Voice of America reported Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia has warned if Israel continues down the current path, Israel's worst nightmare will come true -- a single bi-national state will emerge (Read about it here). What Qureia means is, the Israeli Arabs will insist on having their voices heard in Israeli politics. And this would mean the Jewish people could soon become a minority and Israel would no longer be a Jewish state. If you recall, recently it was reported former Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned about this very possibility. The report said: Netanyahu warned that if the Arab minority would reach 40% of the population, Israel would cease to exist as a Jewish democratic state. Of Israel's 6.6 million citizens, about 1.3 million (20%) are Arab (Read about it here). Now it appears the Palestinians are using this possibility to put the squeeze on Israel. And it's interesting to note that this squeeze is coming at the same time the Palestinian Foreign Minister is in Brussels meeting with the EU's High Representative Javier Solana. Yes, the squeeze is on. And I think I know who may be doing the squeezing. Stay tuned. 01-09-2004
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