Dreaming of one state

This week’s Annapolis “peace” conference solely discussed the supposed viability of a two-state solution between the Palestinians and Israelis (and Haaretz yesterday editorialised that the Jewish state’s settlement policies already resemble apartheid.) But many observers, including myself, have come to the realisation that two-states is now simply impossible, not least because the Israelis continue to…

The insecurity of Zionism

Even a debate is too much for Zionists to handle? The Oxford University Student Union debating society has been forced to cancel a debate on the Middle East following the withdrawal of the proposers of the motion: “This House believes that one state is the only solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.” Prof. Avi Shlaim of…

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