For peace, Palestinians must accept Israel as a sovereign Jewish state - opinion

Aliza Pilichowski argues that Palestinian leadership has consistently rejected peace offers and chosen violence, and that for peace to be achieved, Palestinians must accept Israel as a sovereign Jewish state. She cites historical examples and recent polling to support her claim that a two-state solution is no longer widely supported.

In an opinion piece, Aliza Pilichowski argues that Palestinian leadership has consistently rejected peace offers and chosen violence, and that for peace to be achieved, Palestinians must accept Israel as a sovereign Jewish state. She cites the 1947 UN partition plan, the Camp David summit in 2000, and the October 7, 2023, attacks as examples of Palestinian rejectionism. She references a 2026 Gallup poll showing only 26% of Israelis and 32% of Palestinians support a two-state solution. She argues that the Palestinian Authority has broken reform promises and postponed elections. The piece concludes that Jewish rights to the Land of Israel are historical and that peace requires Palestinian acceptance of Jewish sovereignty without partition.