The two-state solution has no chance. But an Israeli-Palestinian confederation does | Meron Rapoport

Although they are two peoples with distinct national identities, Jews and Palestinians are inextricably geographically intertwined

Peace for peace." That's how Benjamin Netanyahu described the Abraham Accords, the peace deals that Israel signed with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in September. No more land for peace", the paradigm that once governed diplomacy with the Palestinians.

From Netanyahu's perspective, these deals were proof that he was right the whole time in claiming that the way to regional peace isn't through the Palestinians. The US and Europe lost interest in the Palestinian question" some time ago, and so did the Arab world, much of which decided it would rather align with Israel than support the Palestinians, who seemed more isolated and fragmented than ever. It's no wonder so many people believed that Israel had won, and the Palestinian national struggle was over.