Growing despair within the Palestinian leadership regarding hope for the peace process with Israel in general and the viability of a two-state solution in particular.
Have the Palestinians Despaired of the Two-State Formula?
Abu Alaa on the Peace Process and Two-States-for-Two-Peoples
In a recently published essay, Ahmed Qurei (Abu Alaa) called for the Palestinian leadership to consider renouncing the two-state formula that underlies the Israeli-Palestinian political process. As a possible alternative, he suggests examining the idea of a bi-national state: “The two-state plan,” he writes, “has lost its vitality and has gradually expired after a long period strewn with hopes for a just resolution and comprehensive peace in the region.”