Palestinians never stop conceding, for nothing in return [Book Review]
Unilateral action by all may be the only way forward.
Some say: “Forget international law. Forget non-violent resistance. Forget BDS. Forget diplomacy. Forget negotiations. Forget state-building. Forget economic development. The only remaining way to liberate Palestine is to revoke acceptance of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 (the Partition Plan), revoke the 1988 Palestinian Declaration of Independence, and once and for all, and decisively exit the Oslo Accords framework, then pick up arms (THINK: Ukraine) and levy a cost that the occupier and their global enablers will no longer be willing to pay….”
That’s not what author Jerome M. Segal would say. Nor would I.
In the book I review here, Dr. Segal shares the English-language text of a highly quotable comment he made at the end of an essay he published on April 27, 1988, in the leading Arabic newspaper in Palestine, Al-Quds. This personal note is a perfect place to start: “If it seems odd that a Jew should offer his thoughts on how Palestinians can be successful in their struggle, let me only add that the struggle for an independent Palestinian state is also the struggle for a humane and safe Israel, and that there can be no Judaism without a commitment to Justice.” I could not agree more and congratulate…
