...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
's Supreme Political Council, has rejected a two-state solution to the Israeli occupation of Paleostine, describing the UN-backed plan as a ''betrayal of the Paleostinian cause''.
| There, you see? It’s not just Israel that objects. |
He called on Saudi Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...and other Arab and Islamic governments not to allow recognition of the two-state solution to be a cosmetic process or a pretext for normalization with the Israeli enemy entity.
The comments come as both regional and international actors renew discussions on the two-state solution as a potential framework for resolving the long-standing Israeli-Paleostinian conflict.