Two State Solution

Are Israeli ‘settlements’ illegal? - opinion

The idea of a “two-state solution,” creating another Palestinian state, in addition to Jordan, is not realistic or practical.

|ByMOSHE DANN
View of the settlement of Sa-Nur in the West Bank, April 19, 2026.
Britain's Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong , and Canadian Foreign Minister, Anita Anand, conduct a video meeting with Olena Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine, at Chevening House, June 11, 2026 in Sevenoaks, Britain.

Britain launches Israel-Palestine peace fund alongside Australia, Canada

The fund complements the UK's wider efforts to support a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine, said Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.

|ByARIELLA ROITMAN
ILLUSTRATIVE: A woman walks near the State of Palestine Pavilion at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, last in December 2023.

Israeli, Palestinian civil society meet in France as two-state solution dims

The meeting, attended by foreign ministers and senior officials from dozens of countries, marks one year since the UN-backed New York Declaration, which set out a roadmap toward Palestinian statehood

|ByREUTERS
Palestinian demonstrators burn an Israeli flag during a protest against US position on Israeli settlements, in the West Bank city of Nablus, November 26, 2019.

UK, Canada, France, Norway, Australia, NZ sanction West Bank settler individuals, entities

Six countries, including the UK and Canada, imposed joint sanctions on West Bank settlers and entities over violence, calling the actions a threat to a two-state solution.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER, MICHAEL STARR

Alternative plans exist other than the two-state solution - opinion

There are many former Israeli prime ministers, Palestinian advocates, and American presidents and officials who lack the imagination necessary to consider alternative plans to the two-state solution.

OCTOBER 5, 2025ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI
THEN-US ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks during a visit to Efrat, in Gush Etzion, in 2020. He has proposed Israeli annexation of Judea and Samaria as the biblical and practical path to peace, the writer states.

Over half of West Bank Palestinians in favor of two-state solution, survey shows

According to the survey, the divides also reflect deep generational and political divisions within Palestinian society regarding the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Palestinians hold flags and placards as they gather to support efforts of the Western countries that are recognising a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly, in Nablus, in the West Bank, September 23, 2025.

The two-state solution is not antisemitic - opinion

Most Israelis perceive recognition of Palestine as a threat to their state’s existence, but it is far-fetched to conclude that it is antisemitic.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
IT IS FARFETCHED to conclude that leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer are antisemites, the writer argues.

Israel must draw its own borders, starting with the Jordan Valley - opinion

As nations recognize a Palestinian state, Israel has a chance to respond by applying sovereignty over the Jordan Valley, securing its eastern front.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025ByOR YISSACHAR
A view of the Jordan Valley near Jericho

Trump's hostage deal proposal includes amnesty for terrorists, Palestinian state talks - report

The proposal's main point would be the release of all 48 remaining hostages within the first 48 hours of the deal taking effect.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip September 27, 2025.

Israeli FM Sa'ar criticizes Abbas' UN address: 'Israel will not be decieved again'

"Mahmoud Abbas, in his Zoom speech to the UN Assembly, says he's willing to take back the Gaza Strip, which he so easily lost to Hamas in 2007," Sa'ar wrote. "How generous of him."

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at an event at the foreign ministry, May 26, 2025; illustrative.

Recognition without protection: Does the West owe Israel security guarantees? - comment

After the leaders of Western countries proclaimed recognition of a Palestinian state, they should ensure Israel's safety and survival are more than guaranteed.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2025ByALEX WINSTON
Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour (L) takes his seat at the start of a United Nations Security Council meeting on Gaza and the Middle East, at UN headquarters in New York City on March 18, 2025.

Houthis take credit for drone strike on Eilat, IDF reveals Hamas exploitation of Shifa Hospital

Syria, Israel near 'de-escalation' pact • World leaders discuss two-state solution, Gaza war at UN • Iran rebuilding missile capabilities

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Photo taken after a Houthi drone crashed in Eilat on September 24, 2025.

Canada pledges over $400 million to West Bank, Gaza after recognizing a Palestinian state

The money also includes $47 million to fund the enhancement of both areas' judicial systems, government structures, economic resilience, and democratization efforts.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference about recognizing Palestinian statehood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 30, 2025

The ‘two-state solution’ is making its last stand at the UN. It’s time for a new approach - opinion

“Two democracies for two peoples” ought to be the rallying cry of our time.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2025ByGIL TROY/JTA
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses delegates during a high-level meeting of heads of state on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025.