The Palestinians already have a homeland. It's called Jordan.

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Russia is for a two-state solution. Are they western idealists?

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if the worst posts I've seen on this topic in 2016. Completely and utterly ignorant of reality. Pure supplication to the state of Israel, while absolutely devoid of any real understanding at all. Ignorance must be bliss for you Israel Firsters, because knowledge is mere a few keystrokes away

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Summary
Since the establishment of limited Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the mid-1990s, the U.S. government has committed more than $5 billion in bilateral economic and non-lethal security assistance to the Palestinians, who are among the world’s largest per capita recipients of international foreign aid. Successive Administrations have requested aid for the Palestinians in apparent support of at least three major U.S. policy priorities of interest to Congress:
? Promoting the prevention or mitigation of terrorism against Israel from Hamas and other militant organizations.
? Fostering stability, prosperity, and self-governance in the West Bank that may incline Palestinians toward peaceful coexistence with Israel and a “two-state solution.”
? Meeting humanitarian needs.
Since June 2007, these U.S. policy priorities have crystallized around the factional and geographical split between the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. From FY2008 to the present, annual Economic Support Fund (ESF) assistance to the West Bank and Gaza Strip has averaged around $400 million, with that amount divided between U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-administered project assistance (through grants and contracts) and budget support for the Palestinian Authority (PA). Annual International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) non-lethal assistance for PA security forces and the criminal justice sector in the West Bank has averaged around $100 million. In line with Obama Administration requests, baseline funding levels for both ESF (including ESF-Overseas Contingency Operations, or ESF-OCO) and INCLE have declined since FY2013, with FY2017 requested annual assistance amounts of $327.6 million for ESF and $35 million for INCLE. Because of congressional concerns that, among other things, U.S. aid to the Palestinians might be diverted to Palestinian terrorist groups, the aid is subject to a host of vetting and oversight requirements and legislative restrictions. Additionally, the United States is the largest single-state donor to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
A number of issues relating to U.S. aid to the Palestinians have relevance for Congress, including:
? The general effectiveness of aid and possible impacts of informal congressional holds or potential changes in assistance levels or types within both a regional and an international context.
? Concerns regarding ongoing Israeli-Palestinian violence, the reliability and capacity of U.S.-supported PA security forces, and PA-Israel security coordination.

? If and how to support a PA government approved by Hamas, such as the government that was installed in June 2014 pursuant to a Fatah-Hamas agreement and was partly changed—apparently without Hamas input—in 2015.
? Addressing Palestinian initiatives with respect to international fora such as the United Nations and International Criminal Court (ICC).

? Dealing with the multifaceted security, political, economic, and humanitarian challenges presented by the Gaza Strip.

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Imagine you and your ancestors lived in Louisiana for almost 1,000 years. Imagine that all of a sudden a group of Native Americans say that Louisiana is their land by their god' s proclamation and force your ancestors to flee to the Caribbean islands. Lousiana would still be considered their home, not the Caribbean islands right?

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