Word: israell
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Then why quote statistics about Israel's human rights violations? Because this occupation is not justified...
...justify the occupation by referring to Palestinian refusal to accept a partition of Palestine and to Israeli military vulnerability. But we can no longer fixate upon the past by refusing to acknowledge a new historical reality, one in which the Palestinians are willing to live in a state alongside Israel and Israel can negotiate from a position of power. The Palestinian National Council has declared the former; numerous Israeli military figures have affirmed the latter. If these are the conditions that Israel has long awaited, why is there no peace...
This became clear in July, when he amended his "peace proposal" to preclude explicitly the exchange of land for peace. When Shamir and his American apologists question the honesty of the Palestinians or the strength of Israel, they only do so in order to detract attention from their lack of commitment to a just peace...
...criticism of Israel surrounding the intifada, we should not lose sight of the real problem--the occupation. And a difficult problem...
...occupation began not two years ago, but 22. Resolving the occupation necessarily involves addressing the question of Palestinian refugees who either fled Israel or were banished by the Jews 40 years ago. To call for unilateral Israeli withdrawal is simplistic. Negotiations will be complex; they must result in self-determination for Palestinians and security for Israel. The specifics of a peace treaty will make the content of many a Crimson editorial in the future. At present, the task is more basic: to pressure Israel to enter into negotiations with the P.L.O., prepared to cede land for peace...