Canada Should Send a Dual Message to Israelis and Palestinians - New Canadian Media
Fred Maroun
August 22, 2019
Canada’s official position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the support of the creation of a Palestinian state living side-by-side in peace and security with Israel: usually referred to as the two-state solution. That solution, however, is increasingly in jeopardy. Both sides are at fault. In this tense situation, Canadian voices has been silent on the situation so far for the most part. More forthright leadership from Canada could be a key to resolving escalating tension in the area.
Israel’s government is at fault for continuing to build settlements in the West Bank and for claiming that it will never take them down. Canada considers the settlements to be a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Gaza and the West Bank constitute only 22% of the land of Israel/Palestine (not including the Golan Heights). By continuing to build Israeli settlements within that 22%, Israel is indicating that it is not interested in seeing a Palestinian state created on that land.
While the presence of Israel’s army in the West Bank may be necessary for the security of Israelis, Israel has no valid justification for the continued expansion of settlements. The settlements in fact reduce security by placing Israeli citizens closer to potential sources of terrorist attacks. The settlements therefore require more resources from Israel in order to ensure their security.
The Palestinian leadership too is at fault. Gaza’s leadership, which is controlled by Hamas that Canada recognizes as a terrorist organization, is at fault for allowing and often even engaging in terrorist attacks on Israel. The West Bank leadership, which is the Palestinian Authority headed by President Mahmood Abbas, is at fault for indirectly encouraging terrorism by calling terrorists “martyrs” and paying jailed terrorists and the families of a dead terrorists; this behaviour that has been acknowledged by Abbas and has been denounced by the United States government.
By continuing terrorist attacks against Israel, the Palestinians ensure that Israelis fear the creation of a Palestinian state. Israelis observe that after Israel withdrew both its settlements and its soldiers from Gaza in 2005, Gaza was taken over by Hamas and has been the source of thousands of rocket attacks on Israel since then. In 2018 alone, one thousand rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel. Israelis do not wish to see the same scenario repeated in the West Bank, which is far closer to Israel’s two largest cities, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, which would therefore be an even bigger security threat to Israel.
Israel and the Palestinians are in a deadlock situation, where Israel demands an end to Palestinian terrorism, while the Palestinians demand an end to the Israeli occupation. Neither side is moving towards a solution.
Canada could play a positive role in support of a two-state solution by making a dual announcement. One of these would be recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, including moving Canada’s embassy to West Jerusalem. The second would be recognition of the Palestinian state, including full diplomatic relations between that state and Canada.
Although Jerusalem is still disputed territory, there is no doubt that West Jerusalem, which is within the 1948 armistice lines, would become part of Israel. Therefore, with such an announcement, Canada would not be changing its position on the two-state solution. It would rather be sending the Palestinians a message about the importance of Jerusalem to the Jewish people, and therefore to Israel.
As of July 31, 2019, 140 of the world’s 193 states have recognized Palestine. If Canada recognized the Palestinian state today, Canada would become the largest Western democracy to do so. Doing so would be sending Israel the message that the creation of a Palestinian state is inevitable.
Terrorist violence against Israel is not acceptable, and Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is not acceptable either. Canada’s dual announcement on Jerusalem and Palestine would send a clear message to both sides that they must put the past behind and work out their differences for the sake of both peoples.
Fred Maroun is a Canadian of Lebanese origin who lives in the Ottawa area. He has written extensively on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including about 200 posts in a Times of Israel blog. Fred Maroun has also written for The Gatestone Institute, The Jerusalem Post, New Canadian Media, and others.
SOLUTIONS will come when leaders and people REALISE that Adam and Eve are dead – and different RACES have been spawned – whose intellectual contours are DEFINED ONLY BY RELIGION OR ATHEISM OR AGNOSTICISM.(Rationality is a part of the last 2)
FACT is that even the JORDANIANS AND SYRIANS,do NOT want Palestinians (THEIR BROTHERS) in their nation.The word PALESTINE,in 5 BC was a part of Syria,and NOT ISRAEL.
It is because the world and the UN are NOT interested in a SOLUTION and do NOT have a solution and are incapable of a SOLUTION,AND SO THEY SPIN THIS “WE ARE 1 RACE,1 BROTHERHOOD,1 DNA WITH 1 GOD…”.
Divisions into RACES AND SECTS is the SOLUTION,as each race has a right to seclude,evolve and THEN INTEGRATE.That is the path to evolution and salvation.Else,they get swamped with the majority,and are stunted and stifled.
Hence,besides Justice,the Palestinians HAVE TO GET A NATION,NOT on principles of Justice or History – but because,they are a DIFFERENT RACE,and they have a RIGHT TO EVOLVE.The Jews of Israel have excelled in their NATION,as they have a SEPARATE NATION,for themselves.There is nothing SPECIAL in the land of Israel – as Oil,Gas and the Minerals of the Dead Sea,are scattered all over the world – but the JEWS could NOT have replicated their success,anywhere else.
That is also Y Kashmir,deserves a separate nation – and then,the Indian Muslims (who are genetic brothers of Hindoos) and the Dalits and possibly the Shia minorities in GCC nations.They might DOOM their NEW NATIONS – but that is their EVOLUTIONARY RIGHT !
Arabs existed from the time of Moses – BUT the fact is that their LINK to Abraham is VIA HAGAR – who was an Abyssinian SLAVE – who was mistreated and abused by Sarah – whom Abraham could NOT protect, and who was asked by Abraham to EXIT HIS house,with their child (Ishmael).Hence,from INCECPTION, the Jews treated the Arabs and Ishamelites,as INFERIOR – and glossing over this,is NOT UTOPIA – but intellectual suicide.Besides,Ishmael was also CHEATED by Isaac ! dindooohindoo
The Hebrew Bible does NOT treat the injunction from Allah,to ask Abraham to exit Hagar,as the CAUSAL REASON,OF THE ACTION OF ABRAHAM.The Jewish scriptures treat it as the FIRST DIVINE CONDONATION of the discrimination of Hagar and her son,and their lineage – as a divine injunction,of the SEPARATION OF RACES AND 1 SUPERIOR RACE.
This was ALSO affirmed many centuries later,by Jesus who stated that “He came to deliver the Law to the Chosen People” – and then when the CHOSEN PEOPLE ABUSED HIM – Jesus changed COURSE,probably to SLIGHT THE JEWS – and then things went out of control – and the REST IS HISTORY OR PAUL’s STORY.
But we are all 1 – with 2 hands and feet,eyes,ears,the same red colour blood (the Bachhan Dialogue) ……..just like Baboons. SCIENCE  has proven that humans and apes have a 99% common DNA,and Humans and Rats have a 98% common DNA – and what does that prove ?
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