Shira Efron

Shira Efron, based in Tel Aviv, is a policy advisor at Israel Policy Forum and is a co-author of the 2021 RAND Corporation study ‘Alternatives in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,’ and of the 2020 study ‘In Search of a Viable Option: Evaluating Outcomes to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.’ Twitter: @ShiraEfron.

Recent Articles
Thousands of Palestinians pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem's Old City, marking the Muslim holiday of Eid Al Adha. Oct. 4, 2014. (Sliman Khader/Flash90)
Is Israeli-Palestinian confederation all it’s hyped up to be?
While it is fair to critique the viability of a two-state or one-state solution, the ambitious confederation model risks failing for the same reasons.
By Shira Efron and Evan Gottesman May 3, 2021
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