Strategic Assessment

Policy options regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are among the main bones of contention in Israeli politics. At the same time, over the years a solid majority has developed in Israeli society agreeing that the preferred alternative for settling the conflict is separation from the Palestinians and implementation of a two-state solution to ensure Israel’s existence as the democratic nation-state of the Jewish people. The purpose of this article is to examine Israeli policy options toward the Palestinians and the extent to which they bring Israel closer to a two-state reality. The main finding from a comparison of the options is that the unilateral option is reemerging as the preferred choice.