Two-state solution

The two-state solution is the name for a class of proposed resolutions of the long-running Arab-Israeli conflict now explicitly backed by the US government. There are many different proposals under this rubric, which differ substantially in their details, although all share a basic concept (reflected in the name). It is contrasted with the binational solution and forced transfer solutions (of either side).

Related Topics:
Arab-Israeli conflict - Binational solution - Forced transfer

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Proponents of a two-state solution to the conflict generally advocate two separate states in the Western portion of the historic region of Palestine, one each intended primarily for the Jewish and Arab populations. Territories that Israel captured in the West Bank and Gaza during the Six-Day War would become a new Palestinian state. Their Palestinian Arab inhabitants would be given citizenship by the new state; Arabs in the world-wide Palestinian exodus would likely be offered such citizenship as well. Arab citizens of present-day Israel would likely have the choice of staying with Israel, or becoming citizens of the new Palestine.

Related Topics:
Region of Palestine - Jewish - Arab - Israel - West Bank - Gaza - Six-Day War - Palestinian - Arabs - Palestinian exodus

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The proposal is immensely controversial, although most outside observers consider some form of it the most reasonable likely solution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

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