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Two-State Solution Debate Intensifies Globally · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: World leaders, including representatives from the UN, France, Canada, Australia,
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  Speaker 1: the US and several Arab states, continue to advocate for
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  Speaker 1: a two-state solution. Their proposed framework is based on pre-1967 borders,
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  Speaker 1: with East Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state. However,
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  Speaker 1: this international consensus faces significant challenges from opposing viewpoints. Chants
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  Speaker 1: like From the River to the Sea, which represent the
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  Speaker 1: entire state of Israel from the Jordan River to the
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  Speaker 1: Mediterranean Sea, are heard at protests. This demand, according to
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  Speaker 1: the report, is also the ultimate goal of groups like
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  Speaker 1: Hamas and Hezbollah, and is reflected in Palestinian educational indoctrination
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  Speaker 1: that teaches children Israel is occupying Arab land and the
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  Speaker 1: enemy must be eradicated. While figures like PLO head Mahmoud
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  Speaker 1: Abbas are mentioned as advocating for a two-state solution, influential
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian voices and educational content are cited as undermining this.
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  Speaker 1: The analysis suggests that the stated commitment to, from the
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  Speaker 1: river to the sea, wholeheartedly negates a two-state solution. British
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  Speaker 1: Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband's position is highlighted, balancing assurance that
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  Speaker 1: efforts to destroy a two-state solution will not succeed. with
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  Speaker 1: the reality of growing street protests demanding the replacement of
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  Speaker 1: Israel with a Palestinian state. This dynamic is described as
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  Speaker 1: a stalled status quo, paralysing progress. In the United States,
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  Speaker 1: criticism of Israel from the democratic establishment is often focused
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  Speaker 1: on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Reports suggest this strategy allows
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  Speaker 1: party leaders and activists to appeal to a radicalising segment
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  Speaker 1: of their base, without fully addressing how far that base
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  Speaker 1: has moved from even conditional support for the US-Israel relationship.
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  Speaker 1: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Bernie Sanders have
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  Speaker 1: publicly criticised Netanyahu, with Schumer suggesting a change in Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister could remedy strains in the alliance. Sanders framed objections
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  Speaker 1: to the government's policies. Activist groups like Jewish Voice for
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  Speaker 1: Peace have also voiced strong criticism of the Israeli government.
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  Speaker 1: This approach of targeting a single leader is seen as
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  Speaker 1: a hedge, implying the problem can be resolved with a
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  Speaker 1: change in government. allowing leaders to maintain support from both
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  Speaker 1: traditional donors and progressive wings. Many Democrats still expect the
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  Speaker 1: historical terms of the alliance to return, focusing disagreements on settlements,
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  Speaker 1: timing or tone, rather than questioning the existence of the
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  Speaker 1: Jewish state itself. However, a large and growing part of
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  Speaker 1: the Democratic base now appears to question Israel's existence. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: a controversy erupted involving Yinon Magal, a host on Channel
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  Speaker 1: 14's The Patriots. Maggle referred to former IDF chief of
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  Speaker 1: staff Gardie Isancott as a monkey, alleging he was controlled
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  Speaker 1: by elitist Ashkenazim and singling out his campaign manager. Isancott
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  Speaker 1: strongly condemned the remarks, calling them low and suggesting Maggle
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  Speaker 1: was acting on behalf of someone else. Isancott vowed to
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  Speaker 1: bring political change and remove the phenomenon of Maggleism. Maggle
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  Speaker 1: later defended his use of the term, stating he meant
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  Speaker 1: puppet controlled by others rather than a racist jab. The
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  Speaker 1: incident has drawn parallels to an infamous ethnic slur speech
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  Speaker 1: from 1981. In related observations, Arab states reportedly perceive Israeli
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  Speaker 1: leadership as hawkish but sense potential for shifts in approach
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  Speaker 1: to Palestinians and regional diplomacy that could alter ties, irrespective
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. That's our report for today. I'm Noah Levi,
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