This is very important, so despite the efforts of mindless ideologues to silence me, let me say it.

The United Nations supports a two-state solution to the situation in Israel, but the conservatives in Israel and their U.S. supporters have done their best to thwart that - and the rest of the world has sat back and protested, and nothing has been resolved.

But the Palestinian people aren't waiting. They are going ahead and building a second state, whether the Israelis like it or not, and they have succeeded in building a very credible nation for themselves. They haven't resolved all the problems yet, but it sure looks like they are doing things right. I see a lot of hope for the Nation of Palestine.

Palestine has become a force to be reckoned with. This is the main thing that I have been trying to explain, and I think that it is not widely known how much progress Palestine has been making. To my mind, it is truly remarkable.

Now, why is it that Jim Carroll objects to my saying this? I thought that this is exactly the goal that he is seeking. Somebody, please explain this to me.

-Joe Offer-