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| Israel-Palestine-Jordan |
| Another kick in the teeth for Palestinian justice |
| 2018-09-09 |
| [ARABNEWS] When the ax finally fell on US aid to the United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... Relief and Works Agency, it was anything but a shock. It was entirely in line with the mysterious ways in which the current US administration works. Its promise of a "Deal of the Century" to bring peace between the Israelis and the Paleostinians, for example, now looks more like a bargain basement of recycled ideas, ranging from economic reconstruction of Gazoo to a confederation between Paleostine and Jordan. Core issues such as East Jerusalem as the capital of Paleostine, or what the future holds for the rights of Paleostinian refugees, are addressed in a manner that mainly leaves scorched earth at the suggestion of even convening around a negotiating table. One wonders whether Washington’s proposals are the result of utter miscomprehension of the situation, or a deliberate attempt to sabotage whatever remains of the chance to reach a peace agreement based on the two-state solution. First there was the unilateral recognition by the Trump administration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the move of the US embassy there, then last week came the announcement that US funding of UNWRA was to be entirely withdrawn. Unless other countries plug the gap and cover the shortfall, which amounts to about a quarter of UNWRA’s $1.2 billion budget, the services it provides to 5.4 million Paleostinian refugees are under real and severe threat. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 I like the idea of furriners seeing "common sense" as "mysterious." It confirms my longstanding outlook. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-09-09 10:06 |
| #2 The Paleos have stonewalled any peace treaty, they get the consequences |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-09-09 07:13 |
| #1 Let me explain. (a) There are not going to be any Palestinian state in Land of Israel. (b) Arabs currently infesting Land of Israel will have to move elsewhere. So sorry, and all that, but since they've demonstrated - beyond any doubt - total lack of ability to live in peace with us... |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-09-09 04:02 |