Palestinians who succeeded in remaining inside the land occupied in 1948, which became the new Jewish state of Israel, have never been on the peace process agenda. The international community has classed Palestinians with Israeli passports as an Israeli “domestic” issue, thus discrimination must be dealt with in the same way as discrimination against say British citizens of Pakistani origin or Germans of Turkish origin, not as part of the so-called Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

However, there will never be genuine justice or peace in the Middle East without justice for the Palestinians wherever they live. Some form of settlement could be forced, but tension and ultimately oppression will not be overcome until the racism and injustice perpetuated against Palestinians inside Israel is recognized as an inherent part of the conflict