In the wake of the great Reckoning, what will a future Israel and Palestine become?
One clear and immediate result of this historic act by the ICC in calling for the arrest of Netanyahu and his collaborators in genocide is the recognition of the state of Palestine by Ireland, Spain, and Norway, which leaves American and Britain among the primary refuseniks of the world. Curious now I am; which Palestinian government will be receiving this splendid recognition?
No united nation of Palestine yet exists; we now have a nation divided into Apartheid model Bantustans by Israeli conquest and American complicity; Hamas is the legitimate state of Gaza which it captured not from Israel but from Fatah in 2007, and again from al Qaeda in the 2009 Battle of Rafah in which I fought, versus PLO-Fatah’s state of the West Bank and East Jerusalem under nominal control by its inheritor government the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, which is compromised by cooperation with Israel and its status as a Vichy state as well as unwillingness to confront Israeli aggression and defend its people militarily.
These rivals, Hamas and the PA, represent the de facto Palestinian states on the ground as of now, from which any legitimate united Palestine must be constructed, but the situation is far more complex, with many factions and the interests of foreign powers involved. Considering the assassination of Iran’s leader this week, so deft not even the shadow of his assassin was left upon the tides of history, the integration of Hezbollah into any new Palestine remains problematic.
We will be very lucky indeed if the status of the Gaza War as a theatre of World War Three and Russia’s imperial conquest and dominion of the Middle East and the Mediterranean, which is interdependent with her ally Iran’s conflict versus the Arab-American Alliance, does not consume us all.
The realization of a Palestine whose security is guaranteed by the UN from brigandage, kleptocratic land grabs, quasi enslavement, and imperial conquest and dominion by the outlaw state of Israel has some distance yet to go to be achieved; but true parity and equality between the two nations will be far more swift and certain if the people of Israel reimagine and transform their nation as an institution of secular democracy wherein Jews and Muslims are equal under the law and a guarantor of our universal human rights including those of Palestinians rather than a nightmare of theocratic and racist tyranny and state terror as it is now.
The best solution to this conflict now of over seventy years originating in one people divided by history in service to those who would enslave them remains simple; the peoples of Israel and Palestine refuse to kill each other and unite in solidarity against the authoritarian regimes which claim without legitimacy to act in their names.
Simple, yes; but sadly never easy.
As written by Peter Beaumont and Sam Jones in The Guardina, in an article entitled How significant is Spain, Norway and Ireland’s recognition of Palestinian state? Recognitions point to erosion of US ‘ownership’ of Israel-Palestine peace process and open route towards statehood; “What happened on Wednesday morning – and why?
In a carefully choreographed move that followed weeks of discussions, the Norwegian, Spanish and Irish governments have said they intend to recognise the state of Palestine.
Norway, which has played a pivotal role in Middle East diplomacy over the years, hosting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at the beginning of the 1990s which led to the Oslo accords, said recognition was needed to support moderate voices amid the Gaza war.
“In the midst of a war, with tens of thousands killed and injured, we must keep alive the only alternative that offers a political solution for Israelis and Palestinians alike: two states, living side by side, in peace and security,” said Norway’s prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre.
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, accused Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of carrying out a “massacre” in Gaza and jeopardising the two-state solution. “We have to use all the political resources at our disposal to say, loud and clear, that we’re not going to allow the possibility of the two-state solution to be destroyed by force because it’s the only just and sustainable solution to this terrible conflict.”
The Irish prime minister, Simon Harris, said he expected other countries to join Ireland, Spain and Norway in recognising a Palestinian state in the coming weeks. He said Ireland was unequivocal in fully recognising Israel and its right to exist “securely and in peace with its neighbours”, and he called for all the hostages in Gaza to be immediately returned.
Is there a timetable for the recognition?
Norway, Spain and Ireland have said they will formally recognise Palestine on 28 May.
Is the recognition of a Palestinian state a first for European countries?
Not at all. In 2014, Sweden became the first country to recognise Palestine while being an EU member state. Speaking at the time, Sweden’s foreign minister said: “It is an important step that confirms the Palestinians’ right to self-determination. We hope that this will show the way for others.” However, a number of European countries – including Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania – recognised Palestine in the late 1980s, well before they became EU members.
Meanwhile, around 140 of the 193 UN member states have recognised Palestinian statehood since 1988.
What does it mean for the peace process?
Scores of countries already recognise Palestine as an independent state, but the momentum towards recognition, particularly among European countries, will have important implications.
Perhaps most significant is how the new recognitions point to the erosion of US “ownership” of the Israel-Palestine peace process since the period of Oslo peace talks and agreement.
With the peace process long largely moribund, Palestinian officials have been working assiduously to canvass support in Europe for a process that accelerated in the Trump era as Palestinians were sidelined by the Abraham accords and Trump moved the US embassy to Jerusalem, provoking a deep distrust of the US, which Palestinians feel has not been an honest broker.
Sweden, Norway, Ireland and Spain have long been seen as sympathetic to the Palestinians. The UK has also indicated it could consider recognising Palestine amid a deeper frustration over the long refusal of Israel – not least during the Netanyahu era – to advance towards a two-state solution, even as Israel has continued appropriating Palestinian land for settlement.
As Hugh Lovatt of the European Council on Foreign Relations says, it also opens a meaningful route towards statehood. “Recognition is a tangible step towards a viable political track leading to Palestinian self-determination.
“This is a pre-requisite for securing Arab engagement in support of a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza. As part of their ‘Arab vision’ plan to implement a two-state solution, states such as Saudi Arabia have called for US and European recognition of Palestine.”
Will it have a practical impact for Palestinians?
The momentum towards recognition may be a double-edged sword for Mahmoud Abbas’s unpopular, weak and corrupt Palestinian Authority, which governs in the occupied West Bank, where the ageing Abbas has not held legislative elections since 2006. Abbas himself has no popular mandate.
Any expectations that the latest recognitions will change the miserable conditions on the West Bank, where attacks by Israeli security forces and settlers have escalated, will almost certainly be premature, and more discontent could be directed at Abbas.
However, recognition implies a right to Palestinian self-determination, which could also help reinvigorate a Palestinian civil society that has been suffocated in the Abbas era. Perhaps most important for Palestinians is something less tangible: the acceptance that they have an explicit and fundamental right to self-determination that does not require Israel’s permission, a notion that has underpinned US mediation since Oslo.
What are the implications for Israel?
A cliche in Israel politics for more than a decade – and coined by the former prime minister Ehud Barak – is that Israel risks a diplomatic tsunami because of its policies. In recent weeks that tsunami has begun crashing down on Netanyahu. The recognition falls hard on the heels of Netanyahu and his defence minister, Yoav Gallant, being told that warrants are being sought against them for war crimes by the prosecutor at the international criminal court. Israel is being investigated at South Africa’s behest for alleged genocide at the international court of justice too.
The US, the UK and other countries have begun imposing a regime of sanctions against violent settlers and the far-right groups that support them. Now three important European states have unilaterally decided to recognise Palestinian statehood.
While there remains a profound disconnect in Israeli society over the international distaste for its right/far-right government and the way it has been conducting its campaign in Gaza, Israelis are also aware that their country is increasingly being treated as a pariah and becoming ever more diplomatically isolated. That has, in part, driven the increasing and the suddenly more visible fractures within Netanyahu’s own cabinet, raising serious questions over how long his government can survive.”
As written by Sophie Jeong, Zahid Mahmood, Al Goodman, Niamh Kennedy and Sana Noor Haq for CNN, in an article entitled Ireland, Spain and Norway say they will recognize a Palestinian state; “ Ireland, Spain and Norway have announced plans to formally recognize a Palestinian state next week, in a move that is likely to bolster the global Palestinian cause but further strain relations between Europe and Israel.
The three European nations say their landmark decision is the best way to achieve lasting peace in the Middle East, but it sparked swift condemnation from Israel, as its foreign minister ordered the immediate recall of its ambassadors from those countries.
Most of the world already recognizes Palestinian statehood. More than 140 out of 193 member states of the United Nations have made their recognition official. But only some nations in the 27-member European Union are among them.
Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris told a Wednesday news conference in Dublin: “Today, Ireland, Norway and Spain are announcing that we recognize the state of Palestine. Each of us will now undertake whatever national steps are necessary to give effect to that decision.”
“There is never a wrong time to do the right thing,” Harris later said, speaking to CNN’s Christiana Amanpour on Thursday.
“It was my government’s preferred position to recognize a two-state solution as part of a peace process to bring that about, but sadly, unfortunately, such a comprehensive peace settlement now seems, in many ways, further away than it has ever been,” Harris said.
“We believe you can’t say you’re in favor of a two-state solution and not recognize the very existence of two states,” he added.
The recognition will come into force in all three countries on May 28, according to Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin.
Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said that a Palestinian state was “a prerequisite for achieving peace in the Middle East.”
“There will be no peace in the Middle East without a two-state solution,” Støre said in a statement. “There can be no two-state solution without a Palestinian state.”
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez sought to characterize the decision as one that was not anti-Israel.
“This recognition is not against the people of Israel and certainly not against the Jewish people,” he said. “It’s not in favor of Hamas. It’s in favor of co-existence.”
The announcement was welcomed by Palestinian officials.
“This step reflects Spain’s keenness to support the Palestinian people and their inalienable and legitimate rights to their land and homeland,” the office of the president of the Palestinian Authority said in response to Madrid’s decision, as reported by Palestinian news agency Wafa.
Hamas, the militant group which governs Gaza, urged other countries to follow suit and “recognize our legitimate national rights, support the struggle of our people for liberation and independence, and end the Zionist occupation of our land.”
But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said recognizing a Palestinian state would be a “reward for terror.”
“This will be a terror state, which will attempt to perpetrate the onslaught of October 7 time and again, and to that we shall not agree,” Netanyahu said, adding, “this evil must not be given a state.”
As Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz ordered the immediate recall of its ambassadors to Spain, Norway and Ireland, he said, in a statement: “I am sending a clear message today — Israel will not hold back against those who undermine its sovereignty and endanger its security.”
“After the terrorist organization Hamas carried out the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, after it committed the most horrific sex crimes the world has seen, these countries chose to give a reward to Hamas and Iran and recognize a Palestinian state,” Katz added.
Israel launched its military offensive in Gaza on October 7 after militants led by Hamas killed at least 1,200 people and abducted more than 250 others.
Israel has come under fierce criticism for its war. Earlier this month, a panel of independent UN experts condemned “the continued and systematic onslaught of violence committed against Palestinians in Gaza.” The agency has repeatedly called for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages taken by Hamas.
Israeli attacks in Gaza have since killed at least 35,647 Palestinians and injured another 79,852 people, according to the Ministry of Health there. CNN cannot independently confirm the figures.
Two-state solution
All three European leaders stressed the importance of having Palestinian statehood in reaching a two-state solution in the Middle East, a decades-long goal that the international community has failed to achieve.
Ireland’s Foreign Minister Martin said the decision came amid “growing impatience” with Israel’s lack of political will for a two-state solution.
“The integrity of that two-state solution has been undermined in recent years by the strategy of the Israeli government and, in particular, the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has declared opposition to it,” Martin told CNN’s Richard Quest during a live interview.
Meanwhile, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide told CNN’s Becky Anderson that Israel was wrong to see recognizing Palestinian statehood as rewarding Hamas.
“We are sending the opposite signal. We are supporting the Palestine authorities which spring out of the PLO [Palestine Liberation Organization] who renounce violence and who many decades ago promised to leave the violent struggle behind and work for peaceful settlement with Israel — a promise they have kept by the way,” Eide said.
Senior officials in the United States, a close ally of Israel, have insisted the only way to bring peace and stability to the region is through the creation of a Palestinian state with guarantees for Israel’s security. Lawmakers in Israel have long rejected those calls.
Reacting to the news on Wednesday, a National Security Council spokesperson told CNN that US President Joe Biden “is a strong supporter” of a two-state solution. The spokesperson added, however: “He believes a Palestinian state should be realized through direct negotiations between the parties, not through unilateral recognition.”
France, meanwhile, said that now is not the “right time” for it to join its European neighbors in recognizing a Palestinian state. The country’s foreign minister, Stephane Séjourne, added that such a decision is not merely a “symbolic issue or a question of political positioning” but rather a “diplomatic tool” in the service of a two-state solution.
Germany, another one of Israel’s staunchest allies, also questioned the decision. Michael Roth, the chair of the parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, posted on X: “I’m not convinced that the recognition of Palestine as a sovereign state is an appropriate measure after the horrific massacres (by) Hamas (on) October 7 last year.”
Qatar, a key mediator in stalled ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas, said it hopes “for more countries to recognize the State of Palestine,” according to a statement from the foreign ministry. The foreign ministry of Saudi Arabia, another regional actor, called on “more countries to swiftly take the same stance.”
Ireland has a long history of being openly supportive of the Palestinian cause, consistently criticizing Israeli policies in the occupied West Bank and Gaza before Hamas’ October 7 attack in Israel. Since then, Israel’s war in response has shredded huge parts of the Gaza Strip and drained critical supplies, exposing the entire population of more than 2.2 million people to the risk of famine.
“I can say this to the people of Israel: we recognize the state of Israel. We recognize the state of Israel’s right to live in peace and security. That is their right. The people of Palestine also must have an equivalent right to peace and security,” Harris told Amanpour on Thursday.
“And let me also say this to the people of Israel: the Irish people know what it’s like to have their national identity hijacked by a terrorist organization. The IRA was never the people of Ireland and Hamas is not the people of Palestine.”
“We have been clear and unequivocal that we condemn Hamas, that we condemn the most horrific barbaric massacre that Israel experienced on the 7th of October. We call for the unconditional and immediate release of all hostages. But it is entirely possible to say what I have just said and also say the next bit which sadly some refuse to say: that what is happening in Palestine, what is happening in Gaza is a humanitarian catastrophe, that children are being starved, are being deprived of food and that there are children who will go to sleep in Gaza tonight not sure if they will wake in the morning,” he added.
A source familiar with the matter told CNN the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently considering further diplomatic steps against the three countries.
Steps under consideration include cancelling visits of officials from these countries to Israel and revoking visas from diplomats, which will limit their ability to visit areas in the West Bank under control of the Palestinian Authority, the source said. Another step under consideration by Israel is to reach out to the US to seek diplomatic support in providing clarification from Norway, Ireland and Spain on their intended decision, and to ask the US to try and convince other countries to not follow suit.
Pressure on Israel
The planned recognition adds pressure on Israel after seven months of fighting, according to H.A. Hellyer, scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies in London.
“For individual Palestinians on the ground in the Occupied Territories, it’s not going to mean anything at all in the short term, perhaps in the medium term,” Hellyer told CNN. “It is obviously political recognition by states that don’t have a presence on the ground.”
Hellyer added that Israel risks becoming an “international pariah” given that Western nations are now beginning to recognize a Palestinian state.
Israel captured Gaza from Egypt in the 1967 war, then withdrew its troops and settlers in 2005. The territory, home to some 2 million Palestinians, fell under Hamas’ rule in 2007.
After Hamas took control, Israel and Egypt imposed a strict siege on the territory, which is ongoing. Israel also maintains an air and naval blockade on Gaza. These severe restrictions have been fiercely criticized by international bodies, including Amnesty International, who say Israel has violated international law.
The vast majority of the population in Gaza are descendants of 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were forcibly expelled from their homes during what Palestinians call al-Nakba, or “the catastrophe,” of the 1948-49 war, in what is now Israel.”
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Arabic
24 مايو 2024 في أعقاب الحساب الكبير على جرائم إسرائيل، فإن الاعتراف بسيادة فلسطين واستقلالها يطرح السؤال؛ فلسطين لمن؟ كيف ستصبح فلسطين وإسرائيل في المستقبل؟
في أعقاب الحساب العظيم، كيف سيكون مستقبل إسرائيل وفلسطين؟
إحدى النتائج الواضحة والمباشرة لهذا الإجراء التاريخي الذي اتخذته المحكمة الجنائية الدولية بدعوتها إلى اعتقال نتنياهو والمتعاونين معه في الإبادة الجماعية هو اعتراف أيرلندا وإسبانيا والنرويج بدولة فلسطين، الأمر الذي يترك أمريكا وبريطانيا من بين الرافضين الرئيسيين للقرار. العالم. أنا فضولي الآن؛ وأي حكومة فلسطينية ستحصل على هذا الاعتراف الرائع؟ لا توجد دولة موحدة لفلسطين حتى الآن؛ لدينا الآن أمة مقسمة إلى بانتوستانات نموذجية للفصل العنصري بسبب الغزو الإسرائيلي والتواطؤ الأمريكي؛ حماس هي دولة غزة الشرعية التي استولت عليها ليس من إسرائيل بل من القاعدة، وهو الصراع الذي حاربت فيه، ثم فزت في الانتخابات كحكومة لا جدال فيها، مقابل الضفة الغربية التابعة لمنظمة التحرير الفلسطينية والقدس الشرقية تحت السيطرة الاسمية لوريثها. دولة السلطة الفلسطينية في رام الله، التي يتعرض للخطر بسبب التعاون مع إسرائيل ووضعها كدولة فيشي، فضلا عن عدم الرغبة في مواجهة العدوان الإسرائيلي والدفاع عن شعبها عسكريا.
ويمثل هؤلاء المنافسون، حماس والسلطة الفلسطينية، الدولتين الفلسطينيتين بحكم الأمر الواقع على الأرض اعتبارًا من الآن، والتي يجب أن تُبنى منها أي دولة فلسطينية موحدة شرعية، لكن الوضع أكثر تعقيدًا بكثير، مع وجود العديد من الفصائل ومصالح القوى الأجنبية المعنية. ونظراً لاغتيال الزعيم الإيراني هذا الأسبوع، والذي لم يبق حتى ظل قاتله على مد التاريخ، فإن اندماج حزب الله في أي فلسطين جديدة يظل أمراً مثيراً للإشكالية. سنكون محظوظين للغاية بالفعل إذا تم تغيير وضع حرب غزة كمسرح للحرب العالمية الثالثة والغزو الإمبراطوري الروسي وهيمنته على الشرق الأوسط والبحر الأبيض المتوسط، والذي يعتمد بشكل متبادل على صراع حليفتها إيران ضد التحالف العربي الأمريكي. لا تستهلكنا جميعا.
إن تحقيق فلسطين التي تضمن الأمم المتحدة أمنها من قطع الطرق، والاستيلاء على الأراضي الكليبتوقراطية، وشبه الاستعباد، والغزو الإمبراطوري والسيطرة من قبل دولة إسرائيل الخارجة عن القانون، لا يزال أمامه بعض الطريق لتحقيقه؛ لكن التكافؤ الحقيقي والمساواة بين البلدين سيكونان أكثر سرعة وتأكيدًا إذا أعاد شعب إسرائيل تصور دولته وتحويلها كمؤسسة ديمقراطية وضامنة لحقوق الإنسان العالمية، بما في ذلك حقوق الفلسطينيين، بدلاً من كابوس الاستبداد والاستبداد. إرهاب الدولة كما هو الحال الآن.
إن أفضل حل لهذا الصراع المستمر منذ أكثر من سبعين عامًا والذي ينشأ بين شعب واحد قسمه التاريخ في خدمة أولئك الذين يريدون استعبادهم يظل بسيطًا؛ إن شعبي إسرائيل وفلسطين يرفضان قتل بعضهما البعض ويتحدان في التضامن ضد الأنظمة الاستبدادية التي تدعي دون شرعية التصرف باسمهما.
بسيط، نعم؛ ولكن للأسف ليس من السهل أبدا.
Hebrew
24 במאי 2024 בעקבות ההתחשבנות הגדולה לפשעי ישראל, ההכרה בריבונותה ובעצמאותה של פלסטין מעלה את השאלה; פלסטין של מי? מה תהיה עתיד פלסטין וישראל?
בעקבות החשבון הגדול, מה תהיינה עתידית ישראל ופלסטין?
אחת התוצאות הברורות והמיידיות של המעשה ההיסטורי הזה של ה-ICC בקריאה לעצור את נתניהו ומשתפי הפעולה שלו ברצח העם היא ההכרה במדינת פלסטין על ידי אירלנד, ספרד ונורבגיה, מה שמותיר את אמריקה ובריטניה בין הסרבנים העיקריים של העולם. עכשיו אני סקרן; איזו ממשלה פלסטינית תקבל את ההכרה הנהדרת הזו? עדיין לא קיים אומה מאוחדת של פלסטין; יש לנו עכשיו אומה מחולקת לבנטוסטנים מודל אפרטהייד על ידי כיבוש ישראלי ושותפות אמריקאית; חמאס שהיא המדינה הלגיטימית של עזה שהיא כבשה לא מישראל אלא מאל-קאעידה, סכסוך בו נלחמתי, ולאחר מכן ניצחתי בבחירות כממשלתו הבלתי מעורערת, מול הגדה המערבית של אש”ף-פתח ומזרח ירושלים בשליטה נומינלית של יורשו. להצהיר על הרשות הפלסטינית ברמאללה, שנפגעת משיתוף הפעולה עם ישראל ומעמדה כמדינת וישי וכן מחוסר נכונות להתעמת עם התוקפנות הישראלית ולהגן על אנשיה צבאית.
יריבים אלה, חמאס והרשות הפלסטינית, מייצגים נכון לעכשיו את המדינות הפלסטיניות בפועל בשטח, שמהן יש לבנות כל פלסטין מאוחדת לגיטימית, אבל המצב מורכב הרבה יותר, עם פלגים רבים ואינטרסים של מעצמות זרות מעורבים. בהתחשב ברציחתו של מנהיג איראן השבוע, כל כך מיומן שאפילו הצל של המתנקש שלו לא הושאר בגאות ההיסטוריה, שילוב חיזבאללה בכל פלסטין חדשה נותר בעייתי. אכן, יהיה לנו מזל גדול אם מעמדה של מלחמת עזה כתיאטרון של מלחמת העולם השלישית והכיבוש האימפריאלי של רוסיה ושליטתה של המזרח התיכון והים התיכון, התלויה הדדית עם בעל בריתה הסכסוך האיראני מול הברית הערבית-אמריקאית. לא לצרוך את כולנו.
למימושה של פלסטין שביטחונה מובטח על ידי האו”ם מפני שוד, חטיפת קרקעות קלפטוקרטית, שעבוד מעין וכיבוש אימפריאלי ושליטה על ידי מדינת ישראל מחוץ לחוק, יש עוד מרחק מה. אבל שוויון ושוויון אמיתיים בין שתי האומות יהיו הרבה יותר מהירים ובטוחים אם עם ישראל ידמיין מחדש ויהפוך את האומה שלו כמוסד של דמוקרטיה וערב לזכויות האדם האוניברסליות שלנו כולל אלה של הפלסטינים ולא סיוט של עריצות ו טרור המדינה כפי שהוא עכשיו.
הפתרון הטוב ביותר לקונפליקט הזה של למעלה משבעים שנה שמקורו בעם אחד המחולק בהיסטוריה בשירות לאלה שישעבדו אותם נשאר פשוט; עמי ישראל ופלסטין מסרבים להרוג זה את זה ומתאחדים בסולידריות נגד המשטרים האוטוריטריים שטוענים ללא לגיטימציה לפעול בשמם. פשוט, כן; אבל לצערי אף פעם לא קל
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