Originally posted by teddyearp
No, I wish that a new Palestinian leadership could come to bear. Leadership that stops looking at the past, and only looks at the present and to a future peace. Where the Palestinian leadership would just say enough is enough. Stop and say, "No more incitement to violence, we will take what we have and proclaim a lasting peace in our newly created state".
Originally posted by flacaltenn
I think a more USEFUL question would be -- Who is capable of representing Palestine in administration and negotiations?
According to teddyearp and flacaltenn the problems lies with the palestinian leadership.
But if the problem is not the leadership but the entire palestinian society from which those leaders emerge you won't solve the conflict by changing the leadership in a million years even if you put the entire palestinian population in power one individual at a time...
That's why it is important to examine the palestinian society through a public consultation in order to locate the source of the "problem", if it is the people or their leaders.
Teddy and flacaltenn believe the partition of Palestine is possible you just have to find the right leader.
Teddyearp goes as far as declaring most Palestinians are in favor of the partition and definitive termination of rights.
They even declare they are in favor of a plebiscite:
Teddyearp: I have nothing against asking them directly
Flacaltenn: Otherwise, I have no issue with a plebiscite on peace.
but all their statements are immediately followed by a deluge of excuses, qualifications and backpedaling:
Teddyearp:
If Israel organized the plebiscite however, the Palestinian leadership would just consider this as 'meddling'.
And now flacaltenn:
NO one is really gonna like the answer to a VAGUE question like that.
There's always a pretext, an excuse to invalidate any attempt to let the palestinian arabs speak for themselves:
But the PA would consider this as meddling, says earp.
However the question is too vague, says flacaltenn.
but this, but that...
however this, however that...