TY  - RPRT
A1  - Schmetz, Martin
T1  - Can we please stop pretending that the two-state solution is still a thing?
T2  - sicherheitspolitik-blog.de
N2  - With the current conflict in Gaza going full tilt, the usual questions have popped up: Who is to blame, what is everyone’s motivation and strategy, how to stop the bloodshed, how to end the conflict. And as usual, the two-state solution, i.e. two separate, sovereign states within the borders of the 1949 armistice agreement, keeps popping up as a purported solution. This is especially prominent in the statements of politicians in countries not directly involved in the conflict. Countries that at least claim to want to help end the conflict, be it through mediation or other diplomatic measures. But for those countries, the two-state solution has become an idea to hide behind. It does not help solve the conflict, neither in the short- nor mid-term. Clinging to the idea merely prolongs the status quo. However, it does allow the rest of the world to avoid facing the facts, which would force them to reevaluate their position on who to support and actually do something about the conflict as it currently is. But it’s high time we face the music and admit it: The two-state solution is no longer a viable option when it comes to mediating this conflict...
KW  - USA
KW  - two-state solution
KW  - plo
KW  - peace process
KW  - Palestine
KW  - middle east
KW  - israel
KW  - Hamas
KW  - gaza
KW  - fatah
KW  - China
KW  - Europe
Y1  - 2014
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/36037
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-360373
UR  - http://www.sicherheitspolitik-blog.de/2014/08/06/can-we-please-stop-pretending-that-the-two-state-solution-is-still-a-thing/
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CY  - Frankfurt am Main
ER  -