Comments on: Israeli Palestinian Confederation-The least unrealistic idea

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:51:52 +0000

"Josef Avesar advocates for a mutual third government for Israelis and Palestinians. An American-Israeli of Iraqi background, he (lives in the US, and only) travels to Israel and Palestine." With opportunist idiots like Avesar, who needs enemies?

By: Heather Kane

Heather Kane — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:05:22 +0000

From your posts on the Co-operative page on Facebook, one gets the impression you are a Jew-hater. Why the hypocrisy?

By: Michele Broche

Michele Broche — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:03:30 +0000

While this seems "reasonable" it isn't.

For instance one of the person that comments here sounds reasonable here, but on a facebook page named cooperative confederation between Israel and Palestine spew antisemitic drivel of the kind "Jews cause 9/11" and "Jews out of the Middle East"… Why do you think Israelis would trust this?

Yes there should be peace. But as long as Arabs do not recognize the right of Israel to be a Jewish state there won't be.

By: Nehemia Stern

Nehemia Stern — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:18:35 +0000

1937 called. They want their idea back.

By: Nehemia Stern

Nehemia Stern — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:18:35 +0000

1937 called. They want their idea back.

By: Jesse Bevan

Jesse Bevan — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:37:32 +0000

thank you for working for longterm peace Mr Avesar

By: Tim Upham

Tim Upham — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 07:28:44 +0000

If the confederation can definitely have an impact on the Israeli Knesset and the Palestinian Legislative Assembly, then it can be realistic. If not, then it will just be symbolic.

By: Alan Ireland

Alan Ireland — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:59:20 +0000

"Both the Israelis and the Palestinians…"

Don't like sentences that begin like this, as they imply there is parity between the two. Let's get this straight: The Israelis are the occupiers, the Palestinians are the occupied.

By: Alan Ireland

Alan Ireland — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:59:20 +0000

"Both the Israelis and the Palestinians…"

Don't like sentences that begin like this, as they imply there is parity between the two. Let's get this straight: The Israelis are the occupiers, the Palestinians are the occupied.

By: Jill Davis

Jill Davis — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:11:08 +0000

This conflict has gone on far too long and effects us all on a global scale. A resolution, such as the Israeli Palestinian Confederation goes beyond a 1 state or a 2 state plan. It promotes dialogue between Israeli's and Palestinians in small ways and in big ways. A grand plan is not always the best way to resolve an issue, sometimes a conflict resolution can be much better put in place by small steps of communication. This conflict is overlapped with thousands of issues and if the layers can start to be resolved one at a time, than there can be progress on a larger scale.

By: David Morris Marcus

David Morris Marcus — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:21:24 +0000

A welcome tonic from the usual blame game. Sometimes it seems, Israelis and Arabs want only to focus on their differences. Thank you for stressing the similarities.

By: Vickie Mansour-Hasan

Vickie Mansour-Hasan — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:00:44 +0000

Mr. Avesar,

Thank you for your thoughtful discussion about possible solutions. I believe that a Confederation would be a workable solution to the continued conflict.

To get to that point, though, will require more focus on changing the paradigm and framework of discussion. The idea of two separate states representing each group may have seemed like an ideal situation seventy years ago. However, as you suggest, with globalization, many of our previous borders (tangible and intangible, physical and idealistic) have been transgressed. It is time to upgrade to Middle East 2.0, which includes less focus on borders and more on integration and unity. I may be an idealist, but I believe we have much more in common than what separates us.

Good luck.

By: Vickie Mansour-Hasan

Vickie Mansour-Hasan — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:00:44 +0000

Mr. Avesar,

Thank you for your thoughtful discussion about possible solutions. I believe that a Confederation would be a workable solution to the continued conflict.

Good luck.