The march of pro-Palestinian demonstrators through the streets of Cape Town will not achieve its stated outcome. A Middle East peace settlement will be possible only after the Palestinians realise that decades of futile war against the Jews and Zionism have failed. The Palestinians and their supporters still entertain hopes that Israel can be dismantled despite its victories on the battlefield against Arab armies and the prosperity it has brought about. They cannot see the futility of pursuing a policy of hatred and violence, and continue a strategy aimed at delegitimising Israel. An important reason is that the Palestinian Authority and Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions are encouraged by the indiscriminate support they get from abroad, in the mistaken assumption that their desire for a state is dependent on the demise of Israel. SA should not become involved in this ill-conceived attempt to attack a member of the UN. Israel finds itself in a state of war and not in a peace process,...
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