The former Israeli Ambassador to the UK has said a two-state solution will remain an “illusion” that will “never be implemented” unless a Palestinian state that is a “peaceful, democratic and wants to live with Israel side by side” emerges.
In comments made during an interview with the BBC Radio 4 presenter Nick Robinson for his Political Thinking show, Mark Regev said: “Any peace has to be based on reality.
“You can have a two-state illusion. It might look nice on paper, but it will never be implemented.”
Mr Regev, who returned to Israel after a four year stint in the UK last month, said the “real solution” to the ongoing crisis “has to take into account the realities on the ground and first and foremost, you have to build peace on security because we know that peace that can’t be defended won’t endure, it can’t survive”.
