An Alternative to the Imaginary Two-State Solution

This is a brief excerpt from the just published text of a Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States in response to Israel’s announcement of advancing and legalizing settlement units:

“We – the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and Italy, the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, and the Secretary of State of the United States – strongly oppose these unilateral actions which will … undermine efforts to achieve a negotiated two-state solution. … We reaffirm our commitment to helping Israelis and Palestinians fulfill the vision of an Israel fully integrated into the Middle East living alongside a sovereign, viable Palestinian state.  We continue to closely monitor developments on the ground which impact the viability of the two-state solution and stability in the region at large.”