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Palestinian and Jewish men speak at protest against settler violence in Jaffa. December 5, 2008 (Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org)
One or two states, Israelis and Palestinians are bound together
Whether the conflict here is resolved through one, two, three or ten states, Israel will still never be homogenous. Ethnic homogeneity is a nasty and dangerous sham. As the referendum over the future of Scotland approaches, poll numbers for the “YES” (pro-independence) have suddenly spiked. Many Brits are now panicking that Scots may really decide they are not…
By Dahlia Scheindlin September 9, 2014
UN Sec.-Gen. Ban Ki-moon meets with PA President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. (UN Photo/Rick Bajornas)
Peace process: Only four options left
Resolutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be reached either by agreement or evolution. As the peace talks stumble toward their formal end point, there are essentially four scenarios for political developments between the river and the sea, excluding resurgent violence: two states by agreement, two states by evolution, one state by agreement, or one sovereign…
By Dahlia Scheindlin April 21, 2014
PA billboard in Ramallah in support of Palestinian statehood. Photo by Joseph Dana
Int’l court rejects Palestian appeal – and Palestinian statehood
The International Criminal Court released a statement on Tuesday rejecting Palestine’s petition to investigate allegations of Israeli war crimes in the 2009 Gaza war, known as Cast Lead. With the fairly predictable decision, Israel avoids another round of international opprobrium. But there is also a symbolic meaning: another failure for Palestine’s unilateral statehood bid. The…
By Dahlia Scheindlin April 4, 2012
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Demonstrators in support of Palestinian statehood, Jerusalem, 15 July 2011 (Photo: Dahlia Scheindlin)
Israeli response to Palestinian statehood: Three scenarios
The country may be riveted by the social protests, but the September deadline is still approaching. When the Palestinians declare statehood and take their request to the UN, there are two things Israel could do, regardless of the (largely predictable) UN outcome. Israel could reject the Palestinian declaration – including by ignoring it – or…
By Dahlia Scheindlin August 25, 2011
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