There is a “silent majority” in Israel that accepts the two-state solution for Palestine, and it is growing, Manuel Hassassian, Palestinian Ambassador to Denmark tells Al Arabiya News.
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00:00Well, let me tell you, there is a silent majority in Israel that accepts the two-state solution
00:05because they understand that they cannot but coexist with the Palestinians.
00:10Because they cannot continue with this mentality, a siege mentality, and with the psychological
00:16pressure that there is always a threat from the Arab world, the Islamic world, let alone
00:20the Palestinians, to their security and existence.
00:23There is, I mean, I could say on the side of the academics, let alone, I mean, some
00:31organizations, like also Peace Now, it's becoming more active, One Voice.
00:37They all believe that the only solution is a two-state solution.
00:41And really, the two-state solution for the Palestinians has been a historic compromise.
00:45They have accepted 22 percent of historic Palestine, while, you know, recognizing by
00:51the jury, Israel over 78 percent.
00:53So where is the loss for Israel?
00:55Israel will be in a win-win situation if the Palestinians exercise their self-determination
01:01and have their state and secure their boundaries with that, with the Arab world, with the Islamic
01:06world, let alone with their neighbors, the Palestinians.
01:10Economy will boom, open tariff system like NAFTA will take place, you know.
01:15So what do they lose if they go ahead and implement the two-state solution?
01:21But they lose a lot if they don't, and they know that the consequences will be very grave
01:27in the near future.