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Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21650/two-state-solution
A Palestinian State Would Be a Launching Pad to Attack Israel
(Gatestone Institute) Bassam Tawil - Next month, the UN is scheduled to host an international conference, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, to advance the idea of a "two-state solution" between Israel and the Palestinians. Any talk about a "two-state solution" in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel is a sick joke. The "two-state solution" died on that day, when thousands of Hamas terrorists and "ordinary" Palestinians from Gaza invaded Israel, murdered 1,200 people, wounded thousands, and kidnapped another 251. In many respects, before Oct. 7, Gaza was an independent and sovereign Palestinian state controlled by Hamas. In 2005, Israel withdrew from Gaza and handed it over, unconditionally, to the Palestinian Authority. Less than two years later, Hamas staged a violent coup, toppling the PA and seizing control. The Israeli towns and villages near the border with Gaza that were invaded by the Palestinians were not "illegal settlements." The Israelis murdered and wounded on that day were not "illegal settlers." Rather, they were Israeli citizens residing within Israel's internationally recognized borders. But to many Palestinians, any Israeli is considered an appropriate target for murder, especially under the PA's lucrative "pay-for-slay" program. Ironically, many of the Israelis who were butchered and kidnapped on Oct. 7 were peace activists. They believed in the "two-state solution." Some even volunteered to drive sick Palestinians from Gaza to Israeli hospitals for treatment. But the Palestinians who invaded Israel on Oct. 7 did not care whether the Israelis they murdered supported a "two-state solution" or not. They did not even distinguish between Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs. 20 Israeli Arabs were murdered during the attacks or by Hamas rocket launches in the ensuing days. There were also 71 foreign victims on Oct. 7, mostly Thai workers. The Oct. 7 invasion should be seen as a declaration of war on Israel by the Hamas-controlled Palestinian state in Gaza. Twenty months later, Hamas is determined to fight to the last Palestinian. By pushing for a "two-state solution," these countries are sending a message to Palestinians that Oct. 7 was worthwhile. Can these countries or the UN guarantee that a Palestinian state in the West Bank would not be used in the future as a launching pad to attack Israel? Of course not.