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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/world/middleeast/palestinian-recognition-israel.html
Recognition or Not, a Palestinian State Seems More Remote than Ever
(New York Times) Aaron Boxerman - Nearly two years into the war in Gaza, Israelis and Palestinians alike say the possibility of a two-state solution seems more remote than ever. In opinion polls, Hamas still commands greater support among Palestinians than the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank. Many Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, now dismiss the possibility of ever allowing Palestinian independence. In the 1990s and 2000s, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held multiple rounds of talks. But the talks fell apart in the early 2000s, as Palestinian militant attacks against Israeli civilians surged. Israeli and Palestinian officials last held serious peace negotiations during the Obama administration. Israelis are skeptical that establishing a Palestinian state would end the conflict. In the wake of the 2023 attack, they often argue that any territorial withdrawal would invite further attacks on a smaller and weaker Israel. They also point to the failure of previous talks, for which they blame Palestinian leaders.