One may well think that the struggle inside the Jewish community of Israel is between those of the political right, who want to maintain the settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank so as to “redeem” the Greater Land of Israel as a Jewish country, and those of the left who seek a two-state solution with the Palestinians and are thus willing to relinquish enough of the “territories”, if not at all, in order that a viable Palestinian state may emerge. read more »

Combined with the international community’s unwillingness to pressure Israel into making meaningful concessions, a genuine two-state solution is thus doomed — even though it is the preferred option espoused by the international community in the moribund “Road Map” initiative. read more »