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| Paraguay recognizes Palestinian state |
| 2011-01-29 |
| [Ma'an] |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Statehood, from the article: ASUNCION, Paraguay (AFP) -- Paraguay has recognized a "free and independent" Palestinian state within its 1967 borders, the ministry of foreign affairs said Friday. The South American nation thus joins a wave of other regional countries that include Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Guyana and Uruguay. For you Rantburgers out there, these South American countries come across negligent in their ability to understand what "statehood" really means, or (translated), they are simply too bothered to READ. For example, here is a William Dever discussion of statehood from a 2001 book (here he is going up against the minimalists, who are contra the United Monarchy in ancient Judah/Israel): "I can easily cite two dozen leading authorities who have analyzed states and their evolution worldwide, over many millennia. Without exception, they all point out that the single most significant criterion for defining "statehood" is centralization of power. It is that phenomenon, not size, much less urbanization, that characterizes statehood..." What/where is the centralization of power for a proposed Palestinian state? Well, it's just pandemonium. The current two main parties, Hamas and Fatah, have segregated themselves into separate parts of the proposed state; they hate each others guts, and often kill or imprison each other. In the meantime (back at the ranch), a dozen or so other groups in this so-called state kill or maim one another in reverence to a 7th century lunatic. There is no centralization of power amongst the Palestinians, hence no state! |
| Posted by: Ralphs son Johnnie 2011-01-29 03:47 |
| #1 What goes around, comes around. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-01-29 02:41 |