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They Were Never 'Un-Welcomed'
 Muammar Qadaffi gets op-ed space in the NY Times to call for a binational state. Look at what he uses as a weapon against the two-state solution:
It is important to note that the Jews did not forcibly expel Palestinians. They were never “un-welcomed.”
I'm going to update six arguments against the one-state solution Qadaffi refers to as "Isratine."
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There's no shame in the concept of a Jewish state for the Jewish people.
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The one-state solution negates Palestinian national aspirations just as it negates Jewish national aspirations.
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Jews and Arabs don't share the language, history, religion, culture, or values required to make a bi-national effort work. Case in point: without an iron-fisted ruler, Yugoslavia disintegrated along ethnic lines and "Balkanization" became part of the world's lexicon.
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Among themselves, the Arabs have no history of successful multi-ethnic states. Sectarian violence continues in Iraq, and Lebanon's no blueprint. With Christian Arabs are fleeing the Mideast, what's to inspire Israeli confidence?
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Gadaffi doesn't mention it, but I must add that the South African model doesn't apply. Among the many differences between the two regions, Benny Pogrund points out that South Africa's blacks and whites had a cohesive leadership who could sell power-sharing to their constituencies, as well as economic interdependence. This is certainly not the case with Israelis and Palestinians.
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With who would Israel negotiate a one-state solution anyway? The Fatah-Hamas rivalry points to a three-state solution.
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Qadaffi also says this:
"A two-state solution will create an unacceptable security threat to Israel. An armed Arab state, presumably in the West Bank, would give Israel less than 10 miles of strategic depth at its narrowest point.
Posted by: Biodegradable at Jan 22, 2009 4:49:13 PM
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