Western leaders back a two-state solution, but do Palestinians even want one? - opinion

An opinion piece questions whether Palestinians want a two-state solution, arguing that Palestinian leadership and education reject it. The author cites British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband's support for a two-state solution but contrasts it with the 'From the river to the sea' chant at anti-Israel protests. The piece claims world leaders promote the solution as virtue-signaling, concluding the conflict is unsolvable due to Palestinian indoctrination.

An opinion piece by Cookie Schwaeber-Issan questions whether Palestinians genuinely want a two-state solution, arguing that influential Palestinian voices and educational indoctrination reject the concept. The author notes that British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who is Jewish, supports a two-state solution despite the 'From the river to the sea' chant at anti-Israel protests, which the author interprets as a demand for a Palestinian state encompassing all of Israel. The piece claims that Palestinian children are taught from an early age that Israel is occupying Arab land and must be eradicated, undermining any stated commitment to a two-state solution by leaders like Mahmoud Abbas. The author argues that world leaders, including Miliband, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and leaders from France, Canada, Australia, and the US, as well as Arab states like Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Morocco, the UAE, Qatar, and Egypt, continue to back a two-state solution as virtue-signaling, despite its unlikelihood. The piece concludes that the conflict is unsolvable due to deep-seated hatred and indoctrination on the Palestinian side.