Compatriots and Comrades, I must say I agree with the Ambassador, I am currently in Palestine and it is true that the situation on the ground is very bad for possibilities of a two-state solution. As much we have resolutions, from the congress in Polokwane and prior to that that speak towards the two state solution, but in reality, looking at what the zionist and racist state of Israel is doing, it looks to be very impossible. I think t\we nmight need to review that resolution.
Even the Palestinians themselves have almost given up on having Jerusalem as their future capital city. Jerusalem is also affected by the illegal separation barrier that the zionists are building in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the barrier that have separated people from their families and livelihoods and lands for farming, the barrier that was meant for 'security reasons'. Jerusalem has become some unholy place, as oppossed to what those of us who are religious would expect of it. The City has been divided into two, the West jerusalem- rich and jewish and East Jerusalem, poor and with the Palestinian population. Since Israel illegally declared Jerusalem as its capital city in 1980, despite criticism from the international community, including their best supporters, the US, things have moved from bad to worse for the Palestinian peoples and their rights are violated every minute of the day. The Jerusalem municipality does not provide services equally to both sides, with the western one obviously getting the best, while the other is not, but both pay taxes to the municipality. I imagine in a free environment people would have demonstrated against that, but here it is impossible, actually illegal for Palestinians to do that. They msut just have to live with that, and in those squalor conditions. The municiplaity is currently engaged in some house demolition onslaught in East Jerusalem, in an effort to reduce the numbers of Palestinians, while they are busy expanding illegal settlements, recruiting people from all over the worlds, including South Africa, to become citizens. This whole quest to exerminate the populace of Palestine happens while the international commuity is watching, adn Israel particpating in the UN and enjoying diplomatic relations with the democratic states, such as South Africaa and others. MorningStar.gif > > > > > > PALESTINIAN ambassador Professor Manuel Hassassian made an unprecedented > call for a one-state solution at a packed parliamentary meeting on Tuesday > night. > > > > > > by JAMES TWEEDIE, Morning Star, London, 20 November 2008 > > > > > > Speaking after arriving from the Palestinian Authority's governmental seat > in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West bank, Prof Hassassian told the > standing-room only committee room meeting at the House of Commons: "More > than ever, I am frustrated and pessimistic about the situation on the > ground." > > > > Mimicking the language of his nation's occupiers, the Palestinian > ambassador > to Britain said: "Israel is not a partner for peace. It speaks the > language > of war." > > > > He pointed out that since the Palestinian-Israeli peace conference in the > US > city of Annapolis in November 2007 the number of illegal Israeli > settlements > on Palestinian land has doubled. > > > > Prof Hassassian said: "We have to stop fooling ourselves. These > negotiations > are nothing but public relations. Israel is a colonial settler state. It > is > only interested in displacing the Palestinians and controlling all of > Palestine. > > > > "By 2010 we will be left with just 12 per cent of historic Palestine. How > can israel have peace with six million hungry and angry Palestinians on > its > doorstep? > > > > "We have to accept there is no solution but the one-state solution." > > > > Questioned after the meeting, Prof Hassassian declared that he spoke > "neither for Fatah nor Hamas, nor for my president, but for the > Palestinian > people." > > > > Respect MP George Galloway, also speaking at the meeting, said that Prof > Hassassian was "right to unfurl the flag of one democratic, secular state > from the river Jordan to the sea." > > > > Palestine Solidarity Campaign general secretary Betty Hunter said > yesterday > that Prof Hassassian's comments demonstrated the frustration of the > Palestinian people, "who have seen their their acceptance of the two-state > solution thrown in their face while Israel continues its expansionists > policies." > > > > Ms Hunter added that there was a "growing discussion" on this "new > departure" in Palestine. > > > > "The issue of self-determination is the first issue that the British and > other governments should be pressing so that the Palestinian people can be > engaged in the democratic process of deciding their own future." > > > > Conservative Middle East Council chairman Crispin Blunt MP and Labour MP > Martin Linton expressed their sympathy with Prof Hassassian's position. > > > > But Mr Blunt said there were "grounds for hope" in US president-elect > Barack > Obama, who has said the Arab nations' proposal for a two-state solution > was > "the best game in town." > > > > Mr Linton used the meeting to announce the long-overdue formation of a > Labour Friends of Palestine parliamentary group to serve as a > "counterweight" to Labour Friends of Israel. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- South Africas premier free email service - www.webmail.co.za ------------------------------------------------------------------ For super low premiums, click here http://home.webmail.co.za/dd.pwm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. 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