around the recent election campaign, most of them
cold to the concept of an independent Palestinian
state. We are convinced in our own minds that he
has little intention of negotiating seriously for a two
state solution within the term of this incoming Israeli government. We also have low confidence that
the US Government will be in a position to take a
lead on fresh negotiations with the vigour and the
impartiality that a two state outcome demands.”
Straight forward. Spot on.
PRESIDENT OBAMA COMMITMENT
TO THE PALESTINIAN
In a wide ranging interview with the Pan-Arab
Asharq Al-Awat, as reported by Mina Al-Oraibi,
president Barack Obama said “I will never give up
on the hope for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and the United States will never stop working
to realize that goal. As I said when I visited Ramallah two years ago, Palestinians deserve an end to
the occupation and the daily indignities that come
with it; they deserve to live in an independent,
sovereign state, where they can give their children a
life of dignity and opportunity.” Well Mr President,
is the price paid by generations of internally and
externally displaced Palestinians not heavy or high
enough? Palestinians are not responsible for the
pogroms. Palestinians are not responsible for the
persecutions. Palestinians are not responsible for
the holocaust. These atrocious acts were all historically perpetrated by white, European, Christians.
Conversely Arabs, Muslims offered sanctuary,
refuge and protection as well as high office to generations of fleeing white, European, Jews. Why are
Palestinians made to bear the full burden of righting historic wrongs for which they bear no responsibility? Arabs whether Muslim, Christian or Jewish
lived harmoniously side by side in Palestine prior to
Israel’s creation.
1967 BORDERS
UNSCR 252:
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Reaffirms Resolution 252 (1968);
Deplores the failure of Israel to show any
regards for the resolutions of the General
Assembly and Security Council
mentioned above;
Condemns in the strongest terms all
measures taken to change the status of the
city of Jerusalem;
Confirms that all legislative and
administrative measures and actions
taken by Israel which purport to alter the
status of Jerusalem, including
expropriation of land and properties
thereof are invalid and cannot change that
status …
With minor changes, similar resolutions have been
repeatedly and unanimously passed by the Security Council, albeit with occasional abstentions on
the part of the United States. The norm is that the
international community can be considered united
regarding the legal status of Jerusalem. ”
When the UN General Assembly put forward a resolution GA/11317 which passed “overwhelmingly”
to accord Palestine ‘Non-Member Observer State
Status’ on the 29 November 2012, Vuk Jeremić,
General Assembly President, said that in today’s
interconnected world “what happens between the
River Jordan and the shores of the Mediterranean
have become the key to the security and well-being
of [all] mankind.” Indeed since its creation, Israel
has held the whole world to ransom. The problems
which have beleaguered and continue to plague the
world are intrinsically linked to the Israeli military
occupation of Palestine as well as the ensuing military interventionism to balkanise the region in order to draw up a new map. In addition, the Balfour
declaration was not a permission granting laisser
faire but a mere statement expressing a favourable
intent or sympathy. Nothing more. Nor was it was a
legally binding document.
A French resolution calls for the old 1949/1967
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