Quote Originally Posted by Hooahguy View Post
There will never be a one state solution like that has been proposed, where all Palestinians become Israeli citizens. Israel would never willingly put itself into a position where it would risk having people hostile to its existence in power. The entire idea behind Israel was to have a state where Jews were fully in control and not subject to how the local overlord is feeling about Jews that day. The number of Palestinians is relatively close to the number of Israelis. Giving them equal rights plus voting and all that would definitely put Israeli control into jeopardy. Especially if the Palestinians were granted right of return. Now consider how much bad blood there is between Israelis and Palestinians that will lead to a lot of violence. I just cannot see it working. Ever.

Two-state probably wont work either. It would require both sides to trust each other, which neither do. But it has more chance of working than the one state does. It would of course require a lot of concessions of both sides. Which by this point I dont think they would be willing to do now anyways.

There is no solution to this conflict. I just dont see it ever happening. I dont think the Palestinians will ever really get their act together to form effective resistance or act in a Nelson Mandela fashion (nonviolence). The Israelis have no real reason to end the conflict because the status quo isnt terrible for them. A few attacks here and there, but the Israeli security forces have gotten pretty darn good at stopping them.

Is this sustainable? No, but I think the Israelis will fight to keep the status quo for as long as they can. The Palestinians are going to keep doing what they do too. The image of armed resistance is good for morale.

This conflict will go on forever and ever until someone wipes out the other.
Realistically Genocide is the only solution. Which will happen once Israel doesn't have someone like the US propping them up and keeping everyone off their backs. The only real humane option is the no state for Palestinians solution. Where the Palestinian people agitate to be Egyptians, Jordanians, and Lebanese.