Federation
of Israel-Palestine
تحالف فلسطين-إسرائيل
ברית ישראל-פלסטין
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The Federation of Israel-Palestine Plan published and presented at The Best Plans project, in 2011.
The 3-4-2 in 1 Federation of Israel-Palestine
Three states for two peoples in one land
Our conflict is
unique
Never in history
a people claimed to return from Exile - where it lived as a stranger in
autonomous communities, ruled everywhere in the world by the same rabbinic laws
- to its historical land after 2000 years, while an other people claims the
land as its one, because he is the native, the indigenous people born from this
same land!
A unique
conflict needs a unique solution: a special kind of federation
Three principles
Our conflict
will be solved if we follow these three principles:
- recognition by
each side of the other as an independent people, a nation which as a right of
self-determination in the same Land.
- recognition by
each people of the historical right of return of the other people
- recognition of
one – and only one - common Sovereign on the undivided Land: the rule of Law
and universal Justice
I. The model
proposed
Concrete
political realization
How do we
achieve a concrete political realization of those principles?
We need two
states because we are two peoples, we are two nations, and we don't want to
loose our independence and our identity, we don't want to merge into one
nation.
Jewish identity,
in particular, limits absorption of others and resists to assimilation to
others. This his connected to its long survival in exile as a minority among
host peoples.
But we need one
state because we have one only land. We can't be separated:
-
because we are geographically so
mixed with each other
-
because we can't have two
sovereignties and two national armies face to face in this small country
That is why we
have reached the conclusion that the only solution left is nor separating nor
merging, but entering a unique kind of Federal Alliance
This unique
conflict needs a unique solution, with a unique structure:
The formula is:
not a One State
The
specific logic for this federation is simple: if you want to have two
independent nations in the same federal framework, the federation has to be
supranational; if you want to eliminate the demographic problem without
territorial partition, and without the risk of a future secession, you need to
separate national identity from territory. This is achieved by having
national laws applying only on individual citizens or communities, and
not on the territory. So the national identity will be formed by Law, not
by Land.
This non-territorial
character of the national states will help preventing any future nationalist
fight for the Land.
One
supranational federation
The federal
state is defined as supranational. What does it means? It means that it is
sovereign and arching over several nations. It means that the territory belongs
to the Federation, not to the nation-states.
Europe is a kind
of supranational confederation; USSR
Why the federal
state should be supranational? To prevent the two federated national states
being forced to become one nation.
The federal
constitution will protect the independence of each people; a just sharing of
natural resources between both constituent people and the full respect of the
Human Rights by the different Authorities, mutual right of Return, a joint
defense of outer borders by the federal army, etc...
Abrahamic
traditions
The EU and USSR
Because of our
common abrahamic traditions. Our federal model is a secular translation of the
common Abrahamic beliefs of Judaism and Islam: the real sovereign is the
Sovereign of the World, to him only the Land belongs – He gives it to who
pleases Him.
The EU and USSR
Federal
institutions of government
The
federal state includes a federal joint government and parliament. They are
elected by all the federal citizens in order for them to be committed to the
general interest of the federation.
Each
nation has a right of veto. An upper chamber of lords arbitrate in case of stalemate.
Small
ethnic groups or communities not affiliated with the two main Nations could
send a few delegates to the Federal Parliament in order for their voice to be
heard.
Ministers
and deputy ministers, the Prime Minister and the President, could rotate every
two years in order to allow a fair representation of Israelis and
Palestinians.
Will
fall under the responsibility of the federal government all domains managed as
a whole, like: foreign policy, defense, environment, general means of
communication, energy and information networks.
Foreign
policy should have to be neutral, and both national states shall be forbidden
to enter foreign alliances.
Two
non-territorial national states
The two national
states are non-territorial. What does it means? It means that the states of Israel Palestine
Every citizen
enjoy personal autonomy; so one may live wherever he wants, and yet vote for
his own national parliament
Why the national
states should be non-territorial?
-
to allow freedom of movement and
residency
-
to prevent any future risk of
territorial conflict or partition
The national
parliaments, governments and institutions of both people rule on their national
citizens in autonomous regional districts.
National
institutions of government
They
include: two national parliaments, two national governments.
Regional and
local councils
Each
national state shall be largely decentralized, itself a federation of
communities and districts which enjoy broad juridical, judicial and
administrative autonomy, according to principles of communal democracy and
democratic self-government.
No more
demographic problem:
In a unitary
state, there is a demographical problem because peoples are forced to fuse into
only one nation. But here are living two nations, and we have to solve this
problem.
The federal
parliament, government and institutions will be paritary, 50%-50% Jewish/Arab,
whatever the demography, so the demographic problem will have disappeared.
Citizenship
Each
inhabitant will have a double citizenship, a national one - Palestinian or
Israeli - and a federal one, common to all, like in the European model: his own
national citizenship which guarantees his national identity, and a common
federal citizenship which guarantees equality and on the basis of the universal
principles of Law and Justice.
Every
federal citizen shall swear loyalty to the constitutional State, which means
that he recognizes the other people's national independence.
Mixed
couples could choose to which Nation-State they want to be attached. There
could be a possibility to have federal citizenship alone, to be a kind of world
citizen before time.
Right of Return
The
Right of Return of Palestinian refugees and the Israeli Law of Return are
implemented by the respective national governments in the administrative
districts under their jurisdiction. They are a fundamental part of the
Constitution and shall be both fully respected.
The
national governments and communal administrations absorbing their nationals and
members shall apply their own selection criteria, free of any federal control,
and shall be responsible for their proper integration in the regional districts
under their responsibility.
Once
granted national citizenship, the immigrant shall receive its federal
citizenship after a ceremonial swearing of allegiance to the Covenant.
Compensations for lost of property
Palestinians
and Jews who have been evicted from their land, home, or any property because
of the conflict, shall be compensated and will have pre-emption rights in case
their property is being sold or rented.
The
refugee camps shall be dismantled or rehabilitated. UNRWA administration will
be terminated.
Old
destroyed Palestinian villages could be rebuilt – when possible
Settlements
Existing
settlements will remain, provided suitable compensation to private owners. New
Palestinian and Israeli settlements could be created in their respective
districts by their own national government, without any federal control.
In
open federal districts could be built new Jewish, Palestinian or mixed
settlements on a fair basis by decision of the proper federal authorities.
Jerusalem/Al-Quds will remain
opened and united as a distinct federal district, capital of Israel-Palestine
and capital of the two nation-states. It will be placed under the Federal
government exclusively.
Jews
and Arabs will be free to live anywhere in the town.
The
federal municipality will be decentralized; it will coordinate the activities
of various sub-municipalities and will harmonize their development.
Mixed towns and
lands not included in the national districts will be like Jerusalem, federal
districts directly under federal jurisdiction, a cement of unity.
Security: joint federal
Forces of Defense and Federal Police protect the Federation from external foes
and internal extremists.
The direction of the federal Army will be transferred progressively from Israeli command to a joint paritary one, as soon as a comprehensive peace with neighboring Arab and Muslim states will be signed.
The direction of the federal Army will be transferred progressively from Israeli command to a joint paritary one, as soon as a comprehensive peace with neighboring Arab and Muslim states will be signed.
Jurisdictions
A
Federal Constitutional Court would take decisions as to the conformity of the
federal laws with the Constitution, and as to the constitutionality and
legality of other regulations and general and self-management acts. It would
also be called upon to resolve disputes between the Federation and
other territorial units, in particular, conflicts of jurisdiction as between
the courts and other bodies of territorial units
The
nation-states and their various communities will enjoy judicial autonomy.
Rabbinic
and sharia' tribunals shall have extended and recognized jurisdiction on the
community who choose to abide by their legislation.
Economy
Both
Israeli and Palestinian economies will be integrated and will complete each
other; total freedom of movement for workers and goods shall be guarantied.
The
federation shall guaranty of a decent minimum subsistence to every inhabitant. A
special tax shall be consecrated to fight poverty.
The
Federation shall operate one federal Central Bank and shall have a common
currency.
Health and Social
protection
Health,
social protection, and every matter of human rights in general shall be the
responsibility of the federal state.
The
Federation will provide a federal health system for all.
Culture and
Education
Cultural
and educational independence are provided for each nation and community.
A
common core program of education shall include the study of the language and
culture of the other nation, English and Sciences.
Official
languages: Arabic for the Palestinian state; Hebrew for the
Palestinian state, and both Arabic and Hebrew shall be the Official languages
of the Federation.
II. The road map
to get there
Extremists
are neutralized: The
Federation is the final status itself.
-
no need for negotiations about dividing the land, dividing Jerusalem, refugees,
security, settlements, water, etc.
-
no dependence on mediation by any international facilitator.
No negotiations means that no one will have the opportunity to torpedo
them.
We the people at
the bottom will decide by free elections, and that is enough. Reliance upon a
democratic process empowers the moderate majority; extremists were the main obstacle to the Two-State Solution, now
they are out of the game.
An answer to
religious fundamentalism:
The Supranational Federation will attract moderate religious of both sides, which will lead to a weakening of the extremists. Supranational Sovereignty will be understood by believers as a starting recognition of the Sovereignty of God, the Sovereign of the World, رب العلمين, ריבונו של עולם. Federal ownership of the Land and Jerusalem will mean: the Land belongs to our common Lord.
The Supranational Federation will attract moderate religious of both sides, which will lead to a weakening of the extremists. Supranational Sovereignty will be understood by believers as a starting recognition of the Sovereignty of God, the Sovereign of the World, رب العلمين, ריבונו של עולם. Federal ownership of the Land and Jerusalem will mean: the Land belongs to our common Lord.
The personal
autonomy, which results from national law applying on the citizens themselves
and not on territory is similar to our traditional Halacha and Sharia'. They
will have the same structure – non-territoriality and an external Sovereign -
but not the same content. The gap between secular law of the state and
religious law will be narrowed.
Having to vote
for the Federation will put believer to a test: do you really believe in the
One God, or are you a Nationalist disguised in religious? We have freed Religion
from Nationalism! Their connection was the main obstacle to any political
solution.
Flexible
implementation
The
implementation of the federal structure is flexible, and can adapt itself to
different scenarios in case a two-state solution or a one-state solution is
first implemented, willingly or not.
The
federal solution does not contradict the two-state solution: the federation
would appear never the less to be necessary in order to allow the borders
between the two countries to stay opened, and its ability to institutionalize
cooperation would be more than welcome.
It
is true whether Israel would proceed to a unilateral withdrawal from the West
Bank, or a negotiated solution would be implemented first -against all odds -
in the narrow time window still left.
In
case of a single unitary state - probably resulting from an Israeli annexation
of the Occupied Territories - the federal structure will allow to solve the
demographic and identity problem, while granting administrative autonomy to
both peoples on an equal basis, transforming occupation in a
true cooperation.
Movement of
Palestinian and Israeli Activists for the Federal State
First we have to
develop our movement of Activists for the Federal State of Israel-Palestine (www.pa-il.org) into a large
association with several branches in Israel, Gaza, and in the West-Bank.
The movement acts according to the same
constitutional principles like the Federation itself - Respect, Reciprocity and
Justice. The spirit of respectful cooperation in view of the same aim that
prevails in this group will be pivotal in building confidence between
the two peoples.
This process can
be implemented slowly, with your help, step by step: individual after
individual, community after community, Israeli Arabs and Jews, Palestinians
from East Jerusalem, the WB and Gaza, will sign the Federal Covenant Charter.
The federal alliance will grow progressively, on a willing basis.
Internationals from all over the world will join to as supporting members. They
already joined our two growing Facebook groups: http://www.facebook.com/groups/federip/ and http://www.facebook.com/groups/israelpalestine/
Israeli-Palestinian
Federalist Party
Then we will
create a common Federalist Party, with Israeli and Palestinian branches. It
will run for municipal elections for "Jerusalem our Federal capital",
then for national elections in Israel and in Palestine.
As soon as there
is a majority for the Party, the elections or a referendum will have performed
a quiet revolution.
In case that
such a Federalist Party, or free elections, will not be allowed, a popular
revolution would have to do the change. It would be our Israeli-Palestinian
Spring!
Like the
conflict itself, this solution has no real precedent, but will become a living
reality… with your help!
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