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From: AICE To: [email protected] Subject: AICE Update: Will a Palestinian state be democratic? Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 16:10:53 +0000 yr The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise ewt 23143 $42,424, E-Newsletter Jewish Virtual PAPAPAPAPAPA IN THIS ISSUE Myths 8, Facts: Exclusive Mitchell Bard in The Times of Israel Podcast 68 Sentences January 18, 2017 Myths & Facts: Online Exclusive Will a Palestinian state be democratic? One of the assumptions of supporters of the two- state solution in the West is that a Palestinian state will be democratic. Given that no democratic Arab states exist in the Middle East; it is illogical to believe a Palestinian state would be any different. All evidence to this point suggests that a Palestinian state would be yet another autocratic one that denies its people human and civil rights Americans take for granted. Worse, it is likely a Palestinian state will become an autocratic theocracy similar to Saudi Arabia or another radical Islamic regime modeled after Iran. _Myths & Facts: 2012 Click Here to Continue Reading The Times of Israel There Was Never a Two-State Solution, It's Time to Move On The answer to the question of how to resolve the conflicting claims over Palestine has been to partition Palestine into two states. This assumes, however, that the parties only have a dispute over land, but this has never been the case. The conflict has always had political, religious, historical, EFTA00641651 THIS WEEK IN JEWISH HISTORY Birthday of Jewish Fashion Icon Vidal Sassoon (1928) Israel Declares Unilateral Ceasefire to Operation Cast Lead (2009) IDF Begins Rescue Operations after Earthquake in Haiti (2010) See More Jewish History Events AICE PROJECTS geographical and psychological dimensions. The international community's unwillingness to accept this reality has led to the continued fantasy that a two-state solution is possible. An honest appraisal of the historical record indicates it was never possible for one principal reason, the Palestinians have never been prepared to share any part of the land they claim as their own. This irredentism is based in large measure on the view that Jews have no place in the Islamic world - except as second-class citizens (dhimmis) under Muslim rule. No UN resolution or State Department formula will change this reality and therefore it is time acknowledge the two-state idea as presently conceived is dead. Click Here to Read More Podcast Start-Up Nation for the Humanities Make yourselves at home: The integration of immigrants in the new Israeli state Dr. Orit Rozin, professor of Jewish history at Tel Aviv University is the author of the newly published A Home for All Jews: Citizenship, Rights and National Identity in the New Israeli State. In her research, she analyzes the day-to-day practices with which the establishment and immigrants themselves have shaped the famous Israeli melting pot. Click Here to Read More 68 Sentences About Israel EFTA00641652 To stay updated on a daily basis, find us online! American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, 2810 Blaine Dr., Chevy Chase, MD 20815 To stay updated on a daily basis, find us online! Sincerely, Mitchell Bard AICE Executive Director SafeUnsubscribem [email protected] Forward this email I Update Profile I About our service provider Sent by in collaboration with EFTA00641653 Constant Contact Try it free today EFTA00641654