I have in this diplomatic blog recently suggested a different two-state solution than the conventional one usually implied whereby Israel is reduced to the indefensible Jordanian-Israeli 1949 armistice lines. The latter will never happen for a number of reasons. 1) It is not in the interest of Israel’s survival to be reduced to the AuschwitzContinue reading “The Equation”
Tag Archives: De-radicalization
Deconstructing a Failed European Paradigm
The prevailing European assumption is that Jerusalem decides whether there will be a Palestinian state while Ramallah determines its borders. They have not considered whether the reverse is true, meaning that Palestinians could well have a state if they de-radicalized (the vast majority of Israelis would support it and it is thus an exclusively PalestinianContinue reading “Deconstructing a Failed European Paradigm”
The Path to Palestinian Statehood
Under the current circumstances a so-called two-state solution is not possible. Delineating the path towards Palestinian statehood is however possible already at present. It is not true that a Palestinian state is the only solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. An Israeli-Jordanian solution is in principle possible and Jordan wants it although it will not publiclyContinue reading “The Path to Palestinian Statehood”
