re: #211 lawhawk

Fourth option is a riff on the first - a 3 state solution where Israel recognizes Fatah and West Bank, while Hamas and Gaza continue to rot on their own. It would be a recognition of the current situation where Hamas and Fatah each “control” contiguous territory; the only issue is dickering over the remaining terms and adjusting maps and shifting housing. Jerusalem would be a sticking point to be sure, but even that is something that could be overcome if the parties were all willing to do so.

Ayep, any multi-state solution is based almost entirely on arguing over where the lines are drawn. You’ve already acknowledged these states have a right to exist, now you’re arguing over how much land they’ll exist upon.

The other two options basically end the illusion that Israel is a democratic nation, because there’s no way to remain democratic and Jewish if you grant citizenship to all Palestinians, and any nation where the majority of the people have no say in the government is not a democratic one.