Two State Solution

Israel must repair its strategic triangle with the US and American Jewry - opinion

Every Israeli government must keep one fact firmly in mind: Israel has no great-power ally other than the United States.

US President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC on September 29, 2025; illustrative
A Palestinian house after an incident with Israeli settlers in Bruqin village near Salfit, in the West Bank last month.

How being pro-Palestinian has changed - opinion

Palestinians protest in support of senior Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti in the West Bank city of Nablus, August 20, 2025

Hamas support plunges among Palestinians as Barghouti emerges as top Abbas successor - poll

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the 8th General Conference of Fatah in Ramallah in the West Bank, May 14, 2026.

PA's Abbas calls for end to 'systemic' settler violence, requests support from UN, Arab leaders


Palestinians and Israelis don't want two states: Why is Macron pushing it? - opinion

France and Saudi Arabia can’t be blamed for wanting to stay relevant in the international diplomatic arena and using archaic ideas to try to claim some of the spotlight.

SAUDI FOREIGN Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan meets French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot in Riyadh in April. France and Saudi Arabia are desperately trying to stay relevant in an international dispute where they’re no longer involved, the writer argues.

Lebanese Prime Minister says normalization with Israel only possible with two-state-solution - CNN

"I would like to see a two-state solution, Israel withdrawing from the occupied territories in exchange for peace, and that peace will lead to normalization," said the PM.

 Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to the press following the formation of the new government at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon. February 8, 2025.

France may impose sanctions on settlers if Israel continues blocking aid, Macron says

Macron warned of sanctions if Israel blocks aid to Gaza, and urged Israel to adopt a "humanitarian response"

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Jerusalem, October 24, 2023; file photo.

Seven European countries condemn Operation 'Gideon's Chariot' ahead of its start

The statement said that expanded operations would cross a red line and would affect "any prospects of a viable two-state solution."

 IDF troops operate in northern Gaza, May 15, 2025.

Benny Gantz: 'No need to renew settlement in Gaza,' settlements needed in West Bank

Gantz also added that "important settlements need to happen in the West Bank, in the North and the South.”

 National Unity head MK Benny Gantz speaks at the Knesset. March 17, 2025.

France’s Middle East envoy: I have confidence in Macron’s peace plan - interview

"If humanitarian aid does not enter... France is ready to deploy its army and French organizations...to assist with the problem and distribute the aid ourselves,” Bronstein stated. 

 Ofer Bronchtein, French envoy for Israeli-Palestinian affairs and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Pursuing peace after a massacre: A naive dream or a commendable attribute? - opinion

This attraction to peace is firmly rooted in Jewish tradition.

JEWS CELEBRATE in Tel Aviv after the UN voted on November 29, 1947, in favor of the Partition Plan, paving the way for the creation of the State of Israel in May 1948. The state has centered the Land of Israel in Jewish life in a position it hasn’t played in two millennia.

Palestinians need to take responsibility for their own future if they want a state - opinion

When Palestinians stop showing up for the rallies surrounding the Israeli hostage handovers and instead demand Hamas surrender and return the hostages, Palestinians will be ready for their own state.

 PRO-PALESTINIAN DEMONSTRATORS from Workers for a Free Palestine gather outside the FCDO in London, last July. When the Palestinians take responsibility for their actions and create a peaceful, functional, democratic society, then they will be ready for a state, the writer argues.

Trump has brought most dramatic advancements for sustainable Mideast peace - opinion

Until now, Gazans have been used as pawns to promote the Western concept of Palestinianism.

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa (left) and Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide attend a meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, in Oslo, in January.

Those in the US who support a two-state solution, are no longer in line with Israel - opinion

The baseline qualifier for an American pro-Israel organization should be promoting policies that are in line with mainstream Israeli policy.

 FOREIGN MINISTER Gideon Sa’ar addresses a meeting of his parliamentary faction last month. He has said that a Palestinian state would be ‘a cancer in the heart of our homeland.’