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Between Myth and Reality: The Palestinian Political Elite and the Two-State Solution

Author(s) -

Nadia Naser–Najjab

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

holy land studies

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1750-0125

pISSN - 1474-9475

DOI - 10.3366/hls.2014.0087

Subject(s) - elite , state (computer science) , mythology , politics , faith , political science , body politic , political economy , sociology , law , history , theology , philosophy , algorithm , computer science , classics

Journal ArticleAlthough the two-state solution originated as a concession to preponderant political realities (specifically Israeli military superiority and international political pressures), it has subsequently become detached from any semblance of reality. While the two-state framework remains an article of faith for the Palestinian leadership, the day-to-day existence of West Bank Palestinians approximates more closely with an apartheid (one-state) reality. In interrogating this Janus-faced construction, the subsequent article seeks to establish whether the peace process should be re-interpreted as a manifestation of deeper divides and splits within the Palestinian body politic

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