The potential solutions to the Israel-Palestinian conflict
As the conflict rages on, any two-state agreement seems further away than ever. Only a change of leadership may bring peace
Thirty years ago, President Clinton stood beaming on the south lawn of the White House as Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, and Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli prime minister, shook hands. The two foes had just signed the Oslo accords, which promised a path towards a united and sovereign Palestinian state.
It never happened. Mistrust between the two sides, exacerbated by Palestinian terrorist attacks and Israeli settler expansion under its enduring occupation of the West Bank, meant the plan was not implemented.
But could it be? Six weeks into the Israel-Hamas war, here is where the peace process stands and the possible solutions.
First, the bad news: Arafat and Rabin are dead, the first from a stroke in 2004, the second assassinated
