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    For Palestinians, There's Only One Road Left

    It’s lonely, but refreshingly clear. It leads to a one-state solution.
    by Dalia Hatuqa Dec 07, 2017 4 minutes
    Source: Abdelrahman Younis / Reuters

    President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the U.S. embassy there stunned many observers. Who would’ve thought we’d see such a dramatic break from U.S. policy on the city’s status? What about the implications for the two-state solution, the hallmark of the decades-long peace process between Israel and the Palestinians? How could this happen?

    A better question is: How could this happen? For the last 25 years, the peace process has been hurtling toward this very moment. Decades of playing the lopsided negotiations game has brought us face-to-face with the simple truth that the Palestinians pay a serious price for not negotiating—indeed, their lands are taken by Israeli settlements, some people are jailed

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