Part 8 A Debate on Ending Israels Occupation of Palestinian Territories: Non-Violent Options

Michael's College, Colchester, VT - In the international peace community, the movement to end the Israeli occupa­tion of Palestinian territories through the use of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) has been controversial. Our speakers will debate both the fairness and effectiveness of BDS as a method of resolving the conflict. Arguing in favor of the motion: Omar Barghouti, Palestinian researcher, commentator, and human rights activist. He is a founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and a leader of the BDS campaign against Israel. Arguing against the motion: Dr. Steven Scheinberg, professor emeritus of History at Concordia College in Montreal and co-chair of Canadian Friends of Peace Now, a Zionist organization that works for peace between Israelis and Palestinians and monitors illegal settlement activity in the West Bank. Moderated by: Bill Wilson, Saint Michaels Emeritus Professor of Political Science. For more information, please contact Laurie Gagne at lgagne@smcvt.edu or 802.654.2205. Sponsored by the Peace and Social Justice Program at St. Michaels College, initiated and co-sponsored by Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/Israel.

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[dFont70]

He's right - the Palestinians are in a better position by negotiating on the right of return.

The problem with uncompromising on right of return is not only that Israel can't accept it but also it is not International law - UN resolution is non binding. It is also unprecedented and would set a precedent around the world that many countries would oppose. Furthermore, all the Arab nations opposed it and would probably do so today because of its implications. Most people agree on two states.

[PurushaDesa]

This boils down to whether you think Zionists stole Palestinian land 60 years ago or reclaimed Jewish land from 2000 years ago. I'm not interested in theocratic penis measuring contests or God's gazumping real estate contracts, so much as the passage of time.

If you're holding grudges for 2000 or even 60 years then we're talking about a psychological instability that only comes from theism. Whatever two-state map is drawn up, Jerusalem needs to be made an international, secular jurisdiction.