The End of the Two State Solution

The two state solution is rapidly losing its appeal.

Indeed, the two state solution was always an illusion.

It may be reassuring that most Palestinians and Israelis still favor a two state solution.

Time is no longer on the side of those who favor two states.

A genuine two state solution thus requires a change of heart and leadership on both sides.

The alternative is the loss of the two state solution and the perpetuation of a terrible and terribly perilous conflict.

He also sought to undermine the principle of a two State solution, speaking with approval of a proposal to establish a bi national Palestinian State.

Ordinary citizens will speak out in unprecedented numbers against violent extremism and demand that their leaders negotiate and implement a two state solution, announced the website.

But Hamas has not taken what the US considers the critical step of recognizing Israel and thus accepting a two state solution.

My delegation supports the vision of a two State solution, with Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace and security.

Israel has thus been striving relentlessly to create conditions on the ground that, if allowed to persist, threaten to close the window of opportunity to achieve the two State solution.

European military forces will also be required to play a crucial role in policing and guaranteeing a two state settlement.

In these circumstances, the loss of a two state perspective would be a recipe for further indignities and deepening misery.

Public opinion polls have consistently shown that the majority of Israelis and Palestinians want peace (not a peace process) based on a two state solution.

The United Nations also continued to work with the Cameroon Nigeria Mixed Commission with a view to finding a lasting solution to the inter State border problem.

This development most likely means the end of prospects for a two state solution, because neither Israel nor Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood has any interest in it.

Finance Minister Yair Lapid, a moderate, is removed from the peace process (and has himself sent mixed signals about a two state solution).

Most ominously, the window of opportunity for a two state solution could close for good, because realities on the ground will no longer allow it.

Another big question for Israel is whether it can accept the consequences if a two state solution disappears completely from the agenda.

Similarly, the European Union has long advocated a two state solution, with Palestine being established on areas occupied by Israel in 1967.

Such a development is the greatest threat that Israel faces in the medium term, which makes a two state solution vital to its own interests.

Palestine s promotion is an alarming diplomatic defeat for Israel and a demonstration of its growing international isolation, but it does not imply a return to a two state solution.

Paradoxically, the position of Hamas fits the political right in Israel, because it, too, puts little stock in a two state solution. And neither the Israeli left (of which little remains) nor Fatah is strong enough to maintain the two state option.

The Palestinians are attempting to hold the stick at both ends, claiming before the world their endorsement of the two state solution while calling for the right of return at the same time.

It is incumbent upon the international community to prevent that from happening and to safeguard the two State solution. The first step must be to halt the settlement activities, the construction of the wall, and the Israeli measures in East Jerusalem.

For all the dire warnings that the window for a two state solution is rapidly closing (or has already closed), it is the solution itself that is the problem.

The EU has always supported a two state solution, despite the challenging demographic reality, not to mention the need to preserve the Jewish state's identity.

The goal, as elaborated in the Arab peace initiative and the vision of President Bush, is the achievement of peace on the basis of the two State solution Palestine and Israel with borders based on the armistice line of 1949.

The Arab League initiative, which was also approved by the Organization of the Islamic Conference, embraces a two state solution based on the 1967 borders, but goes one step further, calling for a just and agreed upon solution to the thorny Palestinian refugee issue.

But the situation also offers an important opportunity a gain in strategic trust between China and the United States, the two countries with the capacity to resolve the tensions once and for all.

Bahrain plays a modest, moderating role in regional politics and adheres to the views of the Arab League on Middle East peace and Palestinian rights by supporting the two state solution.

A lot of water had to pass under the bridge before the idea of a two state solution, whether as a moral or a practical matter, began to filter into the Israeli and Palestinian political and ideological environments.

Obama wants a two state solution, but, unlike Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, he hasn t postponed tackling the Israeli Palestinian conflict until the end of his second term in office.

The continued construction of the wall, expansion of settlements and changes to the character of Jerusalem had serious implications for a two State solution, as they undermined the possibility for Palestinians to build a viable State.

With peace plans and envoys coming and going, Israelis and Palestinians alike have finally become blasé about the chances of a final settlement. The two state solution is rapidly losing its appeal.

Second, the US must impose a two state solution on the parties involved, which will require both determination and maintaining the unity of the main international actors.

In addition, Israel's continuing illegal settlement campaign, along with its unlawful construction of the Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, is gravely undermining the prospects for achieving the two State solution in accordance with the road map.

While I do not believe that a West Bank Jordan confederation could ever be a viable option, it might be the last nail in the coffin of a two state solution.

Mitchell, who was deeply involved in crafting the settlements language of the Mitchell Report of 2001, understands the capacity of the settlements to destroy the prospect for a two state solution.

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It is also vital that, in particular in relation to the West Bank as my delegation has spelled out in detail on many occasions  Israel desist completely from further steps which could jeopardize the viability of a two State solution.

Her delegation particularly objected to the criticism of the Quartet's efforts to facilitate a two State solution and felt that such criticism undermined the United Nations role as part of that Quartet.

The decision is theirs.

This stance suggested by America s opposition to granting Palestine observer state status at the United Nations would amount to an admission by the US that it has given up on the creation of two states in the Middle East.