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Will the Gaza War Lead to a Two-State Solution to the Israel-Palestine Conflict?

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Marwan Muasher"A two-state solution exists only in theory. In practice, it died long ago."

Daniel Seidemann"If Israel has the will, or capacity, to relocate 200,000 settlers from the West Bank and Jerusalem, a two-state solution is a viable option."

Joe BidenNetanyahu's government "doesn't want anything remotely approaching a two-state solution.

Muriel Asseburg"If international actors can muster enough political will and capital... they could still bring about [a two-state solution]."

Yossi Beilin“[The two-state solution] is the only solution – there is no realistic competition.”Nov 04, 2023

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Hossein Amir-Abdollahian"The only thing that Iran and Israel have in common is that neither of them believes in a two-state solution."

Caroline de Gruyter"Getting everyone [religious and extremist settlers] out just requires one thing: political will... I doubt, alas, we will see it in the near future."

Bezalel Smotrich"Anyone who thinks that the State of Israel will agree to some plan of establishing a government of professionals which Hamas and the Palestinian Authority will be involved in under the guise of technocratic officials is living in an illusion.”

Eylon Levy"Full [Palestinian] sovereignty and full statehood... would represent an existential threat to Israel."

Lindsey Graham"[T]he Arabs are going to demand some form of two-state solution" and "Israel’s going to demand security buffers."

Yair Lapid“[W]hat has happened on 7 October has postponed the possibility of the two-state solution."

Benjamin Netanyahu“I will not allow it [a two-state solution]."Dec 15, 2023

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Joel Peters"The two-state solution remains on the table, if only for the lack of any viable alternative."

Judy Dempsey"The war between Israel and Hamas makes the two-state solution less viable than ever before."

Yuval Noah Harari"[T]he current conflict is likely to put the last nail in the coffin of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process."Oct 12, 2023

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MetaculusWill the Gaza War lead to a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict before January 1, 2030?

Prince Faisal bin Farhan“We in the region are... going to look at how we can solve the bigger problem in the context of Gaza. That is, a real commitment to a two-state solution."

Hassan Nasrallah“The implicit goals of the Israeli war are to occupy Gaza, displace the Gazans and to turn the enclave into a beach for the Israeli settlers.”

Tammy BaldwinNetanyahu's government's actions do not "appear to be moving us closer to... achieving a lasting peace in the region through a two-state solution"

Benjamin Netanyahu"Israel must have security control over all the territory west of the Jordan [River]. This is a necessary condition and it conflicts with the idea of [Palestinian] sovereignty."