1985:
“The Palestinians should have a sovereign State which includes most of the Palestinians. It should be Jordan with a considerable part of the West Bank and Gaza. East of the river Jordan, there is enough room to settle the Palestinian refugees. One tiny State between Israel and Jordan will solve nothing. It will be a time bomb”
How right Mr Rabin was and how wrong Presidents Bush and Abbas are in pursuing an outcome based on propaganda and misinformation – not reality. These historical truths cannot be ignored.
Size really does matter and George Bush and Mahmoud Abbas need to face up to this reality.
David Singer is an Australian Lawyer, a Foundation Member of the International Analyst Network and Convenor of Jordan is Palestine International — an organization calling for sovereignty of