A CRITIQUE BY DR. NABIL KUKALI ON AN ARTICLE ENTITLED: "The Case for an Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation—Why Now and How?". (December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kukali, Nabil
• Other Names: Ben-Meir Alon guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: World affairs. Volume 185:Number 4(2022)
• Page Start: 794
• Page End: 809
• Publication Date: 2022-12
• Subjects: Middle East -- Israel -- Palestine -- Jordan -- Confederation -- Two-state Solution -- Peacemaking -- Peacekeeping -- Policy Proposal -- Conflict Mitigation; Medio Oriente -- Israel -- Palestina -- Jordania -- Confederación -- Solución de dos estados -- Establecimiento de la paz -- Mantenimiento de la paz -- Propuesta de política -- Mitigación de conflictos; 中东 -- 以色列 -- 巴勒斯坦 -- 约旦 -- 联盟 -- 两国解决方案 -- 调停 -- 维和 -- 政策提议 -- 冲突缓解。; International relations -- Periodicals; Peace -- Periodicals; Arbitration (International law) -- Periodicals; United States -- Foreign relations -- Periodicals; Arbitration (International law); International relations; Peace; United states; Foreign relations; Internationale politiek; Periodicals; 327.05
• DOI: 10.1177/00438200221128267
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0043-8200

Abstract

This essay offers a discussion and critique of Alon Ben-Meir's (2022) proposal entitled, "The Case for an Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation: Why Now and How?" Incorporating elements of other viewpoints and prior proposals to add nuance, I explore Ben-Meir's concerted attempt to think past the exemplary two-state model for settling the Palestine and Israel conflict and to introduce thoughts on how policy makers and common actors can apply a confederal system later on. Given the entrenched one-state reality, I argue that the liberation of Palestinians through emancipation in a solitary popularity-based nation is the most thoughtfully clear option in contrast to many years of failed endeavors.