Amid Israel-Gaza conflict, a two-state solution seems utopian to some
The so-called two-state solution was first articulated by the Royal Commission of Inquiry to Palestine, which was created in 1936 to investigate the root of unrest in Mandatory Palestine. The territory was established in 1920, placed under British control in 1923 and dissolved with the declaration of the state of Israel in 1948. Also known as the Peel Commission, the body was the first to suggest partitioning Palestine into ethnic states.
After speaking with more than 100 Jews and Arabs, commission members declared that "irrepressible conflict has arisen between two national communities within the narrow bounds of one small country." Finding "no common ground between them, their national aspirations are incompatible," according to the commission, which suggested partitioning the mandate into two states.
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As Israel has expanded settlement building, support has dwindled among Palestinians. By 2020, majorities of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza were expressing opposition to the idea. That trend has continued, with many people saying that the sprawl of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which are illegal under international law, has made the idea impossible to implement.
Attacks by Hamas and allied groups have eroded support for a two-state solution among Israelis. Fewer than half of Israelis favor it. And most also reject a idea of a one-state solution, which, from their point of view, would undermine the country's identity.
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