Like everyone and their uncle's monkey, I want a sustainable peace with reconciliation between Palestinians and Israelis. (Let's face it, that emotion doesn't make me special.) I am heartened to see Muammar Qaddafi (the US' Middle Eastern bogeyman preceding Saddam) pushing for a one state solution. I think it's a good idea, however, logistically I wonder about the possibility. I still am confused as to how you can have a two state solution when one of the states is split in two with no physical connection. Realistically, it could work but it could be plagued with administration issues. The Obama administration is going to run up against this dilemma as it becomes clearer that Hamas is strengthened and Fatah faces an uphill climb in regaining control of Gaza.
It seems unlikely that Israel would permit an influx of Palestinians that would immediately offset Israeli demographic preponderance. I can't think of an occasion where the PM or the Knesset would authorize the end of their authority. Israelis want peace, but that might be too high a price.
Anyway, not a bad idea, but demographics and the legal challenges to property ownership make it unlikely unless their is a mjaor push inside Israel for a dramatic peace agreement that stresses reconciliation over Israeli statehood. Muammar doesn't hold much sway, just like Habib Bourguiba didn't when suggested East and West Arabs accept Israel in the mid-1960s.
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