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Jerusalem Post
January 20, 2013 Sunday
Palestinian envoy to Britain dismisses two-state solution
by JONNY PAUL/Jerusalem Post correspondent
LONDON - The Palestinian diplomatic representative to Britain has
buried the idea of a two-state solution, saying that he believes that
Jews are the children of God "because nobody is stopping them from
building their messianic dream of the Land of Israel [Eretz Yisrael]."
Manuel Hassassian, the head of the Palestinian delegation to London,
was speaking in parliament on Tuesday night at an event organized by
the anti-Israel fringe group Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
The Palestinian representative, who was appointed to London in 2005,
advocated a one-state solution. He told the audience of around 100
people that it was his personal belief that Israel does not want peace
and "nurtures on conflict."
"There is no two-state solution," he said. "Democracies don't fight
each other. If Israel is a democracy, I would claim that the
Palestinians are also a democracy. If democracies cannot fight each
other then why not have one state, one man, one vote?"
Hassassian, an Armenian-Palestinian born in Jerusalem, implied that
God must be colluding with Israel, hence the Jews are children of God,
and asked how long the Palestinians were going to suffer at the hands
of Israel.
"We, the Palestinians, the most highly educated and intellectual in
the Middle East, are still struggling for the basic right of
self-determination. What an irony. How long are we going to suffer and
be patient with Israel?"
In response he reportedly said: "You know I'm reaching the conclusion
that the Jews are the children of God, the only children of God and
the Promised Land is being paid by God. I have started to believe this
because nobody is stopping Israel building its messianic dream of
Eretz Israel to the point I believe that maybe God is on their side,"
he said.
He also alluded to the demographic structure of Israel, remarking on
the growing population of the world's Muslims.
"Israel will never continue to exist as a pariah state. Israel could
never continue to fight wars against the Palestinians, against the
Arabs and the Muslims. The US is not going to be Israel's strategic
ally for time immemorial. And today we have 1.5 billion Muslims. In 20
years we will have two billion. And those two billion, forget about
politics, from a religious perspective will not allow Israel to
continue desecrating their religious rights [in Jerusalem], and then
what?"
Also speaking at the event was Labor party Shadow Justice Minister
Andy Slaughter MP, Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather and veteran
anti-Israel campaigner and Labor MP Jeremy Corbyn.
According to the London-based blogger Richard Millet, Slaughter
accused Israel of deliberately killing Palestinian families and
controlling the Palestinians' calorie count.
Slaughter said Israel supplied Palestinians just enough to stop them
>From starving and he added that Israel's failure to supply clean
water, electricity and decent homes to Palestinians as "collective
punishment."
In his speech, PSC chair Hugh Lanning claimed that Israel has banned
180 life saving medicines from Gazan hospitals "because they might
save lives."
Corbyn spoke about Gazans who had "never known the ability to move out of Gaza."
Millet commented on this statement saying, "Ironically, he then
introduced us to Rania Al-Najjar from Gaza who has just completed a
Masters in International Relations at London's City University."
http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=300155
From: A. Papazian
January 20, 2013 Sunday
Palestinian envoy to Britain dismisses two-state solution
by JONNY PAUL/Jerusalem Post correspondent
LONDON - The Palestinian diplomatic representative to Britain has
buried the idea of a two-state solution, saying that he believes that
Jews are the children of God "because nobody is stopping them from
building their messianic dream of the Land of Israel [Eretz Yisrael]."
Manuel Hassassian, the head of the Palestinian delegation to London,
was speaking in parliament on Tuesday night at an event organized by
the anti-Israel fringe group Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
The Palestinian representative, who was appointed to London in 2005,
advocated a one-state solution. He told the audience of around 100
people that it was his personal belief that Israel does not want peace
and "nurtures on conflict."
"There is no two-state solution," he said. "Democracies don't fight
each other. If Israel is a democracy, I would claim that the
Palestinians are also a democracy. If democracies cannot fight each
other then why not have one state, one man, one vote?"
Hassassian, an Armenian-Palestinian born in Jerusalem, implied that
God must be colluding with Israel, hence the Jews are children of God,
and asked how long the Palestinians were going to suffer at the hands
of Israel.
"We, the Palestinians, the most highly educated and intellectual in
the Middle East, are still struggling for the basic right of
self-determination. What an irony. How long are we going to suffer and
be patient with Israel?"
In response he reportedly said: "You know I'm reaching the conclusion
that the Jews are the children of God, the only children of God and
the Promised Land is being paid by God. I have started to believe this
because nobody is stopping Israel building its messianic dream of
Eretz Israel to the point I believe that maybe God is on their side,"
he said.
He also alluded to the demographic structure of Israel, remarking on
the growing population of the world's Muslims.
"Israel will never continue to exist as a pariah state. Israel could
never continue to fight wars against the Palestinians, against the
Arabs and the Muslims. The US is not going to be Israel's strategic
ally for time immemorial. And today we have 1.5 billion Muslims. In 20
years we will have two billion. And those two billion, forget about
politics, from a religious perspective will not allow Israel to
continue desecrating their religious rights [in Jerusalem], and then
what?"
Also speaking at the event was Labor party Shadow Justice Minister
Andy Slaughter MP, Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather and veteran
anti-Israel campaigner and Labor MP Jeremy Corbyn.
According to the London-based blogger Richard Millet, Slaughter
accused Israel of deliberately killing Palestinian families and
controlling the Palestinians' calorie count.
Slaughter said Israel supplied Palestinians just enough to stop them
>From starving and he added that Israel's failure to supply clean
water, electricity and decent homes to Palestinians as "collective
punishment."
In his speech, PSC chair Hugh Lanning claimed that Israel has banned
180 life saving medicines from Gazan hospitals "because they might
save lives."
Corbyn spoke about Gazans who had "never known the ability to move out of Gaza."
Millet commented on this statement saying, "Ironically, he then
introduced us to Rania Al-Najjar from Gaza who has just completed a
Masters in International Relations at London's City University."
http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=300155
From: A. Papazian