Two-state solution
The two-state solution is the hypothesis of agreement that is being discussed by the key actors in the Arab-Israeli conflict. According to this hypothesis, the solution to the now historic war would lie in the creation of two separate states in the western part of territory of the British Mandate of Palestine, one Jewish and the other Arab. In that proposal, Arabs residing in the West Bank or Gaza Strip would be given citizenship of the new Palestinian state, which would also be offered to Palestinian refugees; as for Arabs residing in Israel, they would be given the opportunity to choose which citizenship to have: Israeli or Palestinian.
Discussed especially during the Annapolis Conference in November 2007, it is an idea that, with variations, has a history dating back to the 1930s.
After the Oslo Accords in 1995, parts of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip were ceded to the Palestinian Authority, thus, starting in practice the two state administration of the territories.
Currently 143 United Nations member states have formally recognized "Palestine" as a state (see also: List of States which recognize Palestine as an independent state.), stretching from Africa to Asia, Europe to Latin America.. Around 150 countries maintain diplomatic relations with the "Palestinians" in one form or another... In October, 2011, "Palestine" was granted full membership at the U.N. cultural organization, UNESCO, in a diplomatic victory won despite stiff resistance from the United States and Israel.[2]
A pro-Arab website expresses the "Palestinian" view concerning the border of "Palestine" by declaring they want a border which existed prior to the Six-Day War:
The value of a UN resolution recognizing an independent state for the Palestinian people, with its borders running exactly along the 1949 Armistice line, which was the border between Israel and the West Bank until June 4, 1967, should not be undermined.[3]
The "State of Palestine" was recognized immediately by the Arab League and several other Islamic nations, at the expense of recognition of Israel. It maintains embassies in these countries (which are generally simply Palestine Liberation Organization delegations).
In November 2012, "Palestine" was granted the status of a non-member observer state by the United Nations General Assembly. This move was applauded by the Holy See[4] which recognized the "State of Palestine" in 2015[5] and supports a two-state solution in the Arab-Israeli conflict.[6]
On April 2024, the Biden regime vetoed the State of Palestine request for full United Nations membership at the Security Council.[7]
Russia, China[8] and Ukraine[9] support the two-state solution.
Trump Peace Plan (2020)
In 2020 President Trump proposed a plan involving the establishment of new frontiers between Israel & Palestine and the mutual recognition of the countries.[1]
The January 2020 American peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, sometimes called the Trump plan, is a set of political and economic proposals presented on January 28, 2020 by the President of the United States Donald Trump as the path to peace between Israelis and Palestinians and a basis for negotiations in the peace process.
The plan proposes a fifty billion dollar international effort to enable the development and definitive establishment of the Palestinian state, when the Israelis would retain Jerusalem as their indivisible capital, with the Palestinians establishing theirs on a fraction of East Jerusalem.
The Israelis would keep the Israeli settlements in the West Bank but the Palestinian territory would remain equivalent in size to that of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip before the Six-Day War, through additions of territory from the Negev Desert for purposes economic and residential.
Opposition
The main groups opposing the two-state solution are Hamas and Arab and Zionist radical groups who both want the total control of the territory. In 1948 the Arab states opposed the principle, declaring war on Israel.
Pro-Israel advocates typically point out that Israel has repeatedly had to defend itself against attacks by neighboring Arab states and counter that reverting Israel's border to borders which existed before the Six-Day war would not allow Israel to have defensible borders.[10]
The Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is openly opposed to the proposed "Palestinian" statehood, he supports Jewish settlements on the West Bank, and is threatening retaliatory action. US officials, notably Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are also opposed.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Peace to Prosperity
- ↑ More than 100 countries recognize Palestine as a state.
- ↑ Obama, Netanyahu and the 'Palestinian state'.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Vatican formally recognises ‘state of Palestine’. Catholic Herald (May 14, 2015).
- ↑ Pope prays for peace and for a two-state solution in Palestine and Israel. Vatican News (April 24, 2024).
- ↑ State Dept.: U.S. Will Veto Palestinian Statehood at United Nations. Breitbart (April 18, 2024).
- ↑ China and Russia plan to work together for a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians. AP (October 20, 2023).
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Defensible borders
