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ELI5: What is the point of the peace process since Nethanyahu does not want a two state solution?
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Netanyahu has since claimed in an interview with MSNBC that he still supports a two-state solution, and only meant that he doesn't think the time is right, with Islamic extremism on the rise in the region.

Realistically, Netanyahu is very unsympathetic to the Palestinian position, and it's pretty unlikely that a two-state solution could be agreed upon under his leadership.

It's often said that five things will be necessary to a permanent two-state solution:

a) Israeli leaders willing to make a deal.

b) Israeli leaders with the legitimacy in the eyes of their own people to make a deal.

c) Palestinian leaders willing to make a deal.

d) Palestinian leaders with the legitimacy in the eyes of their own people to make a deal.

e) An American president willing to commit political capital to serious negotiations, and willing to commit American credibility to the peace plan.

We currently have b), e), and maybe c). We definitely do not have a) or d), so the purpose of the peace process is to prevent obstacles to peace (like Israeli settlement construction and Palestinian terrorism) from increasing, and to make sure things are in place when we have a) and d) at some point in the future.