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The end of a two-state settlement? Alternatives and priorities for settling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Das Ende der Zweistaatenregelung? Alternativen und Prioritäten für die Regelung des israelisch-palästinensischen Konflikts
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Abstract On the occasion of their joint government consultations in February 2016, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed that this was not the time for making major progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, given the instability in the Middle East. However, merely a... view more
On the occasion of their joint government consultations in February 2016, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed that this was not the time for making major progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, given the instability in the Middle East. However, merely adhering to a two-state settlement as a mantra without taking any concrete steps to implement it effectively reinforces the one-state reality under Israeli dominance. Ultimately, this will make settling the conflict impossible. Popular support for a two-state solution is waning on both sides. While at present alternative one-state or confederate models have even slimmer chances of being realized, Germany and the EU should nevertheless explore the creative and constructive aspects of these models, which would enable the two sides to maintain their national identities as well as realize their individual and collective rights. Their priority, however, should be to alter the cost-benefit calculation of the parties to the conflict, so as to generate the political will for bringing about a settlement at all. (Autorenreferat)... view less
Keywords
occupation policy; Palestine; peace process; Israel; self-administration; political stability; Palestinian; Middle East conflict; Palestinian-Israeli conflict; conflict management; alternative
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Zwei-Staaten-Theorie
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 24/2016
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications