Der Fall für den palästinensischen Pragmatismus
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/03/palestine-israel-pragmatism/682027/
Der Fall für den palästinensischen Pragmatismus
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/03/palestine-israel-pragmatism/682027/
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Submission statement: In this article the author, a Palestinian American, puts forth the idea that pragmatism, rather than maximalist demands, will be the best way to achieve Palestinian political goals.
The movement for a Palestinian nation is only possible with the acceptance that Israel exists and will continue to exist, and that Israeli’s need for security is a valid concern. Moving away from the identity of perpetual refugees and allowing for moderate voices to help work towards making the standard of living better for Palestinians will do more to achieving Palestinian statehood than violence and terrorism.
The author, like 90% of west-based commentators, assume they want their own state *next to* Israel, this is a fundamental mistake, their own identity and the movement to demand a state *instead* of Israel was born out of the goal to destroy Israel, there was no such movement when Egypt/Jordan held the territory and if a state was ever their goal they wouldn’t have rejected so many incredibly generous offers to establish one.
I don’t see Israel agreeing to anything right now and although there are probably a fair size chunk of Palestinians that want to end this whole thing, I don’t see the dynamics turning to such a degree that they will put forward recognising Israel and being real pragmatic.
This conflict is the most ideological in the world, I think