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Recognising Palestine: A desperate effort to salvage the two-state solution
Hardline elements in Israel want to deny Palestine statehood. Their plans need to be thwarted and Singapore has a role to play.
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Members of the United Nations General Assembly voting on Sept 12. 142 countries approved a non-binding resolution reviving the two-state solution.
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A war is still raging but several nations have suddenly started talking about recognising Palestinian statehood and there has been a flurry of diplomatic activity surrounding the issue. Why?
Put very simply, this is an attempt to throw the diplomatic kitchen sink at saving the two-state solution – Israel and Palestine co-existing in peace – from irreversible foreclosure.
