By David Johnson, professor of political science at Cape Breton University.
The Israeli-Palestinian peace process is in the news again. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been engaging in talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on the contours of a “final settlement” that would witness the establishment of a Palestinian state beside that of Israel.
But don’t hold your breath waiting for this “final settlement.” Palestinian negotiators have said that much work still needs to be done, while Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon has stressed that Kerry has “failed so far.”
At the heart of these talks is the idea of a “two-state solution” to the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The idea, which dates from the 1993 Oslo peace accord, suggests that Israel will support the establishment of a separate Palestinian state on the West Bank of the Jordan River and in Gaza in return for Palestinian recognition of the State of Israel.
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It would be better for the Palestinians if they would acknowledge the fact that a two state solution is dead and concentrate on working for the one state solution – without Apartheid of course. A real democracy with equal rights for all.