Comments on: Florida’s House joins Republicans in support of One-State solution

By: Riga, Josef

Riga, Josef — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:14:31 +0000

One-state-solution, not only in the opinion of jews like Hannah Arendt or Albert Einstein, will be the best and most human solution in Middle East for all, Jews and Arabs and christian people.

By: CN

CN — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:06:25 +0000

And Israel then becomes an ARAB MAJORITY country – instantly, instead of in 20 years – fascinating.

By: humbye

humbye — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:31:07 +0000

@KOLUMN9:

“I would also love to see a Palestinian leader make an argument for a one state solution based on a recognition of a Jewish right to settle anywhere in the land of Israel.”

When Israel allows the Palestinians to settle freely in the Jewish-only settlements, then you can expect some sort of reciprocation.

By: Kolumn9

Kolumn9 — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:36:28 +0000

AIG, I agree that talking about annexation is a slippery slope, though I think it is legitimate for Israel to take unilateral steps to support its claims and to ensure secure borders in future negotiations in the absence of the current option of a peace agreement with the Palestinians. At the same time, I think the full annexation of the West Bank or even of area C is the worst possible step Israel can take, regardless of whether it grants the annexed Palestinians citizenship or not. However, a partial unilateral annexation of certain areas of the West Bank makes sense in retaliation for Palestinian unilateral steps under which they make the claim to the entirety of the West Bank. This is true even if the annexation is only of those 1.8% of areas that the Palestinians themselves have signaled that they are willing to concede. If the Palestinians proceed with unilateral steps to claim the entirety of the West Bank it is only reasonable to counterclaim certain areas.

Aresteides, many of the settlers want to annex the entirety of the West Bank. They generally don’t have much respect for the Oslo accords.

By: aristeides

aristeides — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:58:18 +0000

AIG – the settlers are already encroaching into Area B, without interference by the IDF. This suggests that the ambitions of the right are more extensive.

By: AIG

AIG — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:52:08 +0000

You should be very careful with this argument because what the extreme right in Israel really wants to do is annex only area C thus not incorporating most of the Palestinians into Israel. If you start giving credence to their suggestions to annex all of the West Bank, what will you do when they say “you know what, we will annex just parts (area c) of it and of course give citizenship to the Palestinians there”. You will be stuck. You should hold a principled position against ANY annexation or unilateral solution or you will be shafted.

By: Kolumn9

Kolumn9 — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:39:05 +0000

It would appear that the right wing is rebuilding a ideological Jewish claim to the entirety of the land of Israel. This is very different from an actual call for a ‘one state solution’ in that it is really meant to allow Israel to disregard the 1967 lines and redraw the borders as it sees fit.

I would also love to see a Palestinian leader make an argument for a one state solution based on a recognition of a Jewish right to settle anywhere in the land of Israel.

Time is certainly not on the side of those that want the 1967 lines as the basis for two states. However, those particular lines are somewhat arbitrary so the next set of internationally accepted proposed solutions are probably going to go into the direction of a smaller Palestinian state in some kind of federation with Israel or Jordan rather than towards a one state solution.

The one state solution is simply not feasible unless either the Israelis or the Palestinians or both give up their completely separate and exclusivist identities. That just isn’t going to happen. Too many differences and too much history make this impossible. There isn’t a single major political group or ideology pushing in this direction, except for… Hamas.

By: Larry Snider

Larry Snider — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:10:41 +0000

It’s not so much about time as about the will of two peoples, (not so much their governments who are caught in their own circular arguments), to pursue dialogue and build relations on the ground that unlock the foundering diplomatic process between their leaders and garner the popular support to require the negotiation of a substantive agreement that guarantees both security and peace for all.

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 07:02:33 +0000

If one does research they see that if Israel annexes the West Bank the population will still be majority Jewish. I believe I have seen the numbers – 70 – 30 Jew to Arab after annexation of the West Bank. Gaza would make it 60 – 40. So even with full control Israel will keep its character. I believe the real reason that this is not being implemented is the State Department and globalists want to keep both sides at each others throats like they do elsewhere.

By: Aaron the Fascist Troll

Aaron the Fascist Troll — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:58:59 +0000

Cute article. A call for Jewish sovereignty over all of Palestine west of the Jordan is “not that different from what many Palestinian activists have been calling for.”
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Also, it’s incorrect to put quotation marks around “Biblical interpretations.” That’s what they are, undeniably, whether you agree with them or not.