A Four-State Solution Is Needed In Israel-Palestine
Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian | December 18, 2008
To settle the Israel-Palestine conflict, a four-state solution should be considered. ++ Israel would be surrounded by the West Bank, ruled by secular nationalists Fatah, and Gaza, ruled by Islamist Hamas. ++ With regard to the current events, a third state called “Judea” might be considered. ++ The Arab world must support Palestine in order to give Israelis incentives to negotiate. ++ The Arab League has urged Obama to work for peace, giving him the chance to prove that the US can still impose its will on the area.
Sun, Dec 28th 2008, 17:32
Lior Petek, University of St. Gallen, Platinum Contributor (216)
On the other hand, I agree with the assessment made in the article that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is actually an Arab-Israeli one, which becomes clear when one looks at all the Arab states that do not recognize Israel’s right to exist and went to war with Israel. Therefore, just focusing on the Palestinian dimension of the conflict is dangerous.