1. ERROR TO
ESTABLISH A
PALESTINIAN
STATE?
Presentation by: Inna
Tobias Müller
Christian Brauckmann
Yes: Patricia Berlyn, from “Twelve Bad Arguments for a State of Palestin
An Original Essay Written for This Volue (2006)

2. Structering
 history
 12 bad arguments for a state
of palestine
 Conclusion

3. History
Biblical times
Hebrew and Arab
kingdoms
640- 1917
controlled
by muslim rulers
1917
British captured Palestine
Balfour- Declaration
WWII
Jewish population:
650.000
1947
Israel won war against
Arabs
1948
Foundation of Israel

4. History
1967
Israel won Six – Day -
War
1973
Jom – Kippur - War
1992
Rabin came to power
1993
Oslo Agreement
1995
Netanyahu new Prime
Minister
2004
Arafat died

5. History
2005
Arabs control Gaza/
Withdrawal of Israel
2006
War against Hezbolla
(Lebanon)

6.  1) Israel‘s occupation of Palestinian territory is
the cause of an Islamic Jihad
 Jihad
 World of muslims: Dar al-Islam (House of Islam),
Dar al-Harb (House of war)
 Policymakers have 2 options

7. Arguments against a State of
Palestine
 2) The US will benefit from
establishing a state of palestine and
win arab support for its war on terror
Palestine- Arabs (PA) sympathize with
US enemies
Two state solution will create a terroristic
Palestinian state
No chance for democracy

8.  3) It will rectify an historic injustice to the
Palestine-Arabs (PA)
 2000 years ago: Romans called the country
Palestine
 Balfour- Declaration
 British founded Jordan
 WWII
 1967: Six- Day- War

9. Arguments against a State of
Palestine
 4) It will satisfy the demands of the PA,
who will give up terrorism and war and
settledown to builduing a society
Aim of Hamas/Fatah/Hezbolla:
destruction of Israel
Israel does not exist on palestinian
maps
Goal of PA: reconquer Historic Palestine
PA not willing to co-exist beside Israel

10.  5) It will bring peace and stability to the Middle
East
 Every area from which Israel withdrew ist
administration is now a base for terrorism
 E.g.: borderzone of Lebanon, Gaza
 “There can be no peace without a Palestinian
state“ (C. Rice) but: „“There can be no peace
with(out) a Palestinian state“ (P. Berlyn)

11. Arguments against a State of
Palestine
 6) A state of Palestine will be demilitarized
and not a danger to Israel
 PA would not take agreements or treaties serious
 Signed agreement by PA concerning police force
 Agrrement: not moret han 8000 without heavy weapons
 Reality: 50. 000 with heavy weapons
 State of palestine never be demilitarized
 PA demand linked state between West Bank and
Gaza
 Heavy weapons and trained soldiers would come into
the state like it is in Gaza since 2005

12.  7) If a state of Palestine commits agression
against Israel, then Israel can take back the
land it gave away
 Difficult to regain the forfeited land
 UN would not accept

13.  8) If Israel does not cut away from regions with
large Arab pupulation, the Arabs will soon
become a majority and rule over the Jews
 Over-estimated number of population
 Reality: smaller Arab population and ongoing drop
in birthrate
 Israeli birthrate steady or rising

14.  9) It will secure the Human Rights of the PA
and solve the Arab refugee problem
 PA vote for Fatah/Hamas
 Fatah/Hamas do not care about Human Rights

15. Arguments against a State of
Palestine
 10) It will encourage civic and economic
development, raise standart of living and
bring contentment to the people
 In areas under PA control poverty increases
 The enormous international subsidies are
used for weapons and training of terrorists
 PA areas only have water and electricity
because Israel provides it
 Schools, TV, radio are there for propaganda
and recruitment of terrorists

16.  11) Israel must comply with the UN
Resoultions
 Israel not treated as UN- member
 No help when Israel is attacked by Arabs
 UN‘s terms of future: Isreali withdrawal from
unspecified “territories“

17. Arguments against a State of
Palestine
 12) It will win the respect of world
opinion for Israel
some opinions about Israel are fair
Some opinions are full of prejudices
against Israel and Jews in general
Israel is a victim of lies and false reports
by the media

18. Conclusion
 Giving up Israel = giving up history
 PA would destroy Jewish sights and relicts as
they have already done in Jerusalem
 Knowledge will be lost
 Two-state solution is no guarantee for peace