Of the many subjects that have been discussed during the last few days, one stands out: Prime Minister Netanyahu’s statement that the Palestinians have consistently refused to recognize Israel as a Jewish state – not just a state, but a Jewish state. This is an extremely touchy subject because it is linked to the Palestinians’ “right of return” of the descendants of their refugees to Israel, rather than to the future Palestinian state. If the Palestinians would recognize Israel as a Jewish state, it is argued, they could not very well expect their refugees to return there.
In an attempt to clarify this matter, an article appeared in Ha’Aretz by Akiva Eldar (September 26), which pointed out that Mahmoud Abbas’s application for Palestinian statehood was based on U.N. Resolution 181 of 1947, providing for the creation of an Arab state alongside Israel, as well as on the 1988 Palestinian declaration of independence, which recognized U.N. Security Council Resolution 242 and referred to Israel as a Jewish state.
Eric Koch’s book, The Weimar Triangle, is available at Indigo-Chapters and in your local bookstore. 
While the current postering is occasionally interesting, it doesn’t appear to move or want to move anything forward. Far more interesting is this wonderful article/interview with Tony Judt (you can skip the first third about the author’s arrangements).
http://jfjfp.com/?p=25475
The rightly revered Tony Judt’s recommendation of a one-state solution was based on the idea that global developments in the 21st century were eroding the idea of the sovereign state, and that therefore we should not adopt any plan based on two old-fashioned states. We should think ahead in terms of larger groupings. You may remember how he infuriated a lot of people with this argument when it was published. He was clearly ahead of his time.