Blog : Philosémitisme

Lettre ouverte à Mahmoud Abbas (22/07/2010) - "Ne niez pas nos droits" ( signé par des universitaires, des intellectuels, des activistes [dont Omar Barghouti]  des syndicalistes etc.). 

We are Palestinians of diverse perspectives and affiliations -- scholars, intellectuals, artists, activists, trade unionists, human rights advocates and civil society leaders, inside historic Palestine and in exile -- who are united in our commitment to the fulfillment of the fundamental rights of all Palestinians, particularly our inalienable right to self-determination. This universally sanctioned right encompasses, at a minimum, freedom from occupation and colonization in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including Jerusalem; full equality for Palestinian citizens of Israel; and the right of return for Palestinian refugees and their descendants.

During a 9 June meeting with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, you reportedly said: "I would never deny [the] Jewish right to the land of Israel," a statement that you have yet to retract. We regard this announcement, which adopts a central tenet of Zionism, as a grave betrayal of the collective rights of the Palestinian people. It is tantamount to a surrender of the right of Palestinian citizens of Israel to live in equality in their own homeland, in which they have steadfastly remained despite the apartheid regime imposed on them for decades. It also concedes the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes.

No Palestinian institution or leader has ever accepted an exclusive Jewish claim to Palestine, which is irreconcilable with the internationally recognized rights of the Palestinian people. Our rights inhere in us as a people; they are not yours to do with as you please.

Voir la liste des signataires et des supporters

Est-ce que ces gens représentent tous les Palestiniens' Bien sûr que non. Mais un sondage récent semble indiquer qu'un nombre substantiel partage les mêmes objectifs'  C'est déjà la paix ?
Source: In Context (No Jewish right to the land of Israel) et IMRA