Future of Palestine : One state, Two states, No state

The vision to improve the lives of the Israeli and Palestinian people out in the new US plan Peace to Prosperity published January this year is untenable. A vision developed without the participation of the Palestinian and with an American reframing of basic principle for a peaceful solution set out by the international society. While no one can deny that the UN resolutions have produced no progress on the ground, the new US approach nonetheless represents a dramatic, unilateral change of the framework without negotiation with other parties than Israel. This unilateral approach has met severe criticism from both the Palestinians, Middle Eastern states, EU and the UN.

Since the breakdown of The Road Map to Peace no real negotiations have taken place. The informal Israeli annexation of the West Bank by way of settlements has continued increasing Israeli sovereignty of Palestinian territory, in 2018 the US moved its embassy to Jerusalem and latest the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have normalized diplomatic relations with Israel. What does all that mean for a peaceful solution? A Policy Brief  written by Palestinian political scientist and diplomat Yuad Jaradat and DIIS researcher Lars Erslev Andersen maintains that a sovereign Palestinian state remains the only sustainable solution – but will that ever happen?

Speakers

• Michelle Pace, Professor in Global Studies, RUC
• Per Stig Møller, Dr. Phil., Former member of Parliament, former Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001-2010)
• Haim Yacobi, Professor of Development Planning, UCL
• Saer El-Jaichi, postdoc, DIIS
• Lars Erslev Andersen, Senior Researcher, DIIS

Programme
13.30-13.40    Introduction, Lars Erslev Andersen
13.40-13.50    Reflections on the future of Palestine, Michelle Pace
13.50-14.00    Reflections on the future of Palestine, Per Stig Møller
14.00-14.10    The future of Jerusalem as a bi-national city, Haim Yacobi
14.10-14.30    Q & A – moderated by Saer El-Jaichi

Practical information
The seminar will be in English. Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.