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Palestinian and Israeli demonstrators release hundreds of balloons marking International Women's Day during a protest march against the occupation, Beit Jala, West Bank, March 4, 2016. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Want to end the occupation? Start talking to settlers and Mizrahim

The very people the Left categorically rejects — Mizrahim and settlers — are exactly whom they need to make peace. By Avi Dabush Three weeks ago, I attended the Peace Now rally in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square, standing among the “peace camp” and meeting many people whom I love and value. They are committed, devoted,…

By +972 Magazine June 23, 2017

Jewish and Arab protesters march during a demonstration against the occupation, calling the Israeli government to resign, in central Tel Aviv, May 28, 2016. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game

A new poll shows that most Israelis and Palestinians support the idea of two states, but reject the practicalities of it. But there is a way out of this mess. By Michal Haramati A recently published opinion poll sought to answer our region’s million-dollar question: is the two-state solution still relevant? Unlike many others, the…

By +972 Magazine September 1, 2016

Palestinian and Israeil flags (Activestills)

An Israeli-Palestinian confederation? Not so fast

A new initiative seeks to find a new, creative way to solve the conflict. The only problem? It forgets about equality. By Yuval Eylon The latest hit in the peace plan business comes from “Two States One Homeland,” an initiative that eschews both the two-state solution and the one-state solution, instead envisioning a confederation between…

By +972 Magazine June 19, 2016

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WATCH: Two states, one homeland — a new configuration?

If you ask most people, you’ll find that the only two conceptions of how to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are either a one- or two-state solution. But what if there’s a third path? A recent conference explored that option.

By Social TV July 8, 2015