My letter to the Daily Star RE Peace urgently needs the radically new By Rami G. Khouri

RE: Peace urgently needs the radically new By Rami G. Khouri http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=106150

Dear Sir,

Excellent to see Rami G. Khouri pointing out the importance of "Resolutions 181 and 194, which called for the partition of Palestine in 1947 and then addressed the Palestinian refugees’ rights in 1948."

Zionist ideologues like to argue that respecting the Palestinian refugees right to return destroys Israel- but clearly from the very beginning of this 60 year long 'peace process' honoring the idea of two states actually goes hand in hand with respecting the Palestinians' basic human rights : UN Resolution 194 "Resolves that the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible"

The core issues really do need to be at the forefront of any serious effort to help shape a just and lasting peace for all the people.

Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab