The Two-State Solution
Context:
In a recent meeting, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his U.K. counterpart, Keir Starmer, issued a joint call for a "two-state solution" to end the conflict.
Both leaders expressed their support for the U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza.
What is Two State Solution?
The two-state solution is the most widely supported framework for resolving the Palestine-Israel conflict.
The two-state solution refers to a plan to create a Palestinian state separate from the state of Israel. The goal is to address Palestinian claims to national self-determination without undermining Israel’s sovereignty.
It advocates for "two states for two peoples"—an independent, sovereign, and viable Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel.
The core idea is the establishment of an independent and viable Palestinian state that would exist alongside a safe and secure State of Israel.
Borders baseline: many proposals use the pre-1967 lines (West Bank + Gaza, with a contested East Jerusalem); how to divide or share Jerusalem remains a core dispute.
The proposed Palestinian state would consist of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, with East Jerusalem as its capital, however, Israel claims undivided sovereignty.
This solution is favored by the United States, the European Union, the United Nations, and a majority of the world's democracies as the most viable path to a just and lasting peace