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In your opinion, is it possible for the Palestinian state to exist outside the borders established by UN Resolution 181? If yes, in what situation and under what conditions?
“The ‘Green Line’ (the demarcation line after the end of the 1948-1949 Arab-Israeli War) is a ‘red line’ for Israel. Even with these borders, no one in Israel would agree. However, this ‘Green Line’ is a legitimate border for the United States, the European Union, and many Arab countries. “It is impossible. Making new UN decisions in modern conditions is practically impossible. The most realistic scenario is the implementation of UN Resolution 181.” “UN Resolution No. 181 is analogous to the ‘Minsk Agreements of 1915’ (the result of a compromise achievable only ‘on paper’ – which was torn up the next day after signing). Neither side intended to implement it, each negotiating party only postponed the military (military-political) solution, counting on ‘history on its side.’ Therefore, if the United States really needs a quick solution to this problem to advance the Abraham Accords, they can, citing the suffering of the two peoples and a humanitarian catastrophe, force the parties to agree to new borders.” “This is a possibility, not far from reality. A Palestinian state created outside the borders established by UN Resolution 181 would likely require special conditions and circumstances, for example, if Israel and the Palestinian leadership come to such a mutual decision, possibly with international mediation, and then the borders of the Palestinian state would be defined differently than in the original UN resolution.” “The idea of two states in the Holy Land within the 1947 borders is stillborn, originally in the paradigm of Realpolitik. Even if this hypothetically happens (on the map and legally), it will NOT work on the ground.”