Thousands of Gazans on Friday called for a "right of return" of refugees, as they marked the 62nd anniversary of the Nakba, the "catastrophe" of the Israeli occupation for the Palestinian land which sparked the exodus of hundreds of thousands of
Palestinians.
My approach to the Zionism issue-as if anyone asked me-is that negotiations should be on the mechanics of the return of the former residents of Palestine(rather than borders of a mini-Palestinian state. I was wondering if there has been any discussion about how this would be carried out. Assuming there could be a negotiated agreement and not a mass eviction of either population, would a blending of the populations be a goal, or would Jim Crow be the law of the land? Would new housing be built for the returning citizens, or would they be allowed to reclaim their property? ...and other issues. I'm wondering if there are any concrete proposals drawn up, and whether there is a successful model for a mass return of exiles that the citizens of a new state can model themselves after.
ReplyDeleteYes joe, there has been a model/proposal drawn by a Palestinian scholar of whom I've heard in a discussion on Mondoweiss. I'll try to find it and be right back.
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