Goldstone report unfair to Israel, It was hardly a fact-finding mission; political considerations made its conclusions of war crimes by Israel preordained. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-la.1.mn_commentary.newart3-2009sep18,0,4123099.story
And as Michael Mylrea wisely points out in Peace and prosperity in Palestine "Unless there is immediate progress toward establishing a sovereign Palestinian state, there will be a deadly third intifada that could quickly escalate into a major regional conflict." http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=126507&d=18&m=9&y=2009
Perhaps, rather than getting lost in all the sloganeering and distractions and hate mongering sure to arise from every report regarding the Israel/Palestine conflict we need a basic rule of thumb to help explain to all involved what really is: If you earnestly care about the very real plight and suffering of the Palestinians and you read Haaretz, or quote B’Tselem (or the Goldstone report- or reports on the report) you really should also be actively supporting a two state solution.
Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab
P.S. Ibish, following up his article on the Goldstone report with A false equivalency of false equivalencies? also reminds his readers that "For the record, let me state that interesting symmetries and parallels aside, the most salient feature of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is the radical asymmetry at its heart between an occupied and dispossessed people who are, at best, lightly armed, and a major nation-state with one of the world's most powerful militaries and myriad additional resources and international support."
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