Reply To: Agudah Supports Palestinian Statehood

Not true. The Agudah does not support “Palestinian” statehood, and nothing in its statement implies that it does.

Milhouse: You’re clearly mistaken. Have you even read the actual Agudah letter? In the relevant portion the Agudah (in the second paragraph) states approvingly, verbatim, “The framework offers hope for the fulfillment of their dreams of statehood, sovereignty and economic enrichment.” (The “their” are a reference to the “Palestinians”, as specially referenced by that name earlier in the same Agudah statement.)

This is NOT, as you characterized it, a “statement merely welcomes Trump’s plan despite this one flaw in it.” The Agudah in its own words specifically and approvingly noted that it offers a sovereign State of Palestine. It does not in any way infer or imply it as being a flaw.

This is a 180 degree turnaround from many decades of strong and unambiguous opposition to any notion of Palestinian statehood.