Ohad Aston

Dear President Biden, As you consider recognizing a Palestinian state, how about asking Palestinians (leaders, intellectuals, NGO’s, people in the street in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, London) a few preliminary questions such as: 1) Since the American purpose in recognizing a Palestinian state is to promote a vision of peace by means of a two state solution, do you accept that the other state - Israel - is and will remain Jewish? 2) Do you understand that within this recognized state you are not and cannot be considered “refugees from Palestine”? 3) Do you understand that this means that you do not possess a “right of return” into the sovereign territory of the state of Israel? (see item 1) Dear President - If the answers to all three is not a resound yes, it would be wise to wait. Palestinians deserve the respect of being acknowledged for their determined and persistent commitment to the century long goal of no Jewish state in any part of the land. Sincerely, A long term peace activist who actually wants peace and understands that you cannot force Palestinians to want something - a Palestinian state in part of the land with the other part of the land belonging to the Jewish state - that they have never wanted for themselves.

This is the moment to dismantle UNRWA. It perpetuated a total war against Jewish sovereignty. It sustained a negative Palestinian nationalism focused on destroying the Jewish state rather than building a Palestinian one. It gave rise to generations of butchers. Enough is enough.