In Congress, a new battle emerges: 2 states or not 2 states

[Little Tich]

6. Do you support the idea of "One state, one people"?

For me, the whole idea is quite frightening and goes against my belief that democracy should treat all people equally, regardless of ethnicity. I think your concerns are awfully similar to those of the European nationalist rightwing who want ethnic and cultural homogeneity in their countries at the expense of the universality of democratic values.

But if we just ignore all that and look at the situation on a practical level, the absolute thing that Israel must do is to allow a functioning Palestinian economy. Currently, the size of the Palestinian economy is about half the size it would be without Israeli restrictions, and the GDP per capita is shrinking. Palestine is not a viable entity in its current form, and any talk about two states are meaningless without a viable Palestine on the ground or a plan for how it's going to become viable.

Don't you think that building up the Palestinian economy would be a good idea to start with under any circumstances?