Diana Buttu: It is past time to move to a different model, one that focuses not on the division of land that has never historically been divided, nor on the creation of a “state”, but that instead focuses on the fulfilment of rights. Our energies should be spent focusing on equal rights for all individuals in the land, irrespective of religion, on seeking reconciliation rather than separation and on protecting minorities rather than systematically discriminating against them. In short, the egg cannot be unscrambled and it is past time to face this fact. I am under no illusion that achieving equality for Palestinians and Israelis will be an easy feat. Power is never shared voluntarily by those who wield it. Many will argue that the proposed approach will reward Israel’s colonisation rather than challenge and reverse it. In fact, precisely the opposite is the case: Israel’s actions are rooted in the belief that it has superior rights. Pressing for one state is premised on the idea of undoing the ethno-religious privilege that currently defines Israel, where Jews are afforded superior rights to Palestinians, irrespective of whether these Palestinians are citizens of Israel or non-citizens living under Israel’s military rule. More here.