Extraordinary Unilaterality

The leader of the Righteous State has informed the Palestinians that he does not intend to "wait indefinitely for the Palestinians to change." This is called "extending the hand in peace".

The Righteous State intends to re-draw its borders by 2010 and it appears that the Palestinians have two choices: (a) to agree to everything, in which case Israel will do as it pleases, or (b) not to agree to everything, in which case Israel will do as it pleases. The reason for this is that "the possibility of promoting a genuine peace process" has been severely undermined by "the rise of Hamas ... which refuses to recognise Israel's right to exist and regards terrorism as a legitimate tool". This is certainly problematic; not least because, if terrorism is not a legitimate tool, the legitimacy of the Righteous State's own foundations begins to look a little shaky.

According to the "backstory" supplied by Britain's leading liberal newspaper, the Righteous State wishes to "impose a border that cuts deep into the West Bank, nearly cutting it in half east of Jerusalem, and taking large amounts of territory around the Ariel block in the northern West Bank". The plan would require the uprooting of about sixty thousand illegally settled Israeli colonists, who will be so unfortunate as to end up on the wrong side of the Righteous Fence. In compensation, about 350,000 illegally settled Israeli colonists will be annexed unto the Righteous State itself. This is called "unilateral withdrawal from the West Bank".