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| Republicans plan to ditch two state solution in Middle East |
| 2016-07-14 |
| [Iraq Sun] The Republic Party in the United States is to drop any reference to Paleostinians in its party platform, and is to ditch its support for the two-state solution. It also designates Jerusalem as "the undivided capital" of Israel, and designates the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement ("BDS") protestors as inherently anti-Semitic. The decision came Tuesday in a vote by the platform's 2016 national security subcommittee. Former Republican President George W. Bush proposed the two-state solution in 2002 when he introduced his so called 'road map' in a bid to win support from Arab nations for his proposed invasion of Iraq. It was officially enshrined in the GOP platform in 2004. In 2012 the official party platform embodied the aspirations of the Paleostinians and supported the establishment of "two democratic states." As current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is openly questioning the two-state solution on the campaign trail, the party itself has distanced itself from the concept. It also sets out a threat to withdraw funding from any Paleostinian body that attempts to circumvent direct negotiations with Israel. The new language throws into doubt new French initiatives to kick-start the grinding of the peace processor. "The US seeks to assist in the establishment of comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East, to be negotiated among those living in the region," says the new 2016 wording in the platform. "We oppose any measures intended to impose an agreement or to dictate borders or other terms, and call for the immediate termination of all US funding of any entity that attempts to do so." The amendment to the platform also rejects the notion that Israel is an "occupier," describing it as "a false notion." It sets out that Jerusalem is "the undivided capital of Israel," ignoring the rights of Paleostinians who are in the majority in East Jerusalem. This too is a reversal of a long-held Republican Party policy, and in fact U.S. policy that final status terms of Jerusalem should be decided between the Israelis and the Paleostinians. J Street, the U.S.-based Israeli lobby group that supports a two-state solution reacted angrily to the Republican party move. "Most offensively, all mention of the Paleostinians has been taken out of the text, sending the clear message that the Republican Party does not care about them at all and regards them as an invisible people," a statement from the organization released on Tuesday said. "This language is dangerous and irresponsible. It breaks with over half a century of bipartisan U.S. consensus on Middle East policy and disavows the important achievements of previous Republican presidents in seeking peace between Israel and the Paleostinians. It would place the Republican Party to the right of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who continues to maintain that he supports the two-state solution." "The text could still be changed as it moves through the approval process, and we strongly urge Republican delegates to do so," the J Street statement said. "This platform would certainly embolden the Israeli settler movement and those who wish to annex the West Bank. It would weaken Paleostinian moderates and strengthen holy warriors advocating violence. Those who care about protecting Israel's future as a secure and democratic homeland for the Jewish people should recognise that this proposed language severely undermines that goal." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 IAF: Torah! Torah! Torah! IAF: Climb Mt. Sinai! IAF: Repeat, Climb Mt. Sinai! Dawg: I said promised land Bibi, not promised continent. /stolen with names changed for temporal relevance. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-07-14 06:30 |