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Introduction To The Special Issue

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This article introduces the World Affairs2022 special issue which contains ten contributions, including this one, debating the proposal for an Israeli‐Palestinian‐Jordanian confederation published in this journal earlier this year. In the present article, I continue and expand some of the arguments in the previous proposal. The notion that the time is not ripe to bring an end to the Israeli‐Palestinian conflict is misguided and extremely dangerous. When and how a more conducive environment will be created to restart peace negotiations remains elusive. Even a cursory review of the daily encounters between Israelis and Palestinians in the occupied territories and Gaza point to the intensity of hatred, enmity, and utter contempt they feel toward one another, which if continued unabated will be a recipe for an unprecedented violent conflagration. To avert the inevitable, every concerned individual must do everything humanly possible to help in creating new psychological, political, and physical conditions that would facilitate a dialogue and engender a new momentum to start a process of reconciliation before it is too late. This should eventually lead to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state under the umbrella of an Israeli‐Palestinian‐Jordanian confederation, where all three countries maintain their independence and can grow and prosper together and live in mutual security and peace. Este artículo presenta el número especial de World Affairs2022 que contiene diez contribuciones que debaten la idea de una confederación israelí‐palestina‐jordana publicada en un número reciente de esta revista. La idea de que no ha llegado el momento de poner fin al conflicto palestino‐israelí es equivocada y extremadamente peligrosa. Sigue siendo difícil determinar cuándo y cómo se creará un entorno más propicio para reiniciar las negociaciones de paz. Incluso una revisión superficial de los encuentros diarios entre israelíes y palestinos en los territorios ocupados y Gaza señala la intensidad del odio, la enemistad y el absoluto desprecio que sienten unos por otros, que si continúa sin cesar será una receta para una conflagración violenta sin precedentes. Para evitar lo inevitable, cada individuo interesado debe hacer todo lo humanamente posible para ayudar a crear nuevas condiciones psicológicas, políticas y físicas que faciliten el diálogo y generen un nuevo impulso para iniciar un proceso de reconciliación antes de que sea demasiado tarde. Esto debería conducir eventualmente al establecimiento de un estado palestino independiente bajo el paraguas de una confederación israelí‐palestina‐jordana, donde los tres países mantengan su independencia y puedan crecer y prosperar juntos y vivir en paz y seguridad mutua. 本文介绍了《世界事务》2022年特刊,其中收录了10篇文章,探讨了本刊最近一期发表的有关以色列‐巴勒斯坦‐约旦联盟的观点。关于“结束以巴冲突的时机还不成熟”的想法是错误的,也是极其危险的。何时以及如何创造一个更有利的环境来重启和平谈判,这仍然是一个谜。即使粗略回顾一下以色列人和巴勒斯坦人在被占领土和加沙地带的日常接触,也可以看出他们对彼此的仇恨、敌意以及彻底蔑视程度,如果这一形势持续得不到缓解,则将导致前所未有的暴力冲突。为了防止不可避免的情况发生,每个相关的个体都必须尽其所能帮助创造新的心理、政治和物理条件,以促进对话并产生新的动力,以期在为时已晚之前开始和解过程。这最终应导致在以色列‐巴勒斯坦‐约旦联盟的保护下建立一个独立的巴勒斯坦国,联盟中的三个国家都保持独立并能共同发展和繁荣,并在共同安全与和平中生活。

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  • Alon Ben‐Meir, 2022. "Introduction To The Special Issue," World Affairs, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 185(4), pages 650-675, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:woraff:v:185:y:2022:i:4:p:650-675
    DOI: 10.1177/00438200221128788
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