http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/hope-for-a-twostate-solution-for-israel-and-palestine-is-not-the-preserve-of-thoughtless-optimists-8477418.html
Matt
Hill
Friday 1 February 2013
Surprising as it may sound, William Hague is
turning out to be the most vocally pro-Palestinian
British foreign secretary of recent times. Speaking in Washington this
week before a dinner for Hillary Clinton, Hague
warned that as a result of Israeli West Bank
settlement growth the two-state solution was “in
danger of slipping away”.
There’s nothing new about such claims. In ‘
The End of the Peace Process’, the great
Palestinian author Edward Said said his people’s
dreams of statehood were being buried under a ton
of Israeli settlement tarmac – in 1998. But as
such prophecies become more common, there's a
danger they will become self-fulfilling, causing
more and more people to give up on peace
altogether.
So we need to say it loud and clear: the
two-state solution isn’t dead. In fact, a deal to
end the Israel-Palestine struggle is within reach
– if only the two sides can will themselves to
grasp it.
To be sure, this goes against the conventional
wisdom. After all, the barely concealed purpose of
Israel’s settlement programme is to cut the West
Bank to ribbons...READ MORE
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
Hope for a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine is not the preserve of thoughtless optimists: In fact, a deal to end the struggle is within reach - if both parties have the will for it
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