Thursday, November 12, 2009
Palestinian......Unilateralism?
I'm anxious to see what happens when (or more appropriately, if) the PA unilaterally declares a state within the next two years. All political problems with Dahlan and Fayyad aside, I can't argue with this plan. But let's be realistic for a second. What will the Israeli reaction be, across the board? What happens to the relationship of the Israeli government with the PA? Is this not against Fayyad's and Dahlan's own self-interest? And will the security wall and checkpoints just disappear when you declare this state? Have fun in your non-contiguous states where transportation and travel is chopped up and blocked by settler-only roads. I'm sure the settlers will be wholly cooperative with your plan. And what's this about ignoring the classifications of the A, B, and C areas in the West Bank? Surely the IDF will be cooperative on that idea too. I'm sure they'll call up the PA and say, "You know, we're not that concerned about the Jordanian border anyway. It's all yours! Oh, and be sure to take care of the Dead Sea and the River Jordan, because we've been draining that thing for decades!" Oh, and I'm sure the US won't veto the plan if they go to the UN. Don't get me wrong- in theory, I really like the idea. But there are so many way the occupation has been normalized and set up in a way as to be permanent, this plan just calls too many issues into question. Not that I think Fayyad is an idiot. On the contrary, I have to assume he's got answers to all these things, or at least working on them. But come on dude, let's be real, mainly about US voting behavior in the UN. Dahlan said "An American veto in the Security Council would prove that the White House is uninterested in the two-state solution...". The US might be interested, but if you think you actually need to get the resolution to the UN to see how the US is going to vote, then apparently you haven;t been paying attention.
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