Comments on: Pressing Forward With The People’s Voice

By: schraubd

schraubd — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:04:24 +0000

I cannot fathom a genuine pro-peace (at least, pro-peace and pro-justice) ideology that would not vote for this plan — particularly when set against the status quo. Particularly if your objection is (as I take it to be, at least in part) making Jerusalem a shared city — it is difficult for me to articulate any reason why Israel should maintain sole jurisdiction of it consonant with any reasonable principle of justice or fairness.

Again, “peace” without “plan” is a hollow word.

By: Don Quijote

Don Quijote — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:06:23 +0000

In the same fashion Julius Cesar was…

By: Loviatar

Loviatar — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:04:34 +0000

LOL,

Am I the only one who burst out laughing when they saw this one.

"Holly_in_Cincinnati,

I am pro-peace and cannot support this plan."

Thanks Holly, I haven't had a laugh like that in days.

By: Holly_in_Cincinnati

Holly_in_Cincinnati — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:00:49 +0000

I am pro-peace and cannot support this plan.

By: schraubd

schraubd — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:26:12 +0000

If this was 2000, I'd agree no problem. But right after the Gaza campaign, I feel like hawkish and unconciliatory attitudes are at their highest pitch. And I do think the plan being voted down is worse than not proposing it, if only because it makes it nearly impossible to imagine a plan like this (read, a plan likely to be successful) at any point down the road.

That being said, I agree with you that we're driving toward a cliff and eventually we'll tumble off it. I don't know what to do. I really, really don't know.

By: jdledell

jdledell — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:08:43 +0000

David – I like the plan and think it is worth the gamble to take it to the people. Sure there are risks that it will fail to be approved but can anything be worse than the present situation. Unless something bold occurs we will have another 40 years of occupation and bloodshed. In November I spent 3 weeks in Israel and just returned from 2 weeks in January and February. I spent a lot of time in the West Bank and the settlement construction going on is VERY VERY significant especially in the E-1 corridor between Ma'ale Adumim and Jerusalem as well as surrounding Ariel. I watched ground breaking of the new settlement of Adam East. If something is not done within the next two years the settlement growth and spead will forever make a 2 state solution impossible.