Is a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine possible? | Start Here

The Israel-Gaza war has got many people talking again about the need for a two-state solution. It’s often presented as the only option to bring lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. But what is the two-state solution? Is it actually possible? And why are some people talking about a “one-state solution” instead? with Sandra Gathmann explains. r
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01:00 - What is a two-state solution?r
02:34 - The Balfour Declaration and its implicationsr
03:05 - The British proposal to partition historic Palestine in 1937r
03:30 - The proposed UN partition plan in 1947r
04:05 - What happened in the 1948 war r
04:40 - The Green Line and the 1967 warr
05:55 - How Yasser Arafat recognised Israel in 1988r
06:30 - The Oslo Accords and how they didn’t promise a Palestinian stater
09:05 - Israeli and Palestinian opposition to the peace processr
11:20 - The Second Intifada r
12:00 - Attempts to keep the peace process going after Oslor
12:40 - Major obstacles to the peace process - settlements r
13:39 - Major obstacles to the peace process - Israeli politicsr
14:09 - Major obstacles to the peace process - Palestinian politicsr
16:35 - Why October 7th has got people talking again about the two-state solution.r
18:53 - Is all the talking about a two-state solution part of the problem?r
19:18 - Why some people argue for a one-state solutionr
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Diana Buttu - Palestinian lawyer u0026 analyst; legal advisor to the PLO negotiating team 2000-2005. r
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Nathan Brown - Professor of political science, George Washington Universityr
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Gideon Levy - Israeli journalist u0026 authorr
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Mouin Rabbani - Co-editor, Jadaliyyar
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Rami Khouri - Distinguished fellow, American University of Beirutr
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