By David Singer ——Bio and Archives--August 30, 2018
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"Jerusalem is at the heart of the Palestinian, Arab and Islamic peoples"This claim contravenes Article 1 of the Palestinian National Charter --which declares:
"Palestine is the homeland of the Arab Palestinian people; it is an indivisible part of the Arab homeland, and the Palestinian people are an integral part of the Arab nation.Claiming the "Palestinian people" is a separate and distinct people from the "Arab people" - is deceptive and misleading. Meanwhile - Husam Zomlot - head of the Palestinian General Delegation to the United States - stated:
"After Jerusalem and UNRWA, this (cutting of aid to the PLO) is another confirmation of abandoning the two-state solution and fully embracing Netanyahu's anti-peace agenda."Negotiations to conclude the "two state solution" --the creation of a 22nd Arab state with Jerusalem as its capital - in addition to the Arab state of Jordan created in 78% of former Palestine in 1946 --ended in April 2014 after unsuccessful negotiations spanning 20 years. Other solutions now need to be explored that should involve Jordan and possibly Egypt negotiating with Israel to return to these two existing Arab states territory once occupied by them in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), East Jerusalem and the Gaza District between 1948 and 1967.
"The rights of the Palestinian people are not for sale. There is no glory in constantly bullying and punishing a people under occupation. The U.S. administration has already demonstrated meanness of spirit in its collusion with the Israeli occupation and its theft of land and resources; now it is exercising economic meanness by punishing the Palestinian victims of this occupation."Ashrawi ignored the following facts:
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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