fence, according to the London-based Arabic-language daily al-Quds al-Arabi.
In a lecture entitled "The Middle East: Expectations for the future” at the London’ Imperial College, under Musa presented his forecasts for the region.
Asked by one participant about his stance on a bi-national state, Musa told listeners, “If Israel agrees to give the Palestinians a state, ends settlements, and gives up on the security fence which paralyzes the West Bank, we will support the two-state solution. If, however, Israel continues with its current policy, without applying the road map and international decisions, and stops with the Gaza withdrawal, our second option will be a state in which Palestinians and Israelis will have equal rights, despite objections by the Israeli government.”
Musa was asked by a journalist whether “Arab states will deal with Syria, currently under a direct American threat, with the same passivity that they showed towards Iraq.”
The Arab League Chairman replied by saying that “Syria was under a real threat,” adding, “Any military operations against (Syria) would be a very big mistake. The situation is very tense in this area. The Arab League has invested major efforts to avoid an attack on Syria, and to assure her freedom.
"We must not let those interested in attacking Syria to carry on with the excuses, like the claims that Syria is helping to escalate violence in Iraq, to begin a new war. We are sure the logic will rule and that a military attack on Syria is a dangerous thing that will light up the whole region,” he said.=
Musa also told the audience he condemned terrorism, describing it as “a plague that has no religion or nationality.”
He then proceeded to dispute the definition of terror, saying that the “most accurate definition is violence against innocent civilians in every place with no exception.”
He also condemned “the terror used by some states in the world during this time,” a thinly-veiled reference to Israel.
When asked by a member of the audience why the oil weapon was not “exploited against the powerful countries that exhibit bad attitudes towards the Arab world,” Musa said he would prefer to use different policies.
Posted by Ted Belman at September 14, 2005 12:13 PM