The Bad Guys Uncovered…
Per my prior blog post, I could have placed my bet on who is behind the "boycott" of the OneVoice Summit…
…No one other than the "International Solidarity Movement."
This is a fringe movement of extremists that do not support the two-state-solution, of any kind. It is not an issue of 67 borders, or Jerusalem, or refugee rights. Don’t let them hide behind any of that – because all of those issues have answers the vast majority of Israelis and Palestinians support, embodied in the Clinton Parameters – and also in the Taba talks that Arafat himself fully endorsed.
If any one doubts that the ISM and all those opposing the OneVoice Summit are just ultimately the very extremists we seek to expose, just confront them and ask them. You will get evasive politicized answers that only will confirm these people are the "false messiahs" that promise absolute solutions to the Palestinians, only to manipulate them and deliver nothing to them.
The "International Solidarity Movement" has been exposed and defeated at numerous college campus events. Before, they could hide under the mantle of Palestinian nationalism, out of the comfort of their homes in Virginia.
But when OneVoice Youth Leaders from Palestine, from Gaza to Jenin, who are living with the consequences tell the public that they want a two-state-solution, they help unmask intransigent groups that rather eternal warfare than a historic compromise.
The problem does not exist among Palestinian extremist circles alone, who covet "all of Palestine" and will not accept the existence of a Jewish State by their side. There are parallel Jewish groups that want a "Greater Israel" and will not recognize a Palestinian State by their side.
They too get unmasked by mainstream Israelis that are just fed up with absolutists messing their lives for far too long.
They will try to hide behind diatribe and formulations, but the bottomline question you must ask them to expose them is, do you recognize the right of both the Israeli and Palestinian people to live in freedom, dignity, and with security – for two states to co-exist side by side?
Anyone that does not accept this formulation is either uninformed or hiding their absolutism.
One-State-Solution may be beautifully-intentioned but both the Israelis and the Palestinians want a separate State of their own. Eventually after peace comes you could hope for a confederacy agreement between proud independent states, but the fact is that the ONLY solution out there is the Two-State-Solution embodied in the Clinton Parameters – which the OneVoice Citizen Negotiations highlighted enjoy consensus among both sides.
There are just no other answers out there and it is time that we come to terms with that and not allow violent extremists to derail the hopes and dreams of millions for an end to the conflict.
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At least One Voice is doing something positive by people that are sick of living in a war zone. One Voice is better than other groups that blame one side or the other side of the conflict. Instead they want a normal life.
The main thrust of ISM’s objections to the OneVoice concerts, is that supposedly OneVoice was going to require attendeess to sign on to “ten pillars”. In fact, all an attendee would have been required to do, was to join OneVoice, and sign their petition. The petition required signatories to agree to the following mandate:
THE ONEVOICE MANDATE
To our leaders, our fellow citizens, our neighbors, and the world -
We demand in one voice that our elected representatives work to achieve the following demands:
* Recognize the right of both peoples to independence, sovereignty, freedom, justice, dignity, respect, national security, personal safety, and economic viability;
* Implement concrete confidence-building measures that will improve the lives of the Palestinian and Israeli people, including ensuring freedom of movement for ordinary civilians and fostering education against incitement on both sides.
* Immediately commence uninterrupted negotiations until reaching an agreement, no later than October 18, 2008, for a Two-State Solution, fulfilling the consistent will of the overwhelming majority of both populations.
With responsibility and upon my honor, I pledge to accept the above guidelines, and will submit my vote.
Clearly ISM cannot be trusted. They are willing to spread an egregious lie, in order to further their agenda, i.e., to continue the conflict, and bloodshed.
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