RE: Understanding is key to a two-state future for Israelis and Palestinians A Palestinian state can become a reality, but only through an agreement with Israel that meets the requirements of both sides
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/17/two-state-israelis-palestinians
Dear Sir,
Balancing "needs" and narratives can not mean that Israel (or any other country) is free to oppress, impoverish and/or ethnically cleanse targeted ethnic or religious groups in order to build a preferred demographic majority... One state or two, Israel must step up to respect universal basic human rights including but not limited to the Palestinian refugees individual and inalienable right to return to original homes and lands.
Understanding that is key to understanding modern civilization.
Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab
Refugees, Borders & Jerusalem...
"Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world." Eleanor Roosevelt
"Palestinian refugees must be given the option to exercise their right of return (as well as receive compensation for their losses arising from their dispossession and displacement) though refugees may prefer other options such as: (i) resettlement in third countries, (ii) resettlement in a newly independent Palestine (even though they originate from that part of Palestine which became Israel) or (iii) normalization of their legal status in the host country where they currently reside. What is important is that individual refugees decide for themselves which option they prefer – a decision must not be imposed upon them." http://plodelegation.us/palestine/core-issues/
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