Tag Archives: Palestinian state

Meet our “moderate” neigbours

Posted on 6 January 2013 by

Israel is constantly reassured by ostensible well-wishers that if only it would make peace with the moderate Palestinians and Arabs, it would sideline the extremists, peace would immediately break out and heavenly angels would sing in massed chorales. (OK, I … Continue reading →

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Why the two-state solution is a non-starter

Posted on 31 December 2012 by

I am not a supporter of the Two State solution (i.e. one Jewish democratic state for Israel and one state for the Palestinians, which are intended to live side by side in peace and security) because it has always seemed obvious … Continue reading →

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UN vote on granting observer status to fictitious Palestinian state passes 138:9, 41 abstentions

Posted on 30 November 2012 by

As expected, the vote in the UN’s General Assembly on granting observer status to the Palestinian Authority as “a non-member state” has passed by 138 votes to 9, with 41 abstentions. The abstentions are more than I expected, but they … Continue reading →

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The Palestinians’ bid for a state at the UN – davka on 29th November

Posted on 29 November 2012 by

The 29th November is a special date in the Israeli national calendar. As I wrote last year: known in Israel by that strange quirk of mixing Biblical Hebrew with Anglicised calendar months as Kaf Tet beNovember (the Hebrew letters Kaf … Continue reading →

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Palestine UN vote cancelled due to lack of public interest

Posted on 13 November 2011 by

OK, I exaggerate slightly. There has been plenty of public interest in the Palestinians’ attempt to establish a state via the back door through the UN Security Council. Sadly for them, public interest does not add up to an actual … Continue reading →

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Israel accepts Quartet’s peace negotiations proposal. Palestinians object

Posted on 2 October 2011 by

In news I am not completely comfortable with, we hear that Israel has officially accepted the proposal of the Quartet to enter into resumed peace negotiations with the Palestinians without preconditions. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday accepted the Quartet’s … Continue reading →

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