One State Solution
There are various forms of having democracy and plurality in the Land of Canaan. My book on Sharing the Land of Canaan basically summarizes the mythologies used to prevent this logical solution and articulates a vision shared by millions around the world. Indeed it is the only viable and durable solution to the conundrums of the Middle East.
All solutions that are durable would have to be based on basic human rights and equality. In fact these principles are articulated admirably in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Exhibit 1). This would obviously include the right of refugees to return to their homes and lands and abolishing any discriminatory and racist laws (such as the so called "Jewish Law of Return" guranteeing any Jew including converts automatic citizenship whil denying it to natives who happen to be Christian or Muslim). The Constitution of the ANC in South Africa provides a good model.
see also Background on the unitary solution
One-State Declarations
Declaration for a One State Solution � London Madrid 2007 http://onestate.net/pages/declaration.htm
Proposal for an Alternative Configuration in Palestine-Israel by Nasser Abufarha
The One State Declaration - http://electronicintifada.net/content/one-state-declaration/793
Harvard Kennedy School One State Conference - https://onestatecampaign.org/ar/
Proposed Constitution http://www.adalah.org/eng/democratic_constitution-e.pdf
Conferences and other reports: Report on Haifa Conference
Hillel Barak's call
Books
Abunimah, Ali. One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse. Metropolitan Books / Henry Holt, 2006
Faris, Hani One-state Solution: Alternative Approaches to a Resolution of the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Hilliard, Constance B. Does Israel Have a Future?: The Case for a Post-Zionist State
Kovel, Joel. Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine. Pluto Press, 2007.
Qumsiyeh, Mazin. Sharing the Land of Canaan: Human Rights and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Pluto Press 2004
Tilley, Virginia Q.. The One-state Solution: A Breakthrough for Peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Waldron Ronald L. What If??
Yeshua-Lyth, Ofra. A State of Mind: Why Irael must become secular and democratic (A Memoir). 2006
Articles/Statements
My statement at the Munich Presentation
George Bisharat - A One-State Solution for Israel and Palestine http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-bisharat/israel-palestine-one-state-solution_b_1416120.html
GE Bisharat. �Maximizing Rights: The One State Solution to the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict.� Global Jurist, 2008. http://australiansforpalestine.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Maximizing-Rights.pdf
One state for Palestinians and Israelis By Ahmed Moor http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/one-state-for-palestinians-and-israelis/2012/03/01/gIQAzOZanR_story.html
Palestine, the UN, and the One-State Solution By James Ron
http://www.mepc.org/journal/middle-east-policy-archives/palestine-un-and-one-state-solution
The One-State Solution: An Alternative Vision for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Ghada Karmi, Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol. 40, No. 2 (Winter 2011) (pp. 62-76)
The One-State Solution: A Breakthrough for Peace in the Israeli Palestinian Deadlock
Leila Farsakh, Journal of Palestine StudiesVol. 35, No. 4 (Summer 2006) (pp. 79-80)
Maximizing Rights: The One State Solution to the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Bisharat, George E. Global Jurist 8. 2 (May 2008).
One State: Solution or Utopia?
Avnery, Uri. Palestine-Israel Journal of Politics, Economics and Culture14. 2 (2007): 7-12.
Cooperation Instead of Separation: The One-State Solution to Promote Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Ghanem, As'ad. Palestine-Israel Journal of Politics, Economics and Culture 14. 2.
One State/Two States: Rethinking Israel and Palestine
Rubinstein, Danny. Dissent57. 3 (Jul 2010): 5-11.
Groups/Websites working on one state
http://onedemocracy.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/groups/145059960370/
http://www.angelfire.com/co4/eccmei/newsletter/0804newsletter1.html
Other solutions http://www.parityforpeace.org |