Israelis, Palestinians must 'reboot relations': Absence of diplomatic route means 'perpetual war'

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Expert Yossi Mekelberg from Chatham House argues that without a diplomatic solution, Israeli-Palestinian relations risk perpetual conflict, emphasizing the need to reconsider security and territorial control policies, especially post-Netanyahu era.

Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Yossi Mekelberg, Senior Consulting Fellow of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House. Can Israel continue to define its future primarily through security and territorial control? Mekelberg challenges the notion that military operations, incursions and settlement expansion can constitute a sustainable political objective. He identifies a potential transition beyond the Netanyahu era as an opportunity to reconsider the relationship between Israeli and Palestinian societies. His central argument is that the continuation of war without a political endgame risks a state of perpetual conflict.