“I don’t support a one-state solution, I don’t believe that’s a solution at all. I support the vision of two states for two peoples.”
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, May 2015
“We believe in the two-state solution based on pre-June 1967 borders based on international law… Only then will the states of Palestine and Israel be able to prosper and live side by side in peace and security.”
- President Mahmoud Abbas, April 2021
“The only game in town is the two-state solution.”
- Fatah Secretary-General Jibril Rajoub, March 2017
“There is no alternative to a two-state solution. There can be only one solution. This is two states.”
- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, March 2013
“Our goal is to set up a Palestinian state alongside Israel within the framework of a solution involving two states.”
- Former PLO Leader Yasser Arafat, May 1989
“The Roadmap is a practical and just formula for the achievement of peace, opening a genuine window of opportunity for progress toward a settlement between Israel and the Palestinians, involving two states living side-by-side in peace and security.”
- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, April 2004
“[The two-state solution is] the only way to guarantee Israel’s future security and its continued identity as a Jewish and democratic state. It’s also the only way to ensure the dignity of the Palestinian people and provide the self-determination they deserve. A two-state solution — there is no other alternative.”
- US President Joseph Biden
“We favor and stand for the project of a two-state solution.”
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel
“We remain committed to a two-state solution, to that vision, for the resolution of this conflict. You know I really think it is possible.”
- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson
“I call for a reprise of negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians to find a two-state solution, to live side-by-side within safe and recognized borders. This has been the consistent line of French diplomacy, to which I closely adhere.”
- French President Emmanuel Macron
“The only path towards a just and permanent peace must result in establishing the sovereign and independent Palestinian state to live in security and peace beside Israel.”
- King Abdullah II of Jordan
“Cairo supports efforts aimed at resolving the conflict on the basis of a two-state solution and the creation of Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
- Egyptian President Sisi
“I believe the Palestinians and the Israelis have the right to have their own land. But we have to have a peace agreement to assure the stability for everyone and to have normal relations.”
- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
“Relevant UN resolutions, the principle of land for peace and the general direction of the two-state solution should be observed and reaffirmed.”
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
“The two‑State solution remains the only path to ensuring that Palestinians and Israelis can both realize their legitimate aspirations, living side‑by‑side in peace and security.”
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres
