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Palestinian and Israeli Statehood are neccessary for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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Palestinian and Israeli Statehood are neccessary for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Strategies towards the resolution of the conflict need to take into account a profound understanding of the nature and implications of soverignity.
Learn more about the question of Palestinian Statehood:
Haaretz, 15 November 2007 - The Palestinian Declaration of Independence was issued in 1988 as part of a Palestinian peace initiative and was a remarkable opportunity to bring the conflict to a close. It remains a foundational Palestinian document and is one of the few texts that truly addresses basic questions about the nature and character of the future Palestinian state.
American Jewish Newspapers, Spring 2004 - Careful reading of the famous Altalena incident shows that rather than implying sustained military confrontation or civil war, the term "dismantling the terrorist infrastructure" can mean the integration of non-state fighters into the army of the state. By making "dismantlement" a necessary pre-condition the roadmap itself could be an obstacle for peace.
AL-QUDS, 31 May 2004 - Based on an understanding that achieving a monopoly over the use of force within the context of the emergence of a new state can be significantly more effective, a proposal for a uni-lateral strategy for Palestinian independence and statehood which is "consistent" with the goals of the Roadmap is presented.
Jerome Segal's book, published in 1989, remains a seminal text on this topic. It explores both the strategic level of statehood and its macro-level political, economic and cultural implications as well as its micro-level meaning for the daily lives of Palestinians and Israelis.
The Library Journal's review of the book from 1989 argued: "Segal, a Jewish philosopher based at the University of Maryland, outlines basic strategies to construct a viable peace in the Middle East. His eminently logical plan is based upon the concept of Israeli and Palestinian mutual recognition of common goals, needs for security, and rights for economic and social self-determinism. What Segal brings to the table are his ideas for arranging all the necessary elements for settlement and the balance between his Jewishness, his academic standing, and his willingness to recognize Palestine as an autonomous state. Segal has met with Yassir Arafat, and his writings have been considered the inspiration behind the declaration of independence drafted by Palestinian intellectuals late last year."
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