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How did you choose your Israeli partners?

Rami Nasrallah 4

How did you choose your Israeli partners?

The most important partner concerning the issue of Jerusalem is the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, because they publish statistics about Jerusalem, so we have an interest in working with them. We requested to work with them but they said that they don't work with Palestinians from Jerusalem. They said the city is under Israeli control and therefore Palestinians have nothing here. We eventually managed to convince them to work with us and this led to a change. We started talking about an East-West and an Israeli-Palestinian Jerusalem.According to the Israelis' mentality, they are giving us things, but these things were ours to begin with. It is in Israel's interest the Palestinians have power and viability. The Israelis are not doing us a favor. The Israelis should understand that in order for Israel to exist the Palestinians should build their state on their own land, a state that is viable and democratic like any other country. Israel isn't a part of Europe or a part of the US; it is part of the Middle East. The only way to integrate the Israelis into the Middle East is to create a viable Palestinian state. There will be no solution before the Israelis stop viewing the Palestinians as a demographic threat that needs to be disposed of. The Israelis should abandon the idea of a pure Jewish state and stop trying to get rid of the two million Palestinians that they view as a threat to this state. The Palestinians are a part of the region and a partner and they have a part in shaping the region's future.