March 24, 2010
AND IT'S BEEN THE BEST OPTION SINCE 1776:
The best option is the Fayyad option (YOSSI ALPHER, 23/03/2010, Jerusalem Post)
Under prevailing circumstances, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s unilateral state-building plan is the best option available for all those truly concerned with advancing a two-state solution that maintains Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. Not only must Fayyad succeed in the coming year, but the international community must endorse and recognize his achievement, and encourage Israel to follow suit. [...]Posted by Orrin Judd at March 24, 2010 5:30 PM
Make no mistake: The emergence of an internationally recognized Palestinian state in the West Bank will not officially end the conflict in the sense of resolving all claims. But it could create an entirely new and far more stable two-state reality based on Palestinian efforts, Israeli readiness to negotiate the territorial issue based on the 1967 border – but only the territorial issue – and international recognition.
