Palestinian vegetable vendors ride a horse cart past a banner supporting the Palestinian statehood bid in the West Bank city of Hebron, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. The number 194 represents the Palestinians hope to become the 194th member state of the UN. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)RE: Palestine progress seen up in air with U.N. bid
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-09-20/palestinian-un-campaign/50480758/1?csp=34news
Dear Editor,
Good to see news of Palestine and serious efforts to help shape a just and lasting peace with a two state solution to once and for all end the Israel/Palestine conflict. Specifically I am delighted to see that your article quoted Ziad Asali president and founder of the American Task Force for Palestine, a think tank that advocates for a two-state solution and a demilitarized Palestinian state, for I think that Asali & his ATFP organization have good intentions, professional standards, accurate analysis, helpful advice and are very much on the right track.
The U.N. bid has already drawn crucial attention towards the dire necessity of supporting a negotiated settlement, as well as the importance of diplomacy and widespread international support for a sovereign Palestinian state. This obvious momentum can either be used to help build a sovereign and viable Palestinian nation state to live in peace along side Israel, or it can be used to generate even more conflict and misunderstandings. Seems to me what matters most is not what happens this week, but what happens in the coming months. Will efforts for Palestine be the bridge between East and West, or will things get worse world wide as hate mongers, religious tyrants, and violent militants make life miserable for all.
Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab
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