More so than ever, Palestine
Deserves acceptance as a state.
Its moderates are in decline,
And Gaza’s shambles elevate
The Strip’s Hamas regime from hell.
Whose goal’s the death of Israel.
Abbas, the weakened president
Of Palestine’s Authority,
Once more seeks out U.N. assent
To which this time it should agree.
His West Bank Fatah friends believe
That they can live with Tel Aviv.
So why does Israel have plans
To build more Jewish settlements
That displace Palestinians?
As policy it makes no sense,
Like reflex backlash to condemn
The sharing of Jerusalem.
The Oslo Peace Accords both signed
Nigh twenty years ago to end
What recent slaughter should remind,
That peace delayed one can’t defend.
It’s peace denied. Let's reassess.
I hope our U.N. vote is yes.
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