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Jerome M. Segal, Tareq Baconi, Khaled Elgindy, Lara Friedman, Dalia Hatuqa, Tareq Baconi, Khaled Elgindy, Lara Friedman, Dalia Hatuqa

Oslo Is Dead, the Two-State Solution Isn’t

Hassan Ayad sticks his hand through concrete blocks as he is congratulated by a friend on his recent engagement while the two Palestinian men stand on opposite sides of Israel's security wall in East Jerusalem on September 23, 2003. David Silverman/Getty Images

After years of dismissing the idea, many American progressives—especially Jewish progressives—seem to have reached the conclusion that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has become impossible and are now having serious conversations about a one-state solution. The current flurry was sparked by Peter Beinart’s New York Times op-ed, “I No Longer Believe in a Jewish State.”

However, these discussions are largely about justice for the Palestinians and about Jewish identity. They are not really serious conversations about new policy approaches for ending the conflict.

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