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mapol

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17. The 2-State Solution: The only safe, sane and sensible solution to the I/P debacle:
Tue Sep 3, 2019, 03:34 PM
Sep 2019

I'm still of the opinion that the two-state solution is the only safe, sane and sensible solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian debacle. When one looks at both Jewish history and Palestinian history, it is clear that both peoples need self-determination, normalization and protection against oppression in the form of their own individual, independent, sovereign nation-states alongside each other. Israel, the jewish-majority sovereign nation-state, and the nascent (new) independent, sovereign Palestinian nation-state alongside Israel, and not in place of Israel.

I'll also add that Jerusalem should be an international city, and a shared Capitol between Israel and Palestine; Jewish West Jerusalem as the Capitol of Israel, and Arab East Jerusalem as the Capitol of the nascent State of Palestine.

Having said all of the above, the international community, the UN Security Council, and the United States should do what should've been done immediately after the 1967 Six-Day middle east war: Enforce the two-state solution, with Jerusalem as a shared Capitol between the two sovereign nation-states of Israel and Palestine, and not permitted the building of settlements and/or right-wing Jewish Israeli settlers to create their own housing in West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. Those other territories do not belong to Israel, and the International community and the United States must move in and stop Netanyahu from annexing them--now!

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for those of us like me who didn't know what this means.... CurtEastPoint Aug 2019 #1
Thanks, I didn't think to include info. Mosby Aug 2019 #2
Maher is right, it is also an excuse for anti-Jewish elements to come out of the woodwork still_one Aug 2019 #3
Leaving the woodwork brings them head to head with all the Palestinians pennylane100 Aug 2019 #5
Perhaps you need to refresh yourself on history. Regardless though, I agree with your last still_one Aug 2019 #6
what was historically inaccurate. pennylane100 Aug 2019 #7
This last reply told me I misunderstood you first response. It was over the phrase still_one Aug 2019 #8
Well yes, I was referring to todays situation. pennylane100 Aug 2019 #9
To be truthful, however, WSSlover Dec 2019 #18
The goal of the BDS movement is the destruction of Israel. madaboutharry Aug 2019 #4
I see the goal of the BDS movement SCantiGOP Aug 2019 #10
That's sort of the point of BDS, to create a single, Muslim majority country to replace Israel. Mosby Aug 2019 #11
Post removed Post removed Aug 2019 #15
There are no Arab democracies hack89 Aug 2019 #12
The 2-State Solution: The only safe, sane and sensible solution to the I/P debacle: mapol Sep 2019 #17
I disagree with the notion that a one-state solution is the only democratic solution to this debacle WSSlover Dec 2019 #19
Showing support for Palestinians will not be tolerated. gtar100 Aug 2019 #13
Do Jews have rights? aranthus Aug 2019 #16
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2019 #14
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