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Source: http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20111009-OPINION-110090325
Peace Is Not a Unilateral Decision
(Seacoast Media [NH]) Ari Alexenberg - UN Resolution 181 in 1947 recommended that British-mandated Palestine become two states, a "Jewish state" and an "Arab state." It called for an "Arab state," not a Palestinian state, because the notion of a Palestinian people didn't exist before 1948. Netanyahu, in his speech to the UN, explicitly stated he will accept a state for the Palestinian people alongside Israel. The Israelis have shown a remarkable willingness to compromise, agreeing to cede land that is the heart of Jewish civilization dating back thousands of years, for the sake of peace. Giving the Palestinians statehood without their acceptance of Israel as the homeland of the Jewish people portends the continuation of the conflict, not the end. Peace is not a unilateral decision, it is a partnership. The writer is director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New Hampshire.