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One could be forgiven for being confused about the nature of Israel's demand that it be recognized as a "Jewish state," and the Palestinian claim that this is unfair.
Almost 20 years ago, as part of the mutual exchange of letters in the Oslo agreement, the PLO recognized the State of Israel and declared in a missive from Yasser Arafat to Yitzhak Rabin: "Those articles of the Palestinian Covenant which deny Israel's right to exist...are now inoperative and no longer valid."
But along with settlements, final borders, refugees and Jerusalem, the recognition of Israel's Jewish identity is certain to be one of the stumbling blocks to a final peace agreement. In some previous rounds of negotiations, this demand has even precluded the parties sitting down at the table.
Mira Sucharov: What's at Stake in Recognizing a Jewish State?
Article Source: Huffington Post Canada
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Almost 20 years ago, as part of the mutual exchange of letters in the Oslo agreement, the PLO recognized the State of Israel and declared in a missive from Yasser Arafat to Yitzhak Rabin: "Those articles of the Palestinian Covenant which deny Israel's right to exist...are now inoperative and no longer valid."
It follows that the most predictable outcome (limited return to inside Israel but unlimited migration to a nascent Palestinian state) is also the most pragmatic: Palestinian refugees get repatriated within their own state of Palestine, even if not exactly to their original homes, and Israel maintains its core identity, along with having to no doubt share Jerusalem and uproot tens of thousands of settlers.
In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, neither side is going to be totally happy with the outcome.
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#1 - Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:18 AM EDTThis is another series of the Zionist saga to gulp Palestine by moving the target pole for the Palestinians for as long as it never stopped.
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What's at Stake in Recognizing a Jewish State?
The stake is the Zionists have stolen Palestine and they demand the lawful owners to sign the new ownership papers. This is outrageous.
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#2 - Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:49 AM EDTWhat's at Stake in Recognizing a Jewish State?
It would give israeli Zionists a "Cart Blanche" to practise whole sale apartheid.
It would automatically exclude any one not a Jew from any and all official positions and elected offices.
It would mean minority rule and justify oppression of the majority.
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