September 30, 2025
Why the Two-State Solution Is Dead—and What Comes Next
Elliott Abrams and Jonathan Silver discuss why the two-state solution is likely dead—and what the most realistic path forward might be.
For nearly 80 years, the world has sought to establish a Palestinian state. Every effort has failed.
Why? Because Palestinian leaders—encouraged by perverse international incentives—have repeatedly chosen grievance over compromise, anti-Semitism over coexistence, and death over life.
In his new Mosaic essay, foreign-policy expert and Tikvah’s chairman Elliott Abrams argues that October 7 marked the death knell of the two-state solution. A Palestinian state will never be created. But of course, the Palestinians aren’t going anywhere. So what comes next?
Responses to September ’s Essay
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Jordan Might Not Want Confederation with Palestinians, and Might Not Survive It
By Rafi DeMogge
September 2025
With Israel-Jordan Relations at an All-Time Low, the Countries Aren't Likely to Cooperate in the West Bank
By David Schenker
September 2025
Why the Two-State Solution Is Dead—and What Comes Next
By Elliott Abrams, Jonathan Silver
September 2025
The Central Obstacle to Peace between Israel and the Palestinians Isn't Politics
By Mordechai Kedar
September 2025
No One Knows What’s Next, But It Cannot Be the Old Two-State Solution
By Elliott Abrams
