A quick hit.
The Palestinian bid for UN status is stumbling badly together with its economic situation. Arabs are not stepping up with funds; Germany has just said the UN bid is not welcome by it or other EU members; the US has said it will veto any measure reaching the Security Council.
Arabs dislike, to say the least, Iran. Hamas is an ally of Iran. Hamas refuses to recognize Israel. The Palestinian government (both of the them) are highly corrupt. The Arabs may be entering a 'Palestinian fatigue' state.
The Palestinians have picked the wrong friends. Back in the past I said that Hamas needs to take the high ground. Recognize Israel and stop the useless attacks. Get some sympathy - because once you lose the Arabs and their money, your hopes and dreams of statehood will vanish, Turkish support notwithstanding.
Showing posts with label Palestinian State. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Palestinian State. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Israel Says No - Again
The negative reaction to President Obama's speach by Benjamin Netenyahu - specifically the suggestion that the borders revert to pre-1967 with some adjustments, indicates that Israel under the current adminstration has no intention ever of recognizing the Palestinian right to a homeland. The excuse this time is that those borders were "indefensible". The justification for rejection is new and is based on the optics. It makes the Israeli position of holding on to illegal communities in the West Bank a non-issue. Or it attempts to do so. It is, on the surface, an eminently reasonable position.
It is not. Israel has no problem defending the pre-1967 border. It had successfully defended the border and then went on the offensive. This justification is meant to muddy the waters. The IDF is the most powerful military in the region and, furthemore, does not need to contend with either the Jordian or Egyptian military. Syria is contrained for two reasons. The first is that its angle of attack is extraordinarily poor. The second is that its military is a joke.
No. This Israeli government is unwilling to discuss a Palestinian state. And one will be coming by September.
It is not. Israel has no problem defending the pre-1967 border. It had successfully defended the border and then went on the offensive. This justification is meant to muddy the waters. The IDF is the most powerful military in the region and, furthemore, does not need to contend with either the Jordian or Egyptian military. Syria is contrained for two reasons. The first is that its angle of attack is extraordinarily poor. The second is that its military is a joke.
No. This Israeli government is unwilling to discuss a Palestinian state. And one will be coming by September.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
PLO Debacle
The revelation in more than 1600 documents that the PLO was conceding, well, everything to the Israeli’s in order to gain control of a “state” is the end of the PLO as it has been known – or perhaps it will vanish like the Cheshire cat without the smile.
It should have been clear to everyone by now that Israeli had no intention of granting concessions to the two state processes, but would continue illegally seizing land for housing and crushing the rights of Palestinians. It had even privately obtained the PLO acquiescence to the new “state” without an army, navy or other military. In other words – no sovereignty. A sham. A continuation in perpetuity of Israeli apartheid.
Here’s a thought for the religiously fanatical in Hamas and Iran – recognize Israeli. Hoist them on their own petard. Recognition would remove the excuse that the US relies on to support Israel - to its own detriment -and would focus attention exclusively over Israeli policy of preventing statehood for Palestinians – the largest group of stateless people in the world. Use your brains and change the parameters of the game. Take the high ground.
It should have been clear to everyone by now that Israeli had no intention of granting concessions to the two state processes, but would continue illegally seizing land for housing and crushing the rights of Palestinians. It had even privately obtained the PLO acquiescence to the new “state” without an army, navy or other military. In other words – no sovereignty. A sham. A continuation in perpetuity of Israeli apartheid.
Here’s a thought for the religiously fanatical in Hamas and Iran – recognize Israeli. Hoist them on their own petard. Recognition would remove the excuse that the US relies on to support Israel - to its own detriment -and would focus attention exclusively over Israeli policy of preventing statehood for Palestinians – the largest group of stateless people in the world. Use your brains and change the parameters of the game. Take the high ground.
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