In other words, almost 80 percent of Palestinians want their future state to include all of existing Israel and virtually none of them (under 10 percent) find it essential that it be a state with equal political rights for Jews.
Michael Lumish, "New Poll: Palestinians Do Not Want a State Next to Israel"
Hat tip to Jameel at The Muqata, for pointing out this poll (PDF) by Arab World for Research & Development (AWRD), published on August 28:
Section Four: Final Status (The state)Well, that certainly clarifies things now, doesn't it?
With regards to the final status of Palestine and Israel please indicate which of the following you consider to be Essential, Desirable, Acceptable, Tolerable or Unacceptable as part of a peace agreement.
Essential Desirable Acceptable Tolerable Unacceptable Historic Palestine – from the Jordan River to the sea as a national homeland for Palestinians 78.2 12.5 4.3 3.1 2.0 Two state solution – two states for two peoples: Israel and Palestine according to UN resolutions 17.7 15.7 13.6 15.2 37.7 One joint state – a state in which Israelis and Palestinians are equal citizens between the Jordan River and the sea. 9.6 14.8 13.5 15.0 47.1 One shared state – bi-national federal state in which Israelis and Palestinians share power 5.3 9.3 12.6 16.5 56.2 Confederation between West Bank and Jordan and between Gaza and Egypt 4.7 8.2 9.8 13.5 63.8
Technorati Tag: Israel and One State Solution.
The Palestinians have not budged an inch in their position in the last century, while the Jews, worn out and exhausted from maintaining a protracted conflict with no real end in sight, have abandoned all their red lines. The Palestinians not unreasonably think if they hold firm, the Israelis will pay any price to get another peace on a piece of paper.
ReplyDeleteWhy in the world should they have to make any concessions at all? They can wait for Israel to concede still more to them in the future.