Mapping Models of Statehood Conference at York Univ
The purpose of this conference is to explore which state models offer promising paths to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, respecting the rights to self-determination of both Israelis/Jews and Palestinians. Mindful of the fraught context in which debates relating to Israel/Palestine unfold, the conference aims to open up measured and thoughtful conversations on the range of possible paths out of the current impasse.
Participants:
* Ali Abunimah
* Omar Barghouti
* Efrat Ben-Ze'ev
* Meron Benvenisti
* George E. Bisharat
* Uri Davis
* Marc H. Ellis
* Jeff Halper
* Jeff Handmaker
* David Kretzmer
* Smadar Lavie
* Ian Lustick
* Michael Mandel
* Mazen Masri
* Mazin B. Qumsiyeh
* Dan Rabinowitz
* Yakov M. Rabkin
* Nadim N. Rouhana
* Gershon Shafir
* Nimer Sultany
* Rafeef Ziadah
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"Despite the current diplomatic focus on the two-state model, the continued failure to achieve peace in the region highlights the necessity of rigorously examining whether the two-state approach is indeed the only way, or the best way, beyond the impasse. The horrific toll division and violence takes on Jews and Palestinians adds moral urgency to the need to explore alternative political futures in the region.
ReplyDeleteThe conference seeks to systematically measure models based on two states or a single binational state, federal and con-federal approaches, and other models in between and beyond. The framework of the conference invites robust academic critique of the deficiencies, promise, and perils of the range of prospective models of statehood."
Nice stated goals, however I get the impression that the participants have some sort of idea that the israelis want an equitable end to this current colonial debacle. However, i think I can say with all candor, that you do not have an honest negotiator on the Zionist side - they are totally disingenuous, and their goal is the compelte destruction of the Palestinian's in regard to any viable state.
If you go in with this understanding you might get somewhere, if you don't it will be a useless exercise. This is a serious matter, and I believe it should address the nature of the "state of Israel," which is an army with a state rather than a state with an army. It must result in the dismissal of Zionist, indeed, racist and genocidal goals. If you think we face other than this, than this is just an exercise of futility.