Finals mess with your mind. Their subject matter creeps in your head until you can’t contextualize anything else. That said, as I struggle through applying Hegel’s Master-Slave analytic in terms of Fanon’s “Wretched of the Earth” and its application to pre-state Israel I can’t help but throw a little party about the fact that I have two courses left in my Korbel curriculum. In the spirit of completing finals, let me share an interesting, albeit controversial, excerpt (a work in progress not be regurgitated please) that attempts to address human rights in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a concrete, applicable manner :
“We need to imagine an evolutionary process toward peace that contains milestones in which the seeds of security, economic cooperation, and political freedom are planted and nurtured simultaneously. We refuse to ignore the evidence on the non-viability of a two-state solution, nor the obstacles in the way of a stable one-state solution in which Israelis and Palestinians will live together in peace… The opposing narratives of the parties have made it impossible to reach a starting point for negotiations. The framework suggested relies on the need to advance protection of group and individual rights of all, Jews and Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians. These standards represent not just moral criteria, but also constraints on what is practical and durable in the peace process. They offer, moreover, a common starting point and a common goal. Reflecting on the need to implement this framework and on alternative strategies for doing so may provide direction toward overcoming the present impasse.”
Really awesome article. Honest..