Beyond Nationalism  The Atlantic has reposted an interview it
conducted in 1999 with the late Edward Said. It's worth reading
for insight into his political views, which sometimes seem to be
caricatured more frequently than they're described. Said could
be prickly and he could be wrong, but he had a more inspiring
vision for the Israeli-Palestinian future than you'll find in
official circles on either side of that awful wall:  Said: The
genius of the South Africans was that they said, "One person,
one vote, and let's have a truth and reconciliation commission."
Atlantic: That is not a two-state solution.  Said: No, it's not
a two-state solution. I don't myself believe in a two-state
solution. I believe in a one-state solution.  Atlantic: Well
you've changed ...  Said: Of course I've changed. Reality has
changed. Consider the fact that there are now a million
Palestinians who are Israeli citizens, who constitute about
twenty percent of the Israeli population. They have no interest
at all in moving to a Palest