"This 50th anniversary should be an opportunity to intensify efforts to
chip away at this outdated mindset, and to make people realize that amid
this debate there is already a
one-state reality. The challenge is to strive for a state that is built
on equality, not on the endless subjugation of half its population."
Palestinians wait to cross the Qalandia checkpoint between Ramallah and
Jerusalem on their way to Al Aqsa Mosque. Abbas Momani / AFP