- Israelis talk often and loudly about their desires for
peace. But its never been clear precisely what peace concept it is they
desire. In particular, Israeli notions of peace have never gone so far
as to grant the Palestinians the same national rights that Israelis claim
for themselves. Well, according to a new poll by Israeli National News
(disclaimer: its a right-wing rag, sample size "more than 6,400),
a majority of Israelis are clear about what kind of "peace" they
desire.
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- 53.2% of surveyed Israelis say the "solution"
to the conflict was the ethnic cleansing ("transfer") of Palestinians
out of occupied Palestine and into other neighboring Arab countries. This
was the most popular option among all alternatives, including the two state
solution, Jordanian citizenship in the West Bank, status quo, etc. For
comparative purposes, only 30.8% of Israelis support the "two-states
for two peoples" framework for peace.
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- Keep this information in mind next to you hear Israeli
hasbara about "partners for peace" or when someone tries to claim
that the two-state solution is the only "realistic" solution
to the conflict. If only those Palestinians would "recognize Israel's
right to exist", then everything would be SO much better.
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- www.hybridstates.com/2009/11/new-poll-53-of-israelis-
think-ethnic-cleansing-is-the-solution-to-the-conflict/
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