tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post7349819087420206108..comments2023-11-05T22:12:50.570+11:00Comments on Daphne Anson: David Singer On The Implications Of Mahmoud Abbas's Refusal To Recognise Israel As A Jewish StateDaphne Ansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-90421618674778041272012-06-04T20:32:05.510+10:002012-06-04T20:32:05.510+10:00Thanks for the comment, deegee.Thanks for the comment, deegee.Daphne Ansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-89123378181787767222012-06-04T19:33:21.688+10:002012-06-04T19:33:21.688+10:00Slight typo because Jews (and Muslims) must never ...Slight typo <i>because Jews (and Muslims) must never be in a superior status to Muslims.</i> should of course be <i>Jews (and Christians)</i>.deegeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225919693539281009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-71316763326200537872012-06-04T00:21:04.854+10:002012-06-04T00:21:04.854+10:00I can't agree with David Singer's analysis...I can't agree with David Singer's analysis. Abbas is a weak figure who can't even be sure of support in his own party. Hamas and many non Hamas Palestinians sincerely believe that a Jewish State is a double sacrilege. Firstly because a state that was once conquered by Islam remains Muslim for eternity and secondly because Jews (and Muslims) must never be in a superior status to Muslims. Should Abbas accept a Jewish State then he and his administration may not last two weeks after an Israeli withdrawal.<br /><br />However, all is not lost. The late Anwar Sadat realised that Islam is a major obstacle to peace and finding a way to finesse it was a prerequisite for a satisfactory solution. So he had his religious authorities publish a fatwa that jihad can be suspended if the enemy is too strong for Muslims to have any chance of success.<br /><br />I'm not sure how Jordan handled the same problem but Hussein as a direct descendent of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad and coming from the family that still sees itself as the legitimate custodians of Mecca and Medina would clearly have more Islamic clout than Sadat had.<br /><br />If Abbas or his successors removed without comment those clauses in their constitutions that are problematic but don't replace them, leaving the issue ambiguous and unsolved, that would probably be the best we can hope for. A practical peace.<br /><br />In addition, once again without being specific, Abbas had enough courage to declare that an agreement with Israel would signify a complete end to the conflict the failure to recognise Israel's Jewishness might not be such a problem in practise.deegeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225919693539281009noreply@blogger.com