The Two-State Mirage: How to Break the Cycle of Violence in a One-State Reality

3 points by linehedonist 1 year ago | 3 comments
  • mitchbob 1 year ago
    • raxxorraxor 1 year ago
      Wow, there is a lot to unpack here. Overall an unrealistic perspective in my opinion. Which international laws should be enforced here and by whom?

      Certainly a two state solution is as far away as it ever has been, but a one state solution is even further behind by magnitudes.

      > Advocates of a renewed push for a two-state solution will claim that it is the most realistic option.

      Because that is the reality. The blame towards Israel here is just again a typical and an uneducated position.

      The US has among the highest credibility in this conflict. Otherwise there would be countries working constructively here, but there was only silence.

      The "global south" doesn't exist, it is a fantasy construct. This is just insurance against a hegemony, but there is not much common ground for anything.

      Which country has more credibility according to the authors?

      You also don't hand people a country when they started a war and were repelled. This would lead to further aggression, it is just beyond reasonable.

      Also, why trust any country in that region? There are a few, but they didn't really shine with support for a Palestinian state. They would probably tasks Israel with providing security from such a state.

      The problem is the indoctrination of the youth. I don't know if you can correct that. The first step would be to stop that immediately. And frankly, this article might even give munition to said indoctrination.

      • weatherlite 1 year ago
        > Certainly a two state solution is as far away as it ever has been, but a one state solution is even further behind by magnitudes

        Pro Palestinians don't really care about a one state democracy, I think deep in their hearts they know it's very unrealistic (show me a couple of democracies in the region, not to mention a binational one). They simply care about eliminating Zionism by allowing the 'Right of Return' - that's pretty much it. I don't know that its unrealistic - there's a growing axis that tries to destroy Israel violently (Iran and its proxies, Russia, perhaps China) and vocal parts of the West that won't to destroy Israel by way of sanctions.