Iran-Israel, for now a game of deterrence

EUGENIO GARCIA GASCON
Common sense says that the Iranian attack against Israel in the early hours of April 14 will not escalate, but logic does not always work in the Middle East. Departing from logic has been common within the Israeli leadership for many decades and has been publicly stated by senior officials of successive governments since the establishment of the state in 1948, some of whom developed the doctrine of disproportionate response, so It remains an open question whether Israel will behave one way or another.

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Achieving the two-state solution in the context of the Gaza war

JEFFREY D. SACHS AND SYBIL FARES
The two-state solution is enshrined in international law and is the only viable path to lasting peace. All other solutions - continuation of Israel's apartheid regime, a binational state or a unitary state - would guarantee the continuation of the war by one or both sides. However, the two-state solution seems hopelessly blocked. But it's not like that. Here is a way.

Peace can come through the immediate implementation of the two-state solution, making Palestine's admission to the United Nations the starting point, not the end point. UN member states will have to impose the two-state solution, rather than wait for another Palestinian-Israeli negotiation to fail.

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