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In so doing it will halt the steady drift, born of despair more than enthusiasm, towards the so-called one-state solution - so-called because while it would bring one state, it offers no solution, just a single entity that would frustrate the yearning for self-determination of both sides.
The Guardian World News Jonathan Freedland 2011
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Surely they must recognize that once the possibility of a two-state solution is dead, that the dreaded one-state solution will be forced on them and they must know that the world will not tolerate a long-term apartheid state.
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In Los Angeles, staunchly pro-Israel Democratic Representative Jane Harman faced a primary challenge this past election cycle by a candidate whom we felt was not pro-Israel because she had repeatedly supported a one-state solution -- meaning the end of the State of Israel.
David A. Harris: Pro-Israel Republicans and Ron Paul: Lip Service Only David A. Harris 2011
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In the House, when you get to 218 votes you will have generally crossed the threshold of having more than half the population on your side, through their elected Representatives (depending on how many of the one-state Reps are on your side).
Matthew Yglesias » Longstanding Problems Are Still Problematic 2010
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In Los Angeles, staunchly pro-Israel Democratic Representative Jane Harman faced a primary challenge this past election cycle by a candidate whom we felt was not pro-Israel because she had repeatedly supported a one-state solution -- meaning the end of the State of Israel.
David A. Harris: Pro-Israel Republicans and Ron Paul: Lip Service Only David A. Harris 2011
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There appears to be only two options – a one-state solution whereby all Palestinians become citizens of the new state or the two-state solution whereby Israelis and Palestinians live side-by-side in two sovereign nations.
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That is one of the reasons why I wold have preferred a secular one-state solution to an eventual two state solution — although the disparity in relative birthrates may one day alleviate the difficulty.
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The one-state solution appears to be anathema to the Israelis as it is recognized that eventually Palestinians will outnumber Jews and Israel will cease to exist as a Jewish state.
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This “one-state solution” would at least merge two Arab states.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Jews, Liberalism, Nationalism–Some Interesting Historical Continuities 2010
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Does suggesting a one-state solution to the ME situation effectively question this "right?"
Archive 2009-11-01 2009
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