Palestine Stands Up
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's proposal to declare independence unilaterally sometime in 2011 if negotiations with Israel fail should be eagerly welcomed. Such a move would not resolve the conflict, but it would certainly mean a paradigm shift for a conflict in which everyone has been treading water for almost two decades.
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JERUSALEM – Although the crisis over Israel’s naval interventions to defend its blockade of Gaza is gaining all the headlines around the world, something of far more historic importance is taking place in the Middle East. The Palestine National Authority is preparing to issue a unilateral declaration of independence, and it is taking concrete steps on the ground to make any such declaration viable.