The One State Solution to the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
By Grant Lawrence
Recently the prestigious medical journal Lancet revealed shocking mortality and morbidity statistics in the recent Israeli war on Gaza. The paper, "The Wounds of Gaza" reports that there were "1,350 killed (60% children) and 5,450 severely wounded (40% children) in reprisals for zero (0) Israeli deaths from Gaza rockets in the preceding year."
So is the world supposed to accept the slaughter of civilians and children by Israel and not question the situation that is leading to such atrocities?
The key player in all of this inhumanity is the United States and their unquestioned political support of Israel along with the Billions in monetary support that allows for Israeli arrogance, intransigence, and violations of international laws and UN mandates. Without the United States, Israel would have to become a citizen of the world and act accordingly.
But given the power and influence of the Israeli lobby in the United States, that political, military, and financial support will likely continue to gusher into Israel.
Since the United States will not put the proper pressure on Israel to remove itself from a rogue state status, the Israelis will have to come to some understanding that there is a humane solution or continue the cycle of violence.
As humanity moves out of the dark ages and accepts and appreciates the various races, ethnicities, and cultures of the world so must there be an awakening in Israel. That awakening should involve a One State Solution in historic Palestine where Jews, Muslims, and Christians have equal rights and responsibilities. Where there is not a Jewish State or a Palestinian state, but a multi cultural and multi religious state where all can live peacefully and enjoy statehood together as brothers and sisters.
Jews need to move past the idea of a Jewish State (I know it is difficult) and move into the idea of "One State" serving all peoples of the historic Palestine. Israelis should come to understand that there will never be peace in that region with millions of Palestinians living as refugees and in dire poverty. The Israeli policy of brutalization and inhumanity will only increase the hatred and the bloodshed in the region.
It has obviously been Israeli policy to keep the endless hostility and wars going in that region so that there would be an unquestioned support for division and separation among the Jewish people and its ally the United States.
But can this Israeli war policy be continually maintained?
Sure it can be maintained for many years to come as long as they get the unquestioned support of the United States. But the Jews have insisted on a Jewish State because of past persecutions, injustices, and mass murder of their people. But, in a twisted irony, the Jews are now party to that terrible persecution, injustice, and mass murder of the Palestinians.
It is time now for Israel to join most of humanity and accept a multi religious and multi cultural country in which all are equal citizens in one homeland. The One State solution is the only one that will ultimately allow for peace in the Middle East and it will allow for the prosperity of all living in historic Palestine. A broken and divided region can only be maintained under tremendous death and suffering, as we have seen for many decades. It is better to live in unity even if it means that all the peoples of historic Palestine fully share in the rights and responsibilities of governing one country.
Source: Bodhi Thunder Blog
Recently the prestigious medical journal Lancet revealed shocking mortality and morbidity statistics in the recent Israeli war on Gaza. The paper, "The Wounds of Gaza" reports that there were "1,350 killed (60% children) and 5,450 severely wounded (40% children) in reprisals for zero (0) Israeli deaths from Gaza rockets in the preceding year."
So is the world supposed to accept the slaughter of civilians and children by Israel and not question the situation that is leading to such atrocities?
The key player in all of this inhumanity is the United States and their unquestioned political support of Israel along with the Billions in monetary support that allows for Israeli arrogance, intransigence, and violations of international laws and UN mandates. Without the United States, Israel would have to become a citizen of the world and act accordingly.
But given the power and influence of the Israeli lobby in the United States, that political, military, and financial support will likely continue to gusher into Israel.
Since the United States will not put the proper pressure on Israel to remove itself from a rogue state status, the Israelis will have to come to some understanding that there is a humane solution or continue the cycle of violence.
As humanity moves out of the dark ages and accepts and appreciates the various races, ethnicities, and cultures of the world so must there be an awakening in Israel. That awakening should involve a One State Solution in historic Palestine where Jews, Muslims, and Christians have equal rights and responsibilities. Where there is not a Jewish State or a Palestinian state, but a multi cultural and multi religious state where all can live peacefully and enjoy statehood together as brothers and sisters.
Jews need to move past the idea of a Jewish State (I know it is difficult) and move into the idea of "One State" serving all peoples of the historic Palestine. Israelis should come to understand that there will never be peace in that region with millions of Palestinians living as refugees and in dire poverty. The Israeli policy of brutalization and inhumanity will only increase the hatred and the bloodshed in the region.
It has obviously been Israeli policy to keep the endless hostility and wars going in that region so that there would be an unquestioned support for division and separation among the Jewish people and its ally the United States.
But can this Israeli war policy be continually maintained?
Sure it can be maintained for many years to come as long as they get the unquestioned support of the United States. But the Jews have insisted on a Jewish State because of past persecutions, injustices, and mass murder of their people. But, in a twisted irony, the Jews are now party to that terrible persecution, injustice, and mass murder of the Palestinians.
It is time now for Israel to join most of humanity and accept a multi religious and multi cultural country in which all are equal citizens in one homeland. The One State solution is the only one that will ultimately allow for peace in the Middle East and it will allow for the prosperity of all living in historic Palestine. A broken and divided region can only be maintained under tremendous death and suffering, as we have seen for many decades. It is better to live in unity even if it means that all the peoples of historic Palestine fully share in the rights and responsibilities of governing one country.
Source: Bodhi Thunder Blog
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Most of the time I can ignore your silly lame ass liberal bullshit but this goes way too far! If you are this ignorant then you should spend some time reading the Koran and learning about the wonderful "tolerant" people of Syria, Iran and Palestine. I have never heard a jewish leader call for the destruction and removal of all Arabs. Pull your stupid bleeding heart head out of of your ass.
ReplyDeleteYour casuality figures are complete bullshit BTW. There have been several deaths from the non-stop missle launches into Israel. Not that it should matter, how long should an unelected group of religious zealots get to bomb people before a state says enough. Did they use too much force, maybe but I can't fault them for saying "enough is enough".
Isreal has been under non-stop attack since it was founded. They have a right to defend themselves and we need an ally in the region.
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ReplyDeleteFirst, this is not - or should not be - a "My country, right or wrong" issue.
ReplyDeleteMe, that is, my family, have close relations with an extended Jewish family. My (Dutch) grandfather had a second family house in the middle of nowhere - and during the second world war it was and remained a safe house for two young Jewish brothers. After the war, they first went to the USA and now some of their children and grandchildren live in America and some in Israel - but there are still some (now loose) ties between their family and ours.
Anyway, as I said, this should not be a "My country, right or wrong" issue and though I feel very close to the Jewish tribe, I do have my problems with some of the things the state of Israel does.
I think the latest Gaza invasion/intervention was unwise - and even worse: unsuccessful - but I also think it is a nonsense to equate (mostly) non-lethal Palestinian rockets with a highly lethal Israeli incursion.
The point is not whether those Palestinian rockets DID manage to kill people. What both practically and morally matters is that those missiles were fired randomly, to do as much damage as possible.
Whatever the faults of the Israely army are (and I think there are many) it's not that they shoot randomly.
Yes, they do kill way too many civilians and I think they don't care enough about that but, unlike those Palestinian rockets, Israeli military action is aimed at certain targets.
That those Palestinian/Hamas missiles don't manage to make more victims does not make them morally superior in any way. In fact, to state that is to say that a cop who shoots an innocent bystander by accident or through negligence is worse than a serial killer who is too incompetent to slaughter more than a handful of victims.
Israel has been under non-stop attack since it was created out of thin air sixty years ago to satisfy some moronic biblical prophesy, and such as, has been persecuted for constantly fucking with neighboring countries. Also.
ReplyDeleteSMG does a lot of emotional reaction. But she doesn't explain how millions of Palestinians living in poverty in refugee camps are going to accept a Jewish State in their former homeland.
ReplyDeleteI think you should go back and read the post and respond rationally