What Will the New Palestine Look Like? Is the Two-State Solution the Only Way?

International News: Life worsened by war, and children are suffering from hunger… Israel's continuous attacks have ruined Gaza. The ruined buildings here tell the story of destruction. There is no pain on the faces but fear; one never knows when and from where a missile, rocket, or bomb will fall. Hamas is adamant in its stubbornness, and Israel has resolved to uproot this extremist organization. Meanwhile, the news that is coming can be such a relief that the people living in Gaza have been waiting for decades.

This is a relief—the two-state solution. The discussion on a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict is being revived once again at the international conference held on the Palestinian issue at the United Nations. If this happens, the people of both countries will get their own territories, and this land, bearing the wounds of violence since 1947, will be filled with laughter in the hope of becoming prosperous again. In this, one state will be the current Israel, and the other will be the independent Palestinian country.

What is the two-state solution?

History has inflicted many wounds on the land of Gaza. This is an age-old process. To get rid of this, a two-state solution was conceived. Actually, there was a time when Jews and Palestinians lived together on the same land. A solution was presented in 1967. Under this, an agreement was reached to establish a Palestinian state within the boundaries before the Arab-Israeli war. The Oslo Agreement signed in 1993 has a provision for the establishment of a Palestinian state by 1999. Later it was extended to 2005. Actually, in 2003, America, Russia, the European Union, and the United Nations made a roadmap and talked about the establishment of a Palestinian state. In return, it was said to end the Intifada and stop the construction of settlements in Palestinian areas. The condition of starvation is such that every bone of the children's body is visible. What can be more painful for a mother than seeing her child in this condition?

The situation worsened since 1948.

The story got much worse before 1967, in 1948 itself. According to a BBC report, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 181 in 1947. It is known as the Partition Resolution. It said that a Jewish state and an Arab state would be established in Palestine. In this, Jerusalem was kept under a separate international system. Israel came into existence under this proposal. The Jewish leaders accepted it. Under this, they were given 56 percent of the land, but the Arab League did not accept it. The State of Israel was declared on 14 May 1948, and a day later a war broke out between Arab states and Israel. Israel won the war and occupied 77 percent of the land. A new border was formed, which was called the Green Line.

So what will the new Palestine be like?

The discussion of the two-state solution began again in 1967 when the United Nations Security Council issued Resolution 242. Under this, Israel has to withdraw from the areas occupied in the 1967 war. In 1968, the Security Council, in its resolution number 252, called on Israel to withdraw all its measures that change the status of Jerusalem. In this, all the steps and actions taken by Israel in Jerusalem were considered invalid. If a new Palestine state is formed, then the Green Line will be changed. On one side of which is Israel, and on the other side are Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. In fact, the International Criminal Court has recently said that the lines before 1967 will be considered as the real border. Under this, the border of Israel will be considered the same as what was decided with the consent of the United Nations after the 1948 war. Arab countries and Israel had also signed it. This line has been considered important in the talks between Israel and Palestine.