Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) - The UN General Assembly has just (September 12) endorsed the New York Declaration on the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. A day earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed that a “Palestinian state will not be established.' Israel managed to secure 10 votes, including those of the United States, out of the 193-member-strong General Assembly. Where does this development lead us? Let us examine the dilemma in the light of some historical developments. Assassination of Count Bernadotte Israel's increasingly aggressive stance against Palestinians and other neighboring states has now convinced most European states to