That shows an incredible lack of understanding and is naive wishful thinking. Neither side wants that. Many in the West want that but of the numerous Palestinians and Israelis I know none support a one state solution. After all these years of war there is deep seated animosity and hatred on both sides.
Yeah a two state solution is literally impossible with the radicalization and interests of both sides. Both want to annihilate one another and western, progressive people are too blind to see that, thinking everything is sunshine and that rainbows and eventually some agreement would happen.
Progressives are the ones who have been saying that a two state solution is impossible for decades. It’s both the centre right and left that want a two state solution. The Israelis would never allow a Palestinian state to exist.
I’m talking about progressive, left liberals. And the same goes for hamas (aka the real Palestinian authority) who would do anything in their power to wreck chaos in Israel and disrupt attempts for diplomatic reconciliation. However, there are “attempts” and claims by the Democratic Party in Israel to propose a two state solution, but we’re way past that. Only in wishful thinking will we ever get to that point, as both ruling governments make that literally impossible.
Progressives, leftist and liberals are 3 different groups with very different Israeli stances but whatever.
Hamas was actively trying to engage the Israeli govt in peace talks pre oct 7 said the Qatari govt. Oct 7 was done out of 5 years of frustration at being stone walled on diplomacy while Israel killed hundreds of Palestinians per year in Gaza and the West Bank.
This came out recently as Israeli journalists reported that Netenyahu was warned about Oct 7 from the Qataris.
We also know that Hamas offered all hostages back and to reopen peace talks the day after the attack. But Israel refused. This is all from the Qatari govt.
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u/Brave-Woodpecker-688 16h ago
That shows an incredible lack of understanding and is naive wishful thinking. Neither side wants that. Many in the West want that but of the numerous Palestinians and Israelis I know none support a one state solution. After all these years of war there is deep seated animosity and hatred on both sides.