Joint (Arab) List leader MK Ayman Odeh says a new poll showing a slim majority of Israelis and Palestinians support a two-state solution proves that peace is possible, and slams the Israeli government for what he calls its “objectionist” stance.
“The results of the survey show that although the Israeli government is trying to create total despair regarding the possibility of reaching a political agreement, the majority of Israelis and Palestinians still support a peace deal and a two-state solution,” Odeh says.
Joint (Arab) List chairman Ayman Odeh addresses a question to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset, July 18, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
“Furthermore, this survey again shatters the notion that there is no [Palestinian] partner, and shows that despite fifty years of brutal occupation, most Palestinians still support a peace agreement with Israel,” he adds.
“The entire world already supports the establishment of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, apart from the government of Israel, which will become a pariah in the world as a result of its objectionist positions.”
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