http://fresnozionism.org/2009/08/defining-israel/ A pro-Israel voice from California's Central Valley Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:02:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://fresnozionism.org/2009/08/defining-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-7406 Shalom Freedman Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:28:42 +0000 http://fresnozionism.org/?p=1417#comment-7406 Agha and Malley were a bit more sympathetic to the Israeli case than they have been in the past. But what is the real implication of their piece, besides the idea that there will be no two- state solution? Is it the famed one - state solution advocated by so many who want Israel to disappear as Arabs demographically swamp it? The interesting element of their piece was precisely that it came to a dead- end. No answer. No peace. So perhaps the best which can be hoped for is something like which we seem to have for the moment. No agreement, no end to the conflict but no major violence either. Most would maintain that this is not viable in the long term. But perhaps it is the best that can be hoped for. And perhaps the peace- makers should aim at some 'formalization' of this rather than an agreed upon settlement of the conflict. Agha and Malley were a bit more sympathetic to the Israeli case than they have been in the past. But what is the real implication of their piece, besides the idea that there will be no two- state solution?
Is it the famed one – state solution advocated by so many who want Israel to disappear as Arabs demographically swamp it?
The interesting element of their piece was precisely that it came to a dead- end.
No answer. No peace.
So perhaps the best which can be hoped for is something like which we seem to have for the moment. No agreement, no end to the conflict but no major violence either.
Most would maintain that this is not viable in the long term. But perhaps it is the best that can be hoped for. And perhaps the peace- makers should aim at some ‘formalization’ of this rather than an agreed upon settlement of the conflict.

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