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WATCH: Peter Beinart on the case for a binational state

Dashiel Lawrence
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Published: 17 August 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: US writer concedes it would be hard to achieve but the alternative, no political rights for Palestinians, would be more dangerous.

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The two-state solution is fading. It would take a miracle to revive it (Jerusalem Post)
GERSHON BASKIN: With all parties unwilling, no negotiations will take place in the foreseeable future

Admit it: Two states for Israel and Palestine remain the least impossible solution (Star Tribune/NYT)
ROGER COHEN: Both two states and one state with equal rights are impossible. But when you look at the reasons why, it becomes more clear
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Dashiel Lawrence

Dashiel Lawrence

Dr Dashiel Lawrence is the Executive Director of The Jewish Independent. A graduate of the Jewish Studies program at the University of Melbourne, he has been writing about Australia's Jewish diaspora for nearly two decades. His books include Australia and Israel: A Diasporic, Political and Cultural Relationship (2015) and People of the Boot: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Australian Jews in Sport (2018).

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