Creating Palestine, Creating Peace
Last week, the Palestinian Central Council (PCC), the quasi-legislative body of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), announced plans to declare a Palestinian state at some point in the coming year. The announcement coincided with today's beginning of a Clinton-convened Camp David summit involving PLO chairman Yassir Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. That these events occurred simultaneously is revealing; they clearly demonstrate that peace is a priority and that any meaningful discussion of lasting peace in and around Israel must include a serious consideration of Palestinian statehood.