"Our Responsibilities" (vis a vis Palestine) -- By Bashir Abu-Manneh

Tweet Abu-Manneh runs through the history of "peace efforts" and then suggests a role for us in the West.
Portion below; whole thing (via Palestinian Pundit) here: http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/21367

My fifth and final point is about solidarity in the West. What should the demands of progressives and radicals be? After Gaza, imposing restrictive measures and sanctions against Israel should be the main political demand, until Israel complies with international laws and resolutions and ends its occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. This is the recommendation of Palestinian human rights organizations like Al-Haq.

As the International Court of Justice ruling against the illegal Wall stated on 9 July 2004, international action is required to ensure Palestinians' right of self-determination: "Further action is required to bring to an end the illegal situation resulting from the construction of the wall and the associated regime" (clauses 159 & 160).[10]

Sanctions against the occupying Israeli state are thus an urgent and primary task in the West. This also means that the solidarity movement should not get bogged down or distracted with discussions about the one-state or two-state solutions (ultimately a matter for Palestinian democracy).

Nor should our movement be required to lend ideological legitimation to Hamas or to other Palestinian nationalists. One supports the Palestinians, not because of the nature of their leadership, but because one supports the principle of self-determination for an oppressed people. It's a basic democratic right and a pre-requisite for a life of dignity, freedom, and justice. It's also a moral imperative.