As Israeli-Palestinian peace talks fail again, it is time to build a New Canaan of diversity, tolerance and peace based on reimagined identities.
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As Israeli-Palestinian peace talks fail again, it is time to build a New Canaan of diversity, tolerance and peace based on reimagined identities.
Palestinians must accept Israeli rule but granting them equality would create the "tools for Israel's destruction", says Hebron settler spokesman.
Hebron settlement is as important as Tel Aviv, Israel is obliged to protect it and what Arabs lost in war should not be returned, says spokesman.
The Hebron settlers feel demonised by the mainstream media, and say reports of settler violence are exaggerated and some are even "black flag" ops.
What motivates an American Jew from a secular background to move to Israel and become a religious settler in Hebron?
With the Palestinian bid to join the UN likely to get them nowhere, there is a more civil way out of the impasse that will give both Israelis and Palestinians what they want.
As the two-state solution enters its final death throes, it is time for campaigners to switch their demands to equal rights in a single democratic state.
Rather than an almost miraculous blessing, Israel’s six-day victory in 1967 has proven to be a naksa for Israelis and Arabs alike.
