HUSSEIN IBISH March 11, 2014 The real impact of Israels Jewish state demand The main impact of Israels new Jewish state demand is to effectively negate the Palestinian recognition of Israel in 1993 Many commentators, including this author, have carefully picked apart the myriad problems involved with Israels new demand that the Palestinians formally recognize it as a Jewish state. But at least one of its most problematic aspects has been significantly under-examined and underappreciated. The new demand negates, both in effect and intention, the greatest of Palestinian concessions, their 1993 recognition of the State of Israel. There is an international consensus in favor of a two-state solution, and even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman now say they, too, support this goal after long careers opposing it. And in the quarter-century campaign to achieve a conflict-ending two-state agreement through direct talks, there remains a dangerous anomaly. One side, the Palestine Liberation Organization, recognized Israel up front. All other details aside, they have long since performed the sine qua non of a two-state agreement by recognizing Israel. The other side, Israel, has never recognized a Palestinian state or, in any formal, written, or legal sense, even the Palestinian right to a state. https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/commentaryanalysis/538735-the-real-impact-of-israels-jewish-state-demand
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 23:44:20 +0000
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