Lustick cites inability of 2-state advocates to rethink assumptions when implausible; that from â67 there has been one state between Jordan R. and sea with Arabs having fewer rights, less mobility; that it was an outcome, not solution; how Obamaâs position re settlements, etc., has weakened; how White House not unhappy with EU West Bank boycott; of differences between Israel and Obama on âred linesâ; on power relations between Israel and US; of public opposition to attacking Syria difficult position of PAâs Abbas; thinks dual loyalty not an issue; how Jews, too, saw Palestine as homeland;
Jeff Blankfort, interviewer
This interview was based on Prof. Lustick's essay in the NY Times, Sept. 15, 2013, entitled "The Two State Illusion."