Finding Peace through Democracy in Israel and Palestine
Rationale Fresh ideas are needed to find a just and fair peace in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The concept described here is to re-energize and harness democratic processes to create an ongoing dialogue to find solutions to divide the land fairly between the two societies. While justice and restitution are important components of a sustained peace, this proposal starts with an acceptance of current ground realities and moves forward from there, without being bound by the past, bogged down in blame and counter blame. The paradigm is that the land be shared along the current demographic realities, with Israel and Palestine co-existing with as high a degree of autonomy as possible, but with joint structures where necessary or mutually beneficial. How that land be shared will be negotiated by the elected representatives of the two peoples, these representatives elected on an equal one person one vote basis. Democratic Processes 1. Voter Re