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'A long record of failure': Is it time to put the two-state solution to rest?

JL;DR SUMMARY Nora Berman discusses the book "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" by Hussein Agha and Robert Malley, which critiques the United States' mediation role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and questions the viability of the two-state solution. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Oslo AccordsIsraeli Palestinian ConflictPeace ProcessRobert MalleyTwo State SolutionMiddle East PoliticsNarrativesAlternative SolutionsU.S. MediationHussein Agha

Places mentioned

Israel
"...suggests ample possible solutions. Each option comes with serious problems to overcome, but challenges the prevailing wisdom that the two-state solution is the only solution...."
Palestinian Territories
"...desire for a full population transfer of Palestinians out of Gaza, and for Israel to annex both the Strip and the West Bank...."
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"Nora Berman is the deputy opinion editor for the Forward. She is based in Atlanta."
Jordan
"...each option comes with serious problems to overcome, but challenges the prevailing wisdom that the two-state solution is the only solution...."

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