The Israeli columnist Gideon Levy has an important piece in Haaretz today calling on the Palestinians to adopt a “one person, one vote” movement to hasten the end of Israeli control over Palestinian lives. While parts of the piece read like a lecture to Palestinians, the general thrust of it is important to air.

Levy calls on Palestinians to heed the lessons of the South African anti-apartheid movement. The dream of a Palestinian state is withering away, and so their struggle should focus on changing the nature of the Israeli system that rules over their lives.

Here’s an excerpt from the end of the column: