David Singer is an Australian Lawyer, a Foundation Member of the International Analyst Network and Convenor of Jordan is Palestine International--an organization calling for sovereignty of the West Bank and Gaza to be allocated between Israel and Jordan as the two successor States to the Mandate for Palestine. Previous articles written by him can be found at: jordanispalestine.blogspot.com
Watch this space after July 19--or even before--if events get out of control in Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, Lebanon, Yemen, Judea and Samaria (West Bank) or Gaza
When international institutions appear increasingly fragmented & major powers frequently move toward confrontation rather than cooperation--this agreement between Presidents Trump & Xi stands out as an example of strategic consensus between rivals;
Jordan’s short-sightedness and irritation fades into insignificance when compared to the deaths and permanent physical and mental injury already sustained by hundreds of thousands of Arabs and Jews because HKOPS remains unimplemented;
Totally ignoring the vested rights of the Jewish people under the UN Charter when looking for a solution to end that conflict places Guterres at the top of the world’s Jew-haters;
Reversing his recognition of the non-existent “State of Palestine” would be seen as a genuine act of repentance by Albanese to Australia’s besieged and grieving Jewish community;
Implementing HKOPS 2022 in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) boils down to redrawing the existing international border between Israel and Jordan--with no one--Jew or Arab--having to leave his current residence;
The Jewish people has been waiting 3000 years to reclaim sovereignty in Judea and Samaria--its biblical and historic homeland. A little patience will see it starting to eventuate in part with Trump’s blessing;
There is still a long and tortuous road to travel to end a territorial dispute that began between Jews and Arabs in 1897 but the light at the end of the tunnel is visible;