A High-Level meeting of the Global Alliance for the implementation of the two-state solution was hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Ninety-four countries and international organisations joined the two-day conference in Riyadh from 30-31 October.
- India was represented at the meeting by its ambassador to Riyadh, Suhel Khan. The Indian envoy, while attending the meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, “reiterated India’s strong support for ceasefire, de-escalation & dialogue & diplomacy leading to two-state solution.
- The Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution was launched by Saudi Arabia in September 2024 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
- It was launched to “Implement the Two-State Solution” and it brings together nations from the Middle East, Europe and beyond.
- The Gaza war has revived talk of a “two-state solution” in which Israeli and Palestinian states would live in peace side by side, though analysts say the goal seems more unattainable than ever.
- The Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains implacably opposed to Palestinian statehood.
- Saudi Arabia paused U.S.-brokered talks on recognising Israel after the Gaza war broke out last year between Palestinian militants Hamas and Israel.
- Ireland, Norway and Spain announced their recognition of a Palestinian state in May 2024, prompting an angry response from Israel. Slovenia soon joined them, bringing the number of countries that recognise a Palestinian state to 146 out of the 193 United Nation member states.
Two-state solution
- The “two-state solution” divides historical Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state to find lasting peace. Israel, a Jewish state, was created in Palestine in 1948.
- But a Palestine state is not yet a reality. So, a two-state solution today means the creation of a legitimate, sovereign Palestine state that enjoys the full rights like any other nation state under the UN Charter.
