Category Archives: Palestine

The two-state solution is dead. Let’s start planning for the one state

Helena · 6:59 pm · 03/06/2019 · International law, Israel, Palestine, Right of return

In the U.S. political mainstream, expressing support for the “two-state solution” in historic Palestine has been routine for many years. But anyone who looks at the map of the settlements Israel has implanted into the occupied West Bank (including East Jerusalem) has to conclude that withdrawing enough of them to provide territory for a viable … Continue reading The two-state solution is dead. Let’s start planning for the one state →

The longer arc of US-Palestine relations

Helena · 7:09 pm · 02/20/2019 · Israel, Palestine, U.S. policy

Washington DC, February 18, 2019 -The arrival in the US Congress in January of two feisty, younger, female Democratic representatives who are Muslims, people of color, and unabashed supporters of the human rights of Palestinians (and of everyone else) has set many pundits’ tongues wagging about how “divisive” their presence might prove to a Democratic … Continue reading The longer arc of US-Palestine relations →