Instigator / Pro
0
1378
rating
36
debates
38.89%
won
Topic
#1054

Two-State Solution

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
0
3
Better sources
0
2
Better legibility
0
1
Better conduct
0
1

After 1 vote and with 7 points ahead, the winner is...

Patmos
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
5
Time for argument
One week
Max argument characters
25,000
Voting period
One month
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
7
1588
rating
23
debates
67.39%
won
Description

First Round - Main Argument.
Second Round - Rebuttals
Third Round - Rebuttals
Fourth Round - Rebuttals
Fifth Round - Final Argument.

My Position:
The best result to the current conflict between Israel and Palestine is the Jewish people having their own nation-state (Israel) and the Palestinian people having their own nation-state (Palestine).

Round 1
Pro
#1
Forfeited
Con
#2
I'm going to be honest. I forgot about this debate. Now I only have an hour left to post and I'll have to keep this short and sweet.

The Two-State solution has a rather critical flaw.

It's been tried for the past 70 years and no one has managed to make it work. If my opponent could find a way to make it work that would make him the greatest diplomat since WWII.

The reason it hasn't worked is that Palestinians won't accept the deal. Multiple times Israel has agreed to the two-state solution but Palestine always refuses even when the deal is weighted heavily in their favor. They will not rest until Israel is destroyed and Jews are all removed from the land. This is per the charter of the Palestinian Authority.

Consider the Khartoum resolution as well in which the Arab League announced its infamous "three nos" 

1. No peace with Israel
2. No recognition of Israel.
3. No negotiations with Israel.


Also note this statement in the stated intent of Hamas. "Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it."


Until Palestinians are ready to accept the existence of a Jewish State the Two-State solution is doomed to fail.

Round 2
Pro
#3
Forfeited
Con
#4
Extend my arguments.
Round 3
Pro
#5
Forfeited
Con
#6
extend my arguments.
Round 4
Pro
#7
I've got too much work to do, and I don't have much time for debating now. I guess we'll have to end this debate. Vote for the Contender please.
Con
#8
Extend My arguments. I accept Pro's concession. Vote con.
Round 5
Pro
#9
Forfeited
Con
#10
Extend my arguments. Please vote con.