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Name: Phyllis Bennis
Title: Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)

Position: Pro Bi-National State to the question "What are the solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?"
Reasoning:

"Many, perhaps most, Palestinians and at least a few Israelis believe that once an independent and sovereign Palestinian state is consolidated, that the long-term best interests of both peoples will be found in merging the two small states into one, based on absolute equality for both nationalities and for all its citizens. Certainly such an approach could only result from a free and open choice by both Israelis and Palestinians. But considering such an option is for the future; it cannot even reach the discussion stage until Israel and Palestine, and thus Israelis and Palestinians, can sit across a negotiating table as equals, not while they face each other as occupied and occupier."

"Is a two-state arrangement really fair and based on justice?"
Understanding the Conflict: A Primer
PART FIVE: The Future
2003
Credibility
Ranking:
 Organization/VIP/Other
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Involvement:
  • Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies
  • "She helped found and currently co-chairs the U.S. Campaign to End Israeli Occupation. She works closely with the United for Peace and Justice anti-war coalition, and since 2002 has played an active role in the growing global peace movement."
    - Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)

Education: none listed

Affiliations/
Honors:
  • Fellow of the Transnational Institute, Amsterdam

Contact Info:
Phone: (202) 234-9382 (IPS) Fax: (202) 387-7915 (IPS)
E-Mail:   pbennis@compuserve.com
Web SiteInstitute for Policy Studies website profile

Other: Select Publications:
  • Before & After: U.S. Foreign Policy and the September 11th Crisis, Interlink Publishing 2002
  • Calling the Shots: How Washington Dominates Today's UN, Interlink Publishing, 2000
  • Beyond the Storm: A Gulf Crisis Reader, Interlink Publishing, 1991
  • Altered States: A Reader in the New World Order, Interlink Publishing, 1994
  • From Stones to Statehood: The Palestinian Uprising, Interlink Publishing, 1990
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