As fate would have it, in order to halt the discussion over the justification for Israel’s right to exist, Israel has to approach the dustbin of history and pull out the “occupation,” the “two-state solution,” “peace in exchange for territories” – all those terms his royal genius threw away in his megalomaniac hubris. We need to shake off the dust and place these terms at the top of our agenda. We need to relinquish the lies we wanted to believe in.
This is necessary not just for getting rid of Netanyahu, but in order to overcome Hamas. We will need to pursue the two-state option in order to obtain the support of the world, mainly of the United States. We will have to strive for peace with the Palestinians, present a diplomatic path for ending the occupation and evacuating the settlements, saying clearly and openly, from every diplomatic platform: here is the Israeli initiative.