Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeIt is often argued that the proliferation of settlements has buried the two-state solution. The opposite is true12:57 PM • August 15 2026 IDTAt a public event I recently attended, representatives of several organizations working on proposals to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict took the stage one after another to persuade the audience to support their respective plans. They answered questions about different aspects of their proposals and made their case to the audience, which then voted for its preferred plan. In the NewsWhy Israeli Settlements Will Never Be a Success StorySeven Killed, Including Three Children, in IDF Strike in Lebanon, Reports SayFor Israel's Clownish Defense Minister, Political Interests Come Before SecurityYemen Saudi-backed Gov't Says Houthi Missiles Kill Four Civilians in Port CityShe's the Superstar of the Israeli Left, and She Wants PowerRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train StationIsrael Elections: How to Actually Read the PollsU.S. University to Pay Israeli Scholar Who Lost Job for Calling Gaza a GenocideIsraeli Soldiers Describe How Settlers Manage Military Reality in the West Bank