The question of whether the two-state solution is still relevant continues to arise, along with others such as, are there alternatives, what would they  look like, and what’s the value of recognition of the State of Palestine by other countries if the two-state solution is no longer realistic. And is the recognition of the State of Palestine merely a declarative statement, or will it serve as leverage to break the deadlock and create a genuine two-state solution. These are the issues we address in this special issue of the PIJ with very distinguished international, regional, Israeli, and Palestinian experts.

The principle of the two-state solution — one Jewish and one Arab — is embedded in UN General Assembly Resolution 181 of November 29, 1947, known as the Partition Resolution, which laid down the international legitimacy foundations for the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, on the territory designated to be the Jewish state in accordance with that resolution. Is
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