In recent years, it has become trendy to say that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has no solution. I beg to differ. Here’s a thought experiment to prove my point:
Two hundred years from now, the situation in the Middle East will unquestionably be radically different. There could be two states, a single bi-national state, or a federation of some kind. Another possibility is some arrangement that relies on land “donated” by one or more neighboring countries. Or perhaps a terribly disastrous war that wipes out hundreds of thousands of people, rendering one of the sides (or both) incapable of governing anything anymore, thus giving someone else the reins.
Future circumstances could also – and likely will – be so different that we can’t even imagine them now. Many things can happen, but here’s my point: between now and then, some solution will be reached. There’s no telling what it will be, but the situation two centuries from now will not be remotely similar to today’s. The current churn will come to an end one way or another. We can only hope it will end peacefully.