One State Solution Issues

There are problems with the one state solution. There is not a perfect solution to the extremely complicated Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, we do believe that the issues it causes are less severe and easier to solve than the issue that would remain in a two state solution. It is important to be aware of the problems that would have to be solved.

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One thing that people might not be too happy about is the fact that neither religion would have a country that would officially represent them. The government of the one state would be secular, spoiling the idea of a state that the Jewish people could call their own. Palestinians would also not be able to live in an officially Muslim country. While potentially upsetting, this issue is minor. The state would still protect the rights of both sides.

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Another issue that might arise is that the Palestinians would have a majority of the voters in this new country. This could complicate things because the Israeli government would not be eager to live in a country where they would no longer have the majority of the representation. While this might complicate negotiations, it would be much less complicated than solving all of the other issues not addressed by the two state solution. The politicians of this new country might find that it is better to run as a person who is not strictly aligned with either religion in order to not exclude voter blocks.

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One another issue is getting the two sides to live in harmony after the state is created. There has been so much conflict between the two sides that there are some people who would not want to cooperate with the other group. This shouldn't be too large of an issue, as there is a Muslim minority in Israel and a Jewish minority in Palestine, and they have been living relatively well together. Unifying the two countries is also the first step that should be taken to improve relations between the two sides.