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Maggie Fried

Monday, 02 January 2012 23:38

Thoughts about the Unilateral Palestinian Declaration

United_Kingdom_flag_jpeg Recently I received an email from Jason Isaacson urging me to join AJC in calling on President Obama and other foreign leaders in rejecting a unilaterally declared Palestinian state –an issue that has become increasingly important of late, particularly with Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the U.S. A unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state certainly should not occur before key issues are sorted out in a peace agreement with Israel – such a declaration would launch the Middle East into conflict, something that must be avoided given the fragile state of the region. However, I believe that for Israel’s sake, the declaration of a Palestinian state must happen soon, which means that Israel, along with the international community, must do everything in its power to quickly establish a peace accord that is agreeable to both sides (not an easy task, I know).

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