My understanding is that every major attempt at getting to a two-state solution has been encumbered by pre-conditions set by Israel that have made the negotiations a non-starter.
For example, any deal that would have Israel give back territories it has been occupying since 1967 has never even been on the table.
The Oslo accords, perhaps the most serious of these, were deeply unpopular on both sides.
Also, any and all attempts by Palestinians to get formal recognition in the UN have been repeatedly vetoed by the United States.
Hamas is a symptom of desperation. It certainly is not acting in the best interest of Gazans and they are suffering due to that.
But on the other hand, diplomacy has not been an effective tool for Gazans and, as all signs indicate, it never will. Not at least until US withdraws its unconditional support for Israel.
With status quo, Gazans have the choice to lie down and die or continue living under deplorable conditions under a military occupation, as Israel slowly annexes the land that, under international law, doesn’t belong to them.
A two-state solution is a fever dream if the occupier is uninterested in it. We’ve seen that repeatedly for the past 75+ years in actions and literal words.
So the question is, if you were the subjugated population, what would you do?
It’s refreshing to hear from someone else what I’ve been thinking and saying for a while now.
This perspective is conspicuously missing from all narrative you hear and read in the media, as well as the administration. The gaslighting is hard to ignore.
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