Although she formerly supported a two-state solution as the ultimate means of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict , Bennis has joined leaders of the Palestinian Boycott , Divestment , and Sanctions ( BDS ) movement leadership in advocating the ultimate creation of a single bi-national state . In her primer , '' Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict : A Primer , '' Bennis champions the one-state solution , arguing that “ creating a Palestinian state on only part of historic Palestine represents an historic injustice . ” She further claims that “ Palestine has the potential to reach as high a technological and scientific level ” as Israel , “ largely through the intellectual capital of its young and highly educated population . ” Bennis is a staunch opponent of what she regards as American imperialism and believes that actions should be taken to counter American and Western global hegemony . In the 1990s , she opposed US-led sanctions against Iraq and the US war on Iraq . In the early 2000s , she came out strongly against the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan , and has supported anti-American movements in those countries . Deploring what she sees as the excessive influence of the US at the UN , she has argued that the international organization “ desperately needs reform , ” and she blames the failure to implement reform on the “ anachronistic ” determination of US and other Security Council permanent members “ to orchestrate the post-war world . ” According to the Anti-Defamation League , Bennis “ has repeatedly accused the ' Israel lobby ' of pushing for a war against Iran ” and “ is often critical of Israel , including referring to Israel as an ' apartheid ' and ' pariah ' state . ” The ADL noted that in her 2008 primer , '' Iran in the Crosshairs : How to Prevent Washington ’s Next War '' , Bennis “ defends Iran and challenges White House concerns that Iran intends to build nuclear weapons , going so far as to argue that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ’s calls to ' wipe Israel off the map ' were misinterpreted and that really , ' the threat is the other way around ' because Israel is pushing for a war against Iran . ” The ADL also noted her conviction that the US position on Iran was shaped by “ Israel ’s powerful lobbies . ” Bennis celebrated a Washington , D.C. , march called “ One Nation Working Together , ” held in 2010 and sponsored by a coalition of organizations including the NAACP , the SEIU , the AFL-CIO , the National Council of La Raza , the Center for Community Change , and the US Students Association . The “ uniting issue ” was jobs , with placards reading “ Jobs Not War ” indicating “ the connection between our out of control military budget ... and the jobs crisis . ” Bennis opposed Western intervention in Libya in a March 2011 article for '' Al-Jazeera '' , questioning its credibility and saying that it threatened “ the Arab Spring . ” Bennis argued in Al-Jazeera in August 2011 that if rebel leaders in Libya wished to be successful , they would have to stop being dependent on the US and NATO . She made similar arguments about Syria in 2012 , saying that it was important “ to make sure the U.S. is kept out of Syria militarily ” because US military involvement could only “ lead to greater civilian casualties . ” She described ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak 's August 2011 trial as “ the iconic emblem of the Arab Spring : a repressive US-backed dictator , suddenly brought down by popular mobilization and displayed behind bars in the defendants ' cage of a Cairo courtroom . ” Bennis argued in a September 2011 article for '' Al-Jazeera '' that the world was not changed by the September 11 attacks but by “ the events of September 12 , when the George W. Bush administration made the decision to take the world to war , ” a decision whose consequences , in her view , continue “ to threaten the world 's security and shred US democracy . ” Noting the simultaneous exchange and release by Hamas of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and by Israel of 1,027 Palestinian prisoners , Bennis argued in an October 2011 article for '' Al-Jazeera '' that the disparity in numbers reflected the “ control Israel wields over the occupied Palestinian population ” : while Hamas “ control s the life of exactly one Israeli , a captured soldier , ” Israel “ directly maintains power over the lives of thousands of Palestinian prisoners . ” To Bennis , Israel 's holding of Palestinian prisoners is not about addressing genuine security threats but about " demoralis ing " Palestinians and " undermin ing the family unity that provides the crucial basis for Palestinians ' sumud , or steadfastness , in resisting occupation . " In a January 2013 article for '' Al-Jazeera '' , Bennis described as “ unsurprising ” Israel 's imprisonment of Richard Falk , UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory , in December 2008 , given that “ Israel has for years responded with outrage to human rights criticism and , with US backing , has increasingly directly repudiated UN authority and legitimacy . ” Describing Falk as “ scrupulously fair , ” Bennis chastised Human Rights Watch for criticizing him and thus lending credibility to “ the litany of false attacks ” against him . In another January 2013 article , Bennis described Falk as one of “ the most important international defenders of human rights in the occupied territories , ” and characterized criticism of him by Israel , the US , and Human Rights Watch as the results of “ smear campaigns launched by UN Watch , a right-wing outfit in Geneva known for its anti-UN , anti-Palestinian , pro-Israel and anti-human rights agenda . ” Bennis argued in January 2013 that the US could save money by raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy , ending subsidies on fossil fuels , and cutting military spending
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