For the 77 years since the State of Israel's founding, the question of Palestine's future has fueled many, if not most, major conflicts in the Middle East. Those who argue it should be a single state have traditionally also advocated for the destruction of Israel along the way, spurring the great Israeli-Arab wars of the past, and the Hamas-led Oct. 7 assault in 2023. Proponents of a single Palestinian state have traditionally also advocated for Israel's destruction, spurring the great Israeli-Arab wars of the past, and the Hamas-led Oct. 7 assault in 2023. Conversely, those pushing for a two-state solution, while seemingly offering a path to compromise and peace, have failed to find a path to defuse the revanchism of far-right Palestinians and the expansionist aims of far-right Israelis. This has inadvertently given ground to these very same one-state advocates, who prefer to use war to achieve their aims. But...
