The Two-Stage Solution: Toward a Long-Term Israeli-Palestinian Truce |
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Authors: | Nathan Thrall |
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Institution: | Middle East and North Africa Program, International Crisis Group, Brussels, Belgium |
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Abstract: | There is growing consensus among Israelis and Palestinians that the paradigm of pursuing a two-state solution through bilateral talks has reached a dead end. Yet the widely discussed alternatives to this supposedly expired model have not posed a credible challenge to it. Instead they have been confined largely to academic discussions among activists who enjoy little support in their societies; the proposals are more a reflection of widespread desperation than a serious movement to bring change. In the absence of a negotiated settlement to the conflict, one possibility, though currently remote, is that Israel and a future Palestinian state will establish a long-term truce that settles some disputes, such as over territory, while leaving other issues unresolved. |
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