Two-State Solution, or One-State Reality?

Dozens of experts weigh in on the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. [Image](   [The Two-State Mirage]( [How to Break the Cycle of Violence in a One-State Reality]( [By Marc Lynch and Shibley Telhami]( The gap between the positions of U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be widening. Last week, Netanyahu released a blueprint for a postwar Gaza that called for indefinite Israeli military control of the strip and effectively ruled out Palestinian statehood in the near future. This plan runs counter to Biden’s support for an eventual two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Instead of simply calling for peace in the Middle East, the Biden administration should “recognize that its rhetoric about a two-state future has failed and shift toward an approach focused on dealing with the situation as it is,” [write Marc Lynch and Shibley Telhami](. Indeed, they write, “there is no immediate path forward without first coming to terms with the darker one-state reality that Israel has consolidated.” Is the two-state solution still viable? We asked dozens of experts including former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk, Haaretz editor Aluf Benn, veteran peace negotiator Khaled Elgindy, human rights lawyer Zaha Hassan, and the author Nathan Thrall to weigh in. Explore the full range of responses [here](.   [Image]( [In the Wake of the War in Gaza, Is the Two-State Solution Still Viable?]( [Foreign Affairs Asks the Experts](   Subscribe to Foreign Affairs for unlimited access. [SUBSCRIBE NOW]( Subscribe to Foreign Affairs for unlimited access. [SUBSCRIBE NOW](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( © 2024 Council on Foreign Relations | 58 East 68th Street, New York NY | 10065 To ensure we can contact you, please add us to your email address book or safe list.This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Receiving too many emails? Unsubscribe and manage your email preferences [here.](