Two-state solution: Difference between revisions

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The major points of contention include the specific boundaries of the two states (though most proposals are based on the [[Green Line (Israel)|1967 lines]]), the [[status of Jerusalem]], the [[Israeli settlements]] and the [[Palestinian right of return|right of return of Palestinian refugees]]. Observers have described the current situation in the whole territory, with the [[Israeli occupation of the West Bank]] and [[blockade of the Gaza Strip]], as one of ''[[de facto]]'' Israeli sovereignty.<ref name="Iraqi-2021">{{Cite web |last=Iraqi |first=Amjad |date=2021-01-12 |title=Why B'Tselem is calling Israel an apartheid regime, from the river to the sea |url=https://www.972mag.com/btselem-israel-apartheid-supremacy/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=+972 Magazine}}</ref><ref name="IPS-2021">{{Cite web |date=January 12, 2021 |title=B'Tselem (Document): A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This Is Apartheid |url=https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1650915 |access-date=November 28, 2023 |website=[[Institute for Palestine Studies]]}}</ref> The two-state solution is an alternative to the one-state solution and what observers consider a ''de facto'' one-state reality.<ref name="Iraqi-2021" /><ref name="IPS-2021" /><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Barnett |first1=Michael |author-link=Michael N. Barnett |last2=Brown |first2=Nathan |author-link2=Nathan J. Brown (political scientist) |last3=Lynch |first3=Marc |author-link3=Marc Lynch |last4=Telhami |first4=Shibley |author-link4=Shibley Telhami |date=2023-04-14 |title=Israel's One-State Reality |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/israel-palestine-one-state-solution |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=[[Foreign Affairs]] |volume=102 |issue=3 |issn=0015-7120}}</ref>

Following the [[7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel|October 7 attacks]] and the subsequent [[Gaza war]], multiple governments restarted discussions on a two-state solution. This received pushback from Israel's government, especially from prime minister Netanyahu. On 26 September 2024, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince [[Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud]] and Norway's Foreign Minister [[Espen Barth Eide]] co-chaired a meeting of representatives of about 90 countries, held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, to launch a global alliance for a two-state solution.<ref name="The Jerusalem Post-2024" /><ref name="Lederer-2024" /><ref name="Tanios-2024" /><ref name="Saudi Press Agency-2024" /><ref name="Al Saud-2024">{{Cite web |last=Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud |date=2024-10-02 |title=Saudi foreign minister: A two-state solution is more urgent than ever |url=https://www.ft.com/content/06a1f31d-7cf9-4559-a7d4-8f0f19f2aced |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=[[Financial Times]]}}</ref>

== History ==