Most Palestinians no longer support two-state solution

by Joseph Saraceno

A Palestinian protester runs from tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes in the occupied West Bank city of BethlehemI don’t think they could survive with their own state now.

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – More than half of Palestinians no longer support a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel, a survey released on Monday showed, rejecting the goal that has underpinned four decades of international diplomacy.

The poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, a leading research group in the Palestinian territories, found that 51 percent of Palestinians oppose the two-state solution while 48 percent support it. MORE