Israel/Palestine

in the occupied territories. I do think that if there is a way for those who were once disenfranchised to address their grievances through political means or by just being allowed equal treatment, there's little need for actual violence. Hamas doesn't have the same draw in a democratic environment as it does in Gaza. Perhaps the PLO would be more popular, but do Palestinians really think they can run a country?

Whether the endgame will result in one or two states is completely up to the Israelis. If Israel and it's allies like the US and the EU actually feared that the one-state solution would result in civil war, peace negotiations would have resulted in two states years ago.

I'm not a proponent of the one-state solution; any solution that takes into account the democratic rights of the Palestinians in the occupied territories and in the diaspora is a good one. If that would be the two-state solution, then so be it. However, any form of two-state solution must result in a Palestinian state that is as viable as Israel, or else it's the one-state solution by default.

Personally, I have very little hope for the two-state solution, and I think that the one-state solution must be on the table as a possible option. The way things are going, it will IMHO be an unavoidable option. Netanyahu is working very hard to destroy all other options. But if Jewish Israelis won't lose their democratic and political rights or their jobs, and the only difference will be that more people will have access to the same rights, why should the one-state solution be feared?