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This essay discusses Ben‐Meir's proposal for a confederation and examines both the disadvantages and advantages that such arrangements can offer Israeli and Palestinians and the region in general. Briefly, the confederation proposal suggests gradual agreed‐upon political, economic, military, and sociocultural arrangements that will produce a new set of relationships among governments and people in these three societies. I argue that the realpolitik approach that permeates this proposal is certainly useful as an initial step toward a reduced level of violence and de‐escalate conflicts. However, it falls short of building trustful relationships and moving people in the direction of healing and reconciliation. There is no doubt that the idea of a confederation as an arrangement to transform the Israeli–Palestinian conflict carries the seeds for a holistic and transformative solution to deeply divided communities and a deep‐rooted conflict. However, there are several limitations to Ben‐Meir's proposal that require significant additional deliberation and should lead to further modification if its core ideas are to be accepted and endorsed by both Israelis and Palestinians. Este ensayo analiza la propuesta de Ben‐Meir para una confederación y examina tanto las desventajas como las ventajas que tales arreglos pueden ofrecer a los israelíes y palestinos y a la región en general. Brevemente, la propuesta de la confederación sugiere arreglos políticos, económicos, militares y socioculturales gradualmente acordados que producirán un nuevo conjunto de relaciones entre los gobiernos y las personas en estas tres sociedades. Sostengo que el enfoque de realpolitik que impregna esta propuesta es ciertamente útil como paso inicial para reducir el nivel de violencia y desescalar los conflictos. Sin embargo, se queda corto en la construcción de relaciones de confianza y en mover a las personas en la dirección de la sanación y la reconciliación. No hay duda de que la idea de una confederación como un arreglo para transformar el conflicto palestino‐israelí lleva las semillas para una solución holística y transformadora para comunidades profundamente divididas y para un conflicto profundamente arraigado. Sin embargo, existen varias limitaciones a la propuesta de Ben‐Meir que requieren una deliberación adicional significativa y deberían conducir a una mayor modificación si sus ideas centrales han de ser aceptadas y respaldadas tanto por israelíes como por palestinos. 本文探讨了Ben‐Meir 的联盟提议,并分析了这种安排能为以色列和巴勒斯坦人以及整个地区带来的不利和优势。简而言之,联盟提案建议就政治、经济、军事和社会文化安排逐步达成协议,这将在这三个社会的政府和人民之间产生一套新的关系。我论证认为,贯穿该提案的现实政治方法一定有助于初步减少暴力水平并降低冲突。不过,它在建立信任关系和推动人们朝着治愈与和解的方向发展方面存在不足。毫无疑问,将联盟作为一种安排来改变以巴冲突,这一观点为深度分裂的社区和根深蒂固的冲突带来了全面和变革性的初步解决方案。不过,Ben‐Meir 的提议存在局限性,这需要进行大量的额外审议和进一步的修改,如果其核心思想将被以色列人和巴勒斯坦人所接受和认可的话。
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Mohammed Abu‐Nimer, 2022.
"Confederation Between Israel, Palestine, And Jordan,"
World Affairs, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 185(4), pages 690-709, December.
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RePEc:wly:woraff:v:185:y:2022:i:4:p:690-709
DOI: 10.1177/00438200221128264
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