Between Myth and Reality: The Palestinian Political Elite and the Two-State Solution. Issue 2 (November 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Naser-Najjab, Nadia
• Is Part Of: Holy Land studies. Volume 13:Issue 2(2014)
• Page Start: 139
• Page End: 158
• Publication Date: 2014-11
• Subjects: Israel -- History -- Periodicals; Israel -- Politics and government -- 1948-1967 -- Periodicals; Palestine -- History -- Periodicals; Arab-Israeli conflict -- Periodicals; Middle East -- Religion -- Periodicals; Archaeology -- Middle East -- Periodicals; 956.94
• DOI: 10.3366/hls.2014.0087
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1750-0125

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>Although 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</p> </abstract>