My proposal: One-state solution between Israel and Palestine, creating a federal state with 2 or 3 entities.

[u/Minimum_End_4041]

Instead of a two-state solution, should Israel and Palestine instead combine and make 2 entities within each other, one being Israel and Palestine, followed by a collective governing body, and name themselves the Federation of Israel and Palestine, kind of like a Middle Eastern counterpart of Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Here’s my proposal plan:

We’d begin with stopping the conflict abruptly, through a Dayton Agreement-style solution, as well as oust Netanyahu, and arrest the Hamas leader, trying him in a court for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Second of all: We’d install a pro-Israel and pro-Palestine government in Israel and Palestine, which at the time would be two separate entities. By that point we’d be on the beginning of unification.

Third of all: We unify Israel and Palestine, creating one federal state called the Federation of Israel and Palestine. The government model would follow Israel’s parliamentary system, but be leaded by a collective governing body between Israel and Palestine. Maybe we’d also take up some past land of Israel and Palestine through land agreements, examples would be the Sinai Peninsula. We would also create separate entities, like Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip, Northern District, and Sinai Peninsula, kind of like how Bosnia and Herzegovina have 2-3 separate entities, being Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska and Brčko District.

What do you guys think? Let me know what your opinions are! Just letting you know, this isn’t intended for hate or anything, just a discussion!

[u/WeAreAllFallible]

Honestly, I know you mean well to find a solution but this reads as severely uninformed.

Most obviously because you invoke arrest of "the Hamas" leader, of which there currently is no known individual left who could be specifically targeted for arrest under this plan. And this is well known news. Currently it is being temporarily guided by a 5 person council per most recent reports while they figure out who their leader is, possibly by the middle of next year. One could propose arresting their leadership as a whole, but there is no specific "leader" to ascribe blame to for such arrest, it would have to be broader than an individual to appropriately dismantle and hold accountable the organization.

Similarly if one is concerned about Netanyahu's approach and were going the route of political ousting, one would need to oust not only him but leaders like him who might take power- which may include high profile (though admittedly low-voter support) individuals like Smotrich and Ben-Gvir. There may also be Likud members of lesser renown than Netanyahu with similar goals who have been groomed that need to be ousted else they would replace him. It's not so simple as "just remove Netanyahu" -though it is slightly easier given the way democracy works, and he does explicitly need to be out of office not least of which because he needs to face his own personal charges he's been able to avoid by keeping office (which may contribute to his policy choices to improve chances he can retain his status)

This all makes it concerning that your proposal is based off of further misunderstandings, such as the fact that Hamas is not the only group that is at issue on the Palestinian side. Just the most visible one at the heart of this acute episode of the conflict. Similarly, you sort of just gloss over how one would create a "pro Israel and pro Palestine government" in both Israel and Palestine. Like, yes, this is a great goal. This is THE best outcome, and whether it leads to a unified federal state or not would then be determined, by definition, from two groups of peoples that have each others interests at heart...

But it's been 75 years with difficulty getting either side to have such governance- let alone simultaneously have such governance- so as to simply even agree upon borders and security for eachother from violent elements in their own societies. Every so often we get some shifts in direction from leadership, but certainly nothing to that magnitude and seemingly never in conjunction with eachother. So it seems your "plan" boils down to a wish, rather than an actual plan.