Opinion: Israel’s war with Hamas is reinforcing Palestinian support for a one-state solution, compelling Israel to grant them equal political rights

Palestinian leaders occasionally warn that in the absence of a viable two-state solution, they may have to revise their demands: no longer an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel but equal, democratic rights to all, in one state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas recently issued a warning that if Israel continues to enforce a reality of a single “apartheid” state, circumstances in the region will necessarily compel equal and full political rights for Palestinians. In a similar vein, Mohammed Dahlan, his political adversary, echoed this message in March, saying, “The two-state solution is an illusion, and it’s dead. [Benjamin] Netanyahu destroyed it. Let’s not waste time and instead open a discussion to reach a single-state solution.”

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