Posted on 02/17/2017 5:27:43 PM PST by Olog-hai
More than 100,000 Palestinians have sent US President Donald Trump letters, imploring him not to withhold US support from the idea of founding a Palestinian state. Arab media website Al-Monitor reported that the wide scale campaign was organized by Youth Center for Development and Innovation Arab in the West Bank city of Nablus, and that the center had gathered the letters for 11 days, starting on January 20—the day of Trump’s inauguration.
The initiative had collected the letters of young Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza, as well as from Syrian refugees and Lebanese nationals. “All of the letters focused on the Palestinians’ right to freedom and self-determination, putting an end to the occupation as well as implementing the international law resolutions and international conventions and treaties related to the Palestinian cause,” said the center’s director, Mohammed Abu Ras.
“The letters call on Trump to stand by the principles of democracy and human rights, all the while committing to and defending international legitimacy by finding a just and lasting solution to the Palestinian cause,” added Abu Ras. …
(Excerpt) Read more at ynetnews.com ...
The Arabs have had 70 years to make the “two-state solution” happen. Instead of working with the rest of the world to accomplish a peaceful resolution, the Arabs wage war and incite violence.
Obviously it’s just not a workable approach or it would have happened by now. So it’s long past time to abandon the idea in full.
The only solution is a one-state solution. Israel gets Judea, Samaria and East Jerusalem. Egypt gets Gaza. The rest of the Arab world gets to learn to live with it.
bonfire
Not defensible for Israel to have Egypt in Gaza. The Muslim Brotherhood’s already infiltrated (Hamas).
The Arabs have only wanted a one-Caliphate solution. That is the motive behind the Arab League and pan-Arabism, which is a national-socialist ideology.
While we were in Jordan, we did not openly discuss our Christianity.
In Israel - we didn’t make a big deal out of our faith - but in some of our most personal visits - our faith did come up (as part of why we were there in the first place - we were there on a medical mission trip).
As to their reaction, most really had no issue with our faith. Many expressed thanks that we were there - even those who did not receive services.
Of particular interest, we received a warmer welcome from Palestinians than Israeli Jews...
... emphasizing that Palestine is a geopraphical designation, and is largely comprised of Israel, although you'll note that Jordan is there with the orange.
My point is that the whole idea of a Palestinian State is nothing but a cynical ploy to lay claim to the territory of modern Israel.
For certain we need to stop sending them money. It either goes for weapons or to Swiss bank accounts.
My point has always been that there can never be a true peace between Palestinians ( meaning the descendants of endemic Arabs who once lived on those lands, who once owned property and once had political rights and a culture) and Israelis who claim an ancient heritage and have established a distinctive , modern, prosperous Jewish state on those same lands. Real peace will only come when one or the other, regardless of temporizing agreements, ceases to be a definable political entity.
The Israeli region is called Palestine because the Roman Emperor Hadrian gave it that name in 135 A.D. after the second Jewish revolt. It was propaganda to name the land after Israel's enemies, the Philistines.
Before the modern state of Israel was formed in 1948, "Palestinian" referred to Jews in the region. Many of the Arabs were recent immigrants who came to participate in the thriving Zionist economy.
In 1950, Jordan annexed the West Bank, so they annexed responsibility for their Arab brothers living there. The Palestinian Arabs in Judea and Samaria -- no matter where they originated -- became Jordanians in 1950. Jordan itself did not exist until after WW1, and Jordanians are not ethnically distinct. In ethnic and cultural terms, the "Palestinian" Arabs are equally Jordanian.
Interesting read: Debunking the claim that "Palestinians" are the indigenous people of Israel
Not quite, but in a pan-Arabic sense. But Jordanians are ethnically distinct insofar as the descendants of Lot are not the descendants of Ishmael.
The “Palestinian” Arabs still do not regard Jordan as “Palestine” versus Israel. And they never will.
Not to mention that the Ottomans never used the name “Palestine”, to boot. The entire Levant was southern Syria under their geographical designations.
Their concept of an Arab Palestine is built on fantasy. Whatever they think of Jordan, Jordan has a unique responsibility for those Arabs and should take them in as full citizens.
It’ll never happen, due to that ongoing dichotomy. “From the river to the sea” is the pan-Arabic chant until they’re stopped.
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