Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Thoughts Following Salim Tamari
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Former deputy leader of Israel speaks negatively about the possibility of a two-state solution. In this interview he states, "The geo-political con that have been create in 67 is irreversible. You cannot unscramble that egg."
In the end of the clip they are speaking to a settler lady about how long they plan to remain on the land, with passion she states, "this is the mission to hold strong to the soil of the holy land."
I thought it was really interesting that Salim was trying to provoke a debate today about a two-state vs. one-state (uni-state?) plan. I felt like he wanted us to disagree with him. I was sitting there thinking, "I know that you want someone in here to disagree with you, to fight against what you're saying, but I just don't know enough." I have been interested to see what other people think. What is the best solution? What is the likelihood of ever being able to implement this solution? I found this story 60 minutes did on the two-state solution. I thought it was interesting. While it answered some questions I had it also raised more questions about Israeli settlements. It is a vicious cycle. (More to come on these settlements...)
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Wow the video was great it just further illustrated the complicated and intricate nature of the conflict in Israel. Unfortunately I see that this issue will probably not be able to be solved diplomatically as is much hoped for in the world. The entrenched attitudes between the two and the even in the Jewish communities seems like with either decision two state or one, there will be violence.
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