Recent statements by official leaders of Israel’s Arab citizens reflect increased reference to ‘outstanding issues’ between Israel and the Palestinians and an attempt to take a more senior role in the Palestinian National Movement.
Posts Tagged ‘Palestinian state’
Israel’s Arab Citizens: More Palestinian than the Palestinians?
Posted in National Security, tagged Israel's Arab Citizens, National Security, Palestinian state on November 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Kosovo and Lithuanian Precedents and Palestinian Unilateralism
Posted in National Security, tagged National Security, Negotiations, Palestinian state, Unilateralism on November 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday’s blog about Palestinian unilateralism touched on the potential relevancy gap Israel finds itself in. In this context, an article by David Horowitz touches on two precedents – Kosovo and Lithuania – which are useful in understanding how the international community may respond to a Palestinian unilateral declaration.
Potential Israeli Relevancy Gap in the Palestinian Arena: Palestinian Unilateralism
Posted in National Security, tagged National Security, Negotions, Palestinian state, Unilateralism on November 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Recent trends regarding Palestinian threats to unilaterally declare a state coupled with Israel’s response to them suggest a potential relevancy gap (the gap between a mindset and divergent reality). This gap could ultimately lead to Israel being strategically surprised.
Israeli – Palestinian Proximity Talks: What’s Next?
Posted in About Reut, National Security, tagged About Reut, National Security, Palestinian Challenges, Palestinian state, Political Process on June 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
During their recent trip to London, two Reut analysts – Eran Shayshon and Calev Ben Dor spoke to students at York University about the future of the Israeli-Palestinian political process and answered questions from the floor about current events. Click here to hear the audio recording of the event and watch the powerpoint presentation.
Is a Palestinian State in Provisional Borders the best way forward?
Posted in About Reut, National Security, tagged National Security, Palestinian Challenges, Palestinian state, Political Process, Two State Solution on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
An interesting article by Aluf Benn in Haaretz maps out the dilemmas facing Israel’s leaders and suggests that a Palestinian State in Provisional Borders (PSPB) might be the most practicable arrangement, either through mutual agreement or a unilateral Israeli decision.
Tracking One-State Discourse in Israel: A Growing Phenomenon?
Posted in Basic Delegitimacy, National Security, tagged Basic Delegitimacy, National Security, one state solution, Palestinian state, Two State Solution on April 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In analyzing a Delegitimization Network operating mostly in the West with an agenda opposed to the State of Israel as an embodiment of the Jewish right to self-determination, the Reut Institute has long tracked the rise of rhetoric promoting a One-State Solution – based on the principle ‘one man, one vote’ – to the Israeli [...]
Maintaining the viability of the Two-State Solution: Proposal for a third way in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations
Posted in National Security, tagged inversion, National Security, Negotiations, Palestinian Challenges, Palestinian state, Political Process, Two State Solution on April 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In a Foreign Affairs essay, veteran Israeli political commentator Ehud Yaari suggests a policy alternative aimed at breaking the impasse in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Yaari promotes the idea of abandoning an exclusive focus on achieving a final-status agreement in the short term. The pragmatic alternative, he elaborates in a complementary Foreign Affairs interview, is [...]
Increasing Prominence of One-State Solution Narrative
Posted in Basic Delegitimacy, National Security, tagged Basic Delegitimacy, National Security, Palestinian Challenges, Palestinian state, Two State Solution on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Reut Political-Security team’s current project explores what we perceive to be a global trend advancing Israel’s fundamental political delegitimization. One manifestation of this trend is the growing intensity of mainstream calls to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a One-State Solution, an outcome that would effectively eliminate Israel as a Jewish state.
Could Palestinian Unilateralism be Good for Israel?
Posted in National Security, tagged National Security, Palestinian Challenges, Palestinian state, Political Process, Two State Solution on September 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A unilateral Palestinian declaration of independence (UDI) is one of two options mentioned by Fatah in the case of negotiations failing (the other being support for a bi-national state). Yet following Salam Fayyad’s paper on building a Palestinian state, several commentators suggest that the international community may support such a policy of Palestinian unilateralism.
The Political Implications of Fayyad’s Plan
Posted in National Security, tagged National Security, Palestinian Challenges, Palestinian state, Political Process, Two State Solution on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, the Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad unveiled a plan for the de-facto establishment of Palestinian state in two years, thus strengthening the logic of a ‘Palestinian State First’ in the West Bank.

