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May 29, 2003       Share:    

Source: http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1052251670233

Forget About Any Right of Return

(Toronto Star) - Rosie DiManno Jewishness is the very essence of Israel, the powerful force behind historical survival, millenniums of persecution withstood, and 20th century statehood. But for all its fortitude, this self-contained Israeli biosphere is still demographically fragile, which is why a Palestinian "right of return" can never be accepted by any Israeli government. To expect otherwise, to demand it - as new Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas continues to do - is so unrealistic, so foolishly dreamy, that one must question the sincerity of those who insist upon its inclusion in any peace discussions.

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