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'Declare independent Palestinian state'
[Iran Press TV] A senior Paleostinian politician has called for an immediate declaration of an independent Paleostinian state in response to failed talks with Israel.
Why not? Biafra did it.
Swollen-bellied babies was one result of that, if I recall correctly.
Mustafa Barghouthi called on the Paleostinian Authority (PA) on Wednesday to immediately declare "an independent democratic Paleostinian state," including all the territories occupied by Israel during and after the Six-Day War in 1967 and with East al-Quds (Jerusalem) as its capital, Ma'an news agency reported.
And the next missile to come over the border, from either the West Bank or Gaza Strip, would be an act of war. Israel would then be able to respond by going to war, instead of merely arresting -- or shooting -- the perpetrators. It would certainly be easier than the current situation. Not to mention Israel wouldn't have to share sales taxes or sell power to the Palestinian nation, either.
Speaking to news hounds in Ramallah, Barghouthi proposed a set of initiatives to "surpass the intractable impasse in the so-called peace processor."

The Paleostinian National Initiative leader described the US-backed direct negotiations as "meaningless and damaging" given Israel's continued settlement construction in the occupied West Bank.

He said the declaration would call on "all states, governments and international institutions to recognize the Paleostinian state and its borders immediately," and would call on the United Nations, aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society General Assembly to issue recognition of the state based on the UN-drawn borders of 4 June 1967.

The document would also urge the General Assembly to demand that the Israeli regime end the occupation of its land, borders, airspace, and water resources and remove all illegal settlements from Paleostinian territories.

Barghouthi further called for "punitive action against Israel should it continue its occupation of the Paleostinian state," following the declaration of the state.

The politician noted that only an international recognition of a Paleostinian state and its borders will give Paleostinians an equal footing for negotiations.

Barghouthi said the present negotiations are happening between "totally inequitable parties where Israel is effectively allowed a dominant veto power on all issues, including the agenda and terms of reference, as well as total impunity to violate international law and so many UN resolutions."

"If the international community rejects this option, it will be the death of the two-state solution and Paleostinians will be left to struggle against apartheid in one state," he warned.
Posted by: Fred 2010-10-15
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=307616