Most recently, the Israeli parliament voted to formally deny Palestinians the opportunity to establish their own state, despite the fact that more than 140 countries have already recognized Palestinian statehood." Despite this, he said it was still possible to achieve a two-state solution "if Isra...
In the longer term, only a political solution can truly end tensions between the Israeli and Palestinian people, Borrell said, setting out principles on which lasting peace can be achieved. Echoing some of the views previously expressed by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the EU diploma...
Addressing the mood among younger Palestinians, the cerebral deputy mayor of Nablus, Dr Husam Shakhshiris, is downbeat: "They lost their hope to have a peace solution, they’ve lost their hope to have a state of their own, they’ve lost their hope to run their own affairs. "My generati...
" Blinken said. "Second, President Biden will underscore our crystal-clear message to any actor, state or non-state, who would try to take advantage of this crisis to attack Israel: Don't. To that end, he's deployed two aircraft carrier groups and other...
"I've made it clear to the Israelis that ... the only answer here is a two-state solution. We have got to get to the point where there's the ability to even talk without having to worry about whether Hamas is going to engage in the same activities they did [in] the past," Bide...
Biden added that his administration is working to end the war and make progress toward a two-state solution. "And I strongly believe that the three-phase ceasefire proposal Israel has made to Hamas and that the U.N. Security Council has endorsed is the best way to end the violence in Gaz...
"President Trump has recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, but is now emphasizing his support for a two-state solution, and is withholding on the passport issue to maximize U.S. leverage as his diplomatic negotiating team finalizes its proposals," said Sitilides. "He has publicly sta...
Lazzarini spoke on the sidelines of the conference by the Global Alliance for a Two-State Solution, a Saudi government-created initiative attended by foreign ministers from Arab, Muslim, African and European countries. “If we want to be successful in an...
born, and, at the dawn of a mad youth, he was a Zionist guerrilla against the Arabs and fought with the Israeli army. However, his whole subsequent life was spent trying to create a stable territory in the Middle East and he strongly advocated the two-state solution within his own ...
Six different partition plans were proposed (aka “A Two-State Solution”). All were accepted by the Jewish leadership, and all were rejected outright by the Arabs. The Jews never denied that Palestinian Arabs have rightful claims to lands, and always sought a compromise. Zionists were willing...