International calls are growing louder for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The current Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been marked by 47 days of air attacks on the Gaza Strip, nearly 15,000 Palestinians killed, 1,200 Israelis dead, as well as continued raids and arrests by the Israeli army in Occupied West Bank.
There has also been an increase in attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian communities throughout the occupied territories.
Is now really the best time to restart discussions on the elusive two-state solution for Israel and Palestine?
International calls began to grow louder in favor of this approach. But what are the red lines for both sides, and what would a return to the 1967 borders actually look like?
Presenter: James Berries
Guests:
Alon Liel – Former Director General of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, former Israeli Ambassador to South Africa, and former member of an Israeli campaign to advance recognition of a Palestinian state by other governments.
Phyllis Bennis – fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and international advisor to Jewish Voice for Peace and author of Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer
Mustafa Barghouti – Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative and former Minister of Information of the Palestinian Authority