[lbo-talk] Palestinians Ready to Push for One State

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

Yoshi
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> *****   Palestinians Ready to Push for One State
> Friday January 9, 2004 12:16 AM
> By MARK LAVIE
> Associated Press Writer
> 
> JERUSALEM (AP) - The Palestinian premier said Thursday that if Israel
> unilaterally imposed a new boundary with Palestinian areas he would
> respond by pushing for a single Arab-Jewish state - a move that could
> spell disaster for Israel.

I understand that the "single secular state" is the position of the
Israeli left and also of the late Edward Said, no?  Why would a single
secular state be a disaster?  It worked well for South Africa.

Wojtek