By David Singer ——Bio and Archives--July 30, 2019
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"I reiterate that we will not surrender, we will not coexist with the occupation and we will not deal with the deal of deal of the century, or the slap of the century or the deal of shame - all names for one title. Palestine and Jerusalem are not for sale and bargain. They are not a real estate deal in a real estate company."Yet for the last 25 years the PLO--aided and abetted by Jordan--has refused to yield its claim to sovereignty over every square meter of West Bank real estate-- when compromise could possibly have resolved the 100 years-old Arab-Jewish conflict. Two days prior to Abbas' suicide note , the US Congress in a rare show of bipartisanship had offered the PLO a lifeline to enable it to negotiate with Israel on Trump's yet-to-be-released proposals --overwhelmingly passing House Resolution 246 by a vote of 398-17 with 5 voting 'present'. Resolution 246:
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..."Jordan is linked to Palestine by a national relationship and a national unity forged by history and culture from the earliest times. The creation of one political entity in Transjordan and another in Palestine would have no basis either in legality or as to the elements universally accepted as fundamental to a political entity. .. In raising the slogan of the liberation of Palestine and presenting the problem of the Palestine revolution, it was not the intention of the Palestine revolution to separate the east of the River from the West, nor did it believe the struggle of the Palestinian people can be separated from the struggle of the masses in Jordan..."Abbas has written his suicide note .... Trump shouldn't demean himself begging Abbas to reconsider. Author's note:...The cartoon -- commissioned exclusively for this article -- is by Yaakov Kirschen aka "Dry Bones"- one of Israel's foremost political and social commentators -- whose cartoons have graced the columns of Israeli and international media publications for decades. His cartoons can be viewed at...Drybonesblog
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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