The Palestinians are a dispossessed people. Only a fool would argue otherwise. Even with the opening of a special passage from Gaza to the West Bank, if Gazans want to leave the area, they must obtain a permit from Israel. Unless the trip is work-related, most residents never obtain permits. In this region, nothing is equal.
Nothing is parallel.
One side is on top. The other is on the bottom. Israelis and their supporters in the United States need to know that Palestinians, a diaspora, will not settle for anything less than full dignity as a people. They want a country. Peace will not come until a new Palestine has been established, a Palestine that is parallel to Israel.