In remarks to school children broadcast on Israeli radio, [Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi] Livni
said her solution for maintaining a Jewish and democratic state of
Israel was "to have two distinct national entities".
"Among other things I will also be able to approach the
Palestinian residents of Israel… and tell them: 'Your national
aspirations lie elsewhere.'"
Sean Lee comments:
A lot of people outside the Middle East don't understand, when many Israelis, even leftist "pro-peace" Isrealis, talk about a two-state solution,
they look at the idea as an opportunity to get rid of Israel's
Palestinian citizens. The means vary from person to person, but usually
it involves trading Israeli territory with Palestinians
on it, transfering Palestinians or of forcing Palestinians to either
swear an oath to the Jewish state of Israel or lose their civil and
political rights.
change in Jewish birth rates or a massive influx of American, French or
Argentinian Jews, even if they get rid of the West Bank and Gaza,
they're still facing a demographic "threat." This is something that no
one ever talks about in the framework of a two-state solution, but many
Israelis have absolutely no problem with stripping Palestinian citizens
of Israel of their citizenship in a two-state deal.
Weiss: Never forget: Israel was a settler state. Jews don't want to move there by and large. It is 500 miles east of Istanbul, and part of the Middle East. Geography trumps ideology.
