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Julian Isidro March 8,2019 Politics of the Middle East Research Paper Proposal For my research proposal, I plan on studying Israel’s prospect for a one-state solution in regards to the Palestinian conflict. Prior to the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Israel and the Palestinian territories were under British colonial rule. The West Bank and Gaza were then occupied by Jordan and Egypt, respectively until the 1967 war. Some proponents of the one-state solution say that Jordan is essentially a Palestinian state (where a significant part of the population is Palestinian, including their Queen). Opponents of the one-state solution say that it will lead to apartheid, such as what happened in South Africa. As Israel prepares for elections where a rightwing government is expected to continue, and the current United States administration shows full-pledged support for Israel - the current status quo is expected to remain the same, with a defacto one state solution. Right-wing Israelis pursue a theory of a “Greater Israel” and a Knesset committee exists to establish greater rule over the West Bank. Officially, the West Bank region is known as “Judea and Samaria” by the Israeli government - particularly right-wing Israelis and settlers. However, other Israeli right-wing politicians such as Avigdor Lieberman fear a demographic threat if a one-state solution comes to fruition. The Palestinian Arab birth rate is generally higher than Jewish Israelis, and would make Jewish Israelis a minority in the Jewish state. My research paper will look into why the two-state solution has failed and why a one-state solution is the most realistic for Israel. Israel is one of two countries, besides Tunisia considered “free” by Freedom House in the Middle East and North Africa. Meanwhile the Palestinians have not held any election since 2006 and both sides (Hamas, Fatah) continue remain distrustful of each other. The Palestinian Authority (led by Fatah) is highly unpopular, but Hamas in the West Bank is seen as a terrorist organization. Israel also still retains overall control over electricity, what supplies get in and security. Works Cited Tilley, Virginia. The one-state solution: A breakthrough for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock. University of Michigan Press, 2010. Kelman, Herbert C. "A one‐country/two‐state solution to the Israeli‐Palestinian conflict." middle eaSt POliCy 18.1 (2011): 27-41. Bisharat, George E. "Maximizing rights: The one state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict." Global Jurist 8.2 (2008). Bakan, Abigail B., and Yasmeen Abu-Laban. "Israel/Palestine, South Africa and the ‘one-state solution’: the case for an apartheid analysis." Politikon 37.2-3 (2010): 331-351.
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One-state solution is a good alternative to the two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine
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Introduction
Before the Arab -Israeli war of the 1948, Israel and Palestinian territories were under the
British Colonial rule. The regions surrounding the West Bank and Gaza strip were in control of
the Jordan and Egypt respectively until 1967 conflict. The one-state solution as pertains the
Israel Palestinian conflict means the formation of a single federal or confederate state of IsraeliPalestine that would comprise the entire present day territory of Israel, Gaza Strip, West Bank,
East Jerusalem and Golan Heights (Bakan 331). A two-state solution advocates for the creation
of two states for two different groups of people. This means that an independent state of Israel
and independent state of Palestine will be created. This paper poses an argument that a one-state
solution is a good alternative to the two-state solution of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Those proposing for a one-state solutions are claiming that Jordan is purely a Palestine
state where the larger population comprise of the Palestinians including their queen. The
opponents of a one-state solution have fears that the action would result into separation
(apartheid) similar to the happenings in South Africa. This argument is based on tribal perception
of the Israel-Palestinian population (Bakan 334).The opposition to the one-state solution looks
into the elections issues and there is a tendency of a voting block by the two major tribes that
occupy Israel and Palestine regions. For example, the most recent Israeli elections showed how

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deep divisions put a major risk even within the nation. There were serious voting divisions
between the ultra-Orthodox Jewish voters and the secular factions. A coalition government is
always seen as the norm. In these recent elections, 12 non-Jews were elected to become MPs,
and 10 of these are of Palestine decent. They have Israeli citizenship. The creation of a federal
state will mostly likely increase hatred within the new country itself making life in the region
even more difficult because of the already existing scuffle in the two regions (Bao 328).
The right- wing Israelites are holding to a theory of Great Israel where they will rule the
West Bank region. This theory is, however, thought to be risky once the Israel state is created
because of the high birth rate of the Palestinians as compared to the Israelites. If this is the case,
then the Palestinians will be most likely to influence and even form the government in the onestate (Bao 328). Furthermore, there are fears that a single state would pose political chall...

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