Jerusalem Report

Does such recognition constitute meaningful progress toward Palestinian statehood under international law, or does it amount to little more than a symbolic gesture in an intractable conflict?

The post-October 7 reality demands that we finally wake up to what three decades should have taught us: Changing ideology takes generations, not diplomatic ceremonies.

While diplomacy takes place abroad, a very different reality is emerging on the ground in the West Bank, with an increasing number of small settlement farms scattered across the contested territory.

The Jerusalem Report spoke to Alan Baker about the history and current status of the two-state solution.

The international community will need to pressure the Palestinians to abandon their culture of terror and embrace one of coexistence and cooperation.

Many Palestinians say their dreams of statehood are disappearing between a corrupt Palestinian Authority and Israeli settlements.

Economic woes, political pressures and corruption in Israel and among Palestinians could ultimately lead to a one-state solution.

Prominent Israeli voices, on both the Right and the Left of the political spectrum, are in favor – but with vastly different aspirations for what such a unified country would look like.

Despite everything that has happened between us over these past two years, we Palestinians and Israelis must open our hearts and minds and allow our wounds the chance to heal.

Palestinian solidarity has become a currency of Western virtue, traded in postures.

Faced with domestic pressures, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer sacrificed principle for appeasement in recognizing a Palestinian state.