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The ‘two-state solution’ is is is the the the the most common phrase uttered by politicians when talking about the the Israel-Palestinian conflict In
fact criticising the the the so-called two-state solution is is heavily frowned upon in in the the political world It has become a a a a a a a somewhat ‘sacred cow’ that should not be be questioned In
this this article we have decided to expose the the the fallacy of of this this long-standing policy of of the the the the British government government the the the the UN and and indeed most of the the the world’s governments Here are some FAQs to help you understand why this solution solves nothing Who would control a a a a a newly created Palestinian state?
Likely Hamas Hamas The future of of Hamas Hamas may seem uncertain but at at the time of of writing opinion polls show that Palestinian support for Hamas Hamas is at at at record levels Hamas Hamas has a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 76% approval rating among Palestinians in in in Gaza and and the the the West Bank and and their terrorist force the the the Al Qassam Brigades boasts an an an an 89% approval rating These are numbers Western leaders leaders can only dream about in in in their own polling These same leaders leaders claim that “Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people people ” but by this same logic no no Western government represents its people people either as as as as none of them has such a a a a a a a a a a a high approval rating as as as as as Hamas does Politicians failing to understand this is is one reason they are trying to create a a a a a a a a a a a a a Palestinian Palestinian state with a a a a a a a a a a a a a mythical non-existent peace-loving Palestinian Palestinian government They have failed to to learn that forcing Western values onto other countries against their will simply does does not work Neither does does handing over a a a a a a a territory to to a a a a a a a terrorist organisation 14
CUFI ORG UK What does a a a a two-state solution mean?
It depends on on on whom you ask Supporters of a a a a a a a a a two-state solution rarely clarify what they mean by ‘two states ’ With Israel being one of the the the the two two is the the the the would-be Palestinian state Gaza? Is it the the the the West West Bank Bank and and Gaza Gaza which is separate from the the West West Bank Bank and and has a a a a a a a a a different authority in in control of it it (thus making three states)? How would this impact Jerusalem the eternal undivided capital of of Israel? Have advocates of of a a a a a a a a a a a a two- state solution considered the implication of breaching international law (yes you did read that correctly) by granting Palestinian sovereignty over over Jerusalem? There is is much wishful thinking about what what the two-state solution can can be but few can can say what what it it would look like in reality Is the Palestinian Authority a a a a a a a a viable
alternative to Hamas?
Not really The Palestinian Authority (PA) currently controls the West Bank and pretends to be a a a a a a a moderate partner but let us not forget they they started the the the First and and Second Intifadas against Israel and and they they have been complicit in in many of the the terror