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ntains its qualitative military edge, to fighting back against delegitimization of Israel, whether at the [UN] Human Rights Council, or in front of the UN General Assembly, or during EFTA00719566 the Goldstone Report, or after the flare-up involving the flotilla -- the truth of the matter is that the relationship ha
d equal rights in a single, binational (i.e., no longer Jewish) state. Israel has a potential answer: a withdrawal from the most populated areas of the West Bank, preserving the bulk of settlements and overall Israeli dominion and sparing the country a wrenching internal conflict. The idea is not new: Mooted
anyahu sit down and have serious talks, they will find their positions much closer than is widely believed." In Abbas's September 27th speech before the UN General Assembly, after reciting the usual litany of Israeli violations, he announced his intent to be conciliatory: "We do not seek to delegitimize an existing sta
tatus at the UN. As it is currently being framed, the resolution will include a clear definition of borders for the Palestinian state that includes the West Bank and Gaza. The UN resolution will provide Abbas with the diplomatic platform he needs to enter into negotiations with Israel, and give him room to d
der the auspices of the United Nations (UN). EFTA_R1_02029906 EFTA02690116 13 Whereas the defunct two state solution was proposed in 1947, when the UN General Assembly passed Resolution 181 calling for dividing historic Palestine into two entities and for granting Jerusalem an international status, the reversal of
e to assume that, in order to preserve the Jewish identity of Israel, another Nakba will befall the Israeli Arabs who may be relocated to areas in the West Bank. There can only be one solution -- one state where Palestinians and Israelis alike are equal citizens in a nation that belongs indeed to the Middl
der the auspices of the United Nations (UN). EFTA_R1_02030156 EFTA02690282 13 Whereas the defunct two state solution was proposed in 1947, when the UN General Assembly passed Resolution 181 calling for dividing historic Palestine into two entities and for granting Jerusalem an international status, the reversal of
e to assume that, in order to preserve the Jewish identity of Israel, another Nakba will befall the Israeli Arabs who may be relocated to areas in the West Bank. There can only be one solution -- one state where Palestinians and Israelis alike are equal citizens in a nation that belongs indeed to the Middl
he Israeli people, and to the pro-Israel communi=y in this country, since I came into office. It's hard for me to be cleare= than I was in front of the UN General Assembly, when I made a more full-throated defense of Israel and i=s legitimate security concerns than any president in history -- not, by th= way, in front
d equal rights in a single, binational (i.e., no longer Jewish) s=ate. Israel has a potential answer: a withdrawal from the most populated areas of the West Bank, preserving th= bulk of settlements and overall Israeli dominion and sparing the country = wrenching internal conflict. The idea is not new: Mooted
ention in Bosnia-Herzegovina and, later, Kosovo: to stop genocide. In both cases, the UN was paralyzed by the threat of a Russian veto. Addressing the UN General Assembly in 1999, then Secretary- General Kofi Annan offered a reflection on the genocide in Rwanda: "If, in those dark days and hours leading up to the gen
ifferent. On the Israeli side, the unabated building of illegal settlements and other facts on the ground, such as the Israeli-constructed wall in the West Bank, are destroying prospects for two states and are pushing the two peoples, unwillingly, toward a one-state solution instead. Demographic projections
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Barack Obama
PERSON
Benjamin Netanyahu
PERSON
Jerusalem
LOCATION
Lebanon
LOCATION
George W. Bush
PERSON
United States
LOCATION
Bashar al-Assad
PERSON
Bill Clinton
PERSON
Tehran
LOCATION
Middle East
LOCATION
West Bank
LOCATION
Jeffrey Epstein
PERSON
Terje Rod-Larsen
PERSON
Fatah
ORGANIZATION
Cairo
LOCATION
Hosni Mubarak
PERSON
Damascus
LOCATION
Marc Rich
PERSON
Mahmoud Abbas
PERSON
Hillary Clinton
PERSON