As fate would have it, in order to halt the discussion over the justification for Israel’s right to exist, Israel has to approach the dustbin of history and pull out the “occupation,” the “two-state solution,” “peace in exchange for territories” – all those terms his royal genius threw away in his megalomaniac hubris. We need to shake off the dust and place these terms at the top of our agenda. We need to relinquish the lies we wanted to believe in.
This is necessary not just for getting rid of Netanyahu, but in order to overcome Hamas. We will need to pursue the two-state option in order to obtain the support of the world, mainly of the United States. We will have to strive for peace with the Palestinians, present a diplomatic path for ending the occupation and evacuating the settlements, saying clearly and openly, from every diplomatic platform: here is the Israeli initiative.
I love the idea of a two state solution as much as the next guy, but it’s not just the Israelis who would have to be willing to agree to it. The Palestinians have an equally long history of having no interest in giving up land they view as rightfully theirs.
There’s a reason a two state solution has only ever worked on paper. It’s wildly unpopular on both sides. And good luck convincing either. Much less both.
There’s a reason a two state solution has only ever worked on paper.
Actually there are several. For me seeing an article like that from the side of the settler-colonials gives me hope. The apartheid in South Africa wouldn’t have been abolished without the consent of the the colonizers.
