Tag Archives: two-state solution

When will the discourse of the ‘two state solution’ finally change?

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Joseph Glatzer

The only hope for Palestinians is a one state solution. Accomodating the settler-colonial ideology of Zionism with concessions only brings misery

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Mr. Spock says ‘beam up the two state solution,’ but ignore the asymmetry

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Matthew Taylor

Leonard Nimoy’s on record with Americans for Peace Now in support of the two-state solution. His strangely passionate-for-a-Vulcan argument contains an enormous fallacy: You might recall the episode in the original Star Trek series called, “Let That Be Your Last … Continue reading →

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Palestinians in Israel would prefer one secular democratic state (but who’s asking them?)

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Audrey Farber

I have been living in Haifa for almost six months now, working at a Palestinian NGO and more or less immersing myself in the life, culture, and politics of both Haifa’s Palestinian and Jewish citizens. In that time, I have … Continue reading →

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Friedman seeks to blame Palestinians for breakdown of talks

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Philip Weiss

When Camp David went down in 2000, Arafat was blamed, famously. Well the failure of the Obama peace talks are clearly in Israel’s lap this time. Tom Friedman is trying to change the optics by blaming both sides, over and … Continue reading →

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Contempt for democracy: Chomsky says Arab public opinion counts for nothing in US intellectual culture

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Philip Weiss

Noam Chomsky was on Law and Disorder Radio, interviewed by Michael Ratner and Michael Smith. The exchange begins at minute 32 or so. Chomsky is asked about his new Gaza book and says, “Just to be timely, let’s start with … Continue reading →

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Obama’s passivity

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Philip Weiss

Earlier tonight we posted Dimi Reider’s analysis that the Israeli Knesset killed the two-state solution yesterday by passing a law to require a super-majority of the Knesset or a popular referendum to approve any Israeli withdrawal from East Jerusalem, which … Continue reading →

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The Knesset has killed the two state solution

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Dimi Reider

I just finished watching a live transmission of the Knesset vote on the referendum law. The law, which passed at a majority of 65 to 33, conditions any Israeli withdrawal from any of its territory – into which Israel, alone in … Continue reading →

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Some animals are more equal than others

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Shmuel Sermoneta-Gertel

In one of his posts from the Holy Land, Phil referred to an obnoxious teenager on a bus as an “ars” (Israeli slang for unsavoury young man, inevitably Mizrahi – from the Arabic word for pimp), and Avigdor “Yvette” Lieberman … Continue reading →

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Hitchens says US is ‘Shabbos goy’ to Israel, and latest deal will just further dispossess Palestinians

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Philip Weiss

Christopher Hitchens has a great column at Slate describing the “national humiliation” of the United States by Israel in the latest deal that Netanyahu has extracted. Hitchens’s language is colorful, and is a reminder that generally when a writer writes … Continue reading →

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‘NYT’ says Netanyahu is trespassing in our politics

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Philip Weiss

To its credit, the Times faults Netanyahu in its editorial on the peace process today. I was shocked by the news in this editorial that Hillary Clinton spent 7 hours with Netanyahu on Thursday. What’s that about? Isn’t it time … Continue reading →

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‘Zionism and peace are incompatible’ — Israeli general’s son

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Miko Peled

Now that the two-state-solution is all but dead, it is vital for Americans to hear the voices of Israelis and Jews and Palestinians who are imagining a different future. And maybe we are witnessing in that the end of Zionism. … Continue reading →

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‘NYT’ catches a clue

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Philip Weiss

Maybe The New York Times learned something by going to Ariel on the settlers’ red carpet? Its editorial today strikes a new, important tone: it blames Netanyahu for the deadlock in the Middle East and says that the Palestinians and … Continue reading →

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Two state idea is over because U.S. was ‘repeatedly diddled by a client state’

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Philip Weiss

This morning on his WNYC show, Brian Lehrer expressed some impatience with the Palestinian refusal to come to the table without any Israeli shift re settlements. Maen Rashid Areikat, the Palestinian rep to the U.S., pointed out that negotiations have … Continue reading →

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Rep. Baird: ‘J Street’ threatened to end support for Rep. Edwards over meeting with ‘New Policy’ group

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Philip Weiss

Wow. The fat is in the fire; and the litmus tests of the American Jewish community are being publicly scrutinized. Here is a video on C-Span of Congressman Brian Baird yesterday, criticizing J Street for reportedly assailing Congresswoman Donna Edwards’s … Continue reading →

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Answer: The Israel lobby’s primary lever is the congressional elections

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Philip Weiss

From Ynet, quoting Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli Foreign Minister: “During my recent visit to the US I learned that Washington is planning to force a permanent agreement on Israel – two states for two peoples along the 1967 borders, plus-minus … Continue reading →

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Farewelling two-state-solution, ‘FP’ authors suggest permanent residency status in Israel for refugees

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Philip Weiss

Yet another sign that the two-state solution idea is over; Mickey Bergman and Amjad Atallah at Foreign Policy propose two multi-ethnic states side by side, but with overlapping citizenships. Israel preserves its Jewish character, but Palestinian refugees gain residency rights … Continue reading →

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Slater: As a Zionist, I came to believe in tough love for Israel, and then–

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jerry Slater

The other day Jerome Slater participated with Adam Horowitz, Steve Walt, and MJ Rosenberg in a discussion at the Palestine Center hereabout blogging. Slater, a longtime professor of history and in the last year a blogger, subsequently published his opening … Continue reading →

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On the subject of ‘partners for peace’

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Adam Horowitz

Didi Remez has the results of an interesting poll from today’s Yediot Ahronoth on Israeli attitudes toward the peace process. Here are the findings: Q: Should Netanyahu extend the settlement construction freeze after September 26, or should construction be resumed? … Continue reading →

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Update on the peace talks

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Ilene Cohen

Considering the reality of the occupation, why should the Palestinians continue with the peace talks farce? Mark Landler and Isabel Kershner’s article from today’s New York Times, updates the rocky state of the nonnegotiations. The Palestinians are being pressed by … Continue reading →

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The bubble inside the bubble

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Shmuel Sermoneta-Gertel

I spent the past weekend on a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, attending my nephew’s post-wedding festivities. The last time I was in the vicinity of this particular settlement was about ten years ago, when I went – together … Continue reading →

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