tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268330733586195965.post1719919672205783378..comments2016-01-29T13:47:32.994+00:00Comments on position: unfixed: Jerusalem: The Main Obstacle to PeaceAnthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042333097298473210noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268330733586195965.post-55067846442163876752012-03-06T08:40:23.702+00:002012-03-06T08:40:23.702+00:00The very last people to accept reality will almost...The very last people to accept reality will almost certainly be the many groups of "liberal" Westerners dominated by various shades of Marxists and Trotskyists who make up the "solidarity" groups. Just look at the question of two-states. Palestinians have accepted it for decades and yet still these solidarity groups do not. <br /><br />The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (in the UK) is only now beginning to take a position on the question and supporting two states. Up until very very recently it has tried its hardest not to talk about it at all and it is only doing so because it wants to become more mainstream. And yet, as it supports two states it will split itself because many of its members do not.<br /><br />So the same is going to be true of the right of return. Long after the Palestinians and their leaders accept compromise, the solidarity groups will reject it.<br /><br />And it's also true that the Palestinians have not yet accepted it but they will because they must. Without any support for their current position they will have to accept it at the negotiating table. In fact, behind very closed doors they probably already do. <br /><br />This is why building a similar consensus on Jerusalem is so important.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18042333097298473210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268330733586195965.post-52569500162333734012012-03-06T00:06:01.770+00:002012-03-06T00:06:01.770+00:00There may be consensus among rational people that ...There may be consensus among rational people that the Palestinians cannot get their right of return and must accept some form of compensation, but judging from all the various solidarity propaganda outlets this is not a forgone conclusion. When I see the Palestinians clearly spell it out and disseminate this fact among their people and supporters, I'll believe it.Bella Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436386007778176982noreply@blogger.com