Letter

In response to Talk of a two-state solution may not go much further

The two-state solution is a chimera

Once again the chimera of a two-state solution is raising its head in Palestine. And as usual, Israeli approval is deemed essential.

The current configuration of the state of Israel has, or so is my understanding, neither a constitution nor declared national boundaries. The lack of a constitution may not be a problem since Israel already has diplomatic relations with many countries.

The lack of declared national boundaries may be another matter. How can a state without boundaries cut away a portion of the land it occupies and claims and declare it a sovereign state belonging to another? And this before the new entity was even recognised as being legally part of the original entity?

This idea will be sent to another committee, whether in the UN or elsewhere. There it will be debated and deferred. The two-state solution is more distraction than solution. It’s a chimera.

— Hal Duell from Alice Springs