{"id":3735,"date":"2024-08-01T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fokusisrael.ch\/?page_id=3735"},"modified":"2026-04-02T00:39:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:39:45","slug":"can-and-should-a-two-state-solution-be-achieved","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fokusisrael.ch\/en\/questions-and-answers-on-israel-gaza-and-the-palestinians\/can-and-should-a-two-state-solution-be-achieved\/","title":{"rendered":"Can and should a two-state solution be achieved?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"article__intro wp-block-paragraph\">She was a member of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, and today she is one of the world&#8217;s most respected analysts of the situation in Israel and the Middle East: political scientist Dr. Einat Wilf. Einat Wilf talks exclusively to FokusIsrael.ch about the ten most important questions concerning Israel and the Middle East. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ist die Zwei-Staaten-L\u00f6sung Geschichte?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qi-My6kXGrQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1947, the UN General Assembly decided to establish a Jewish and an Arab state in the Middle East. What is left of this idea? Does it still have any chance of being realized? 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