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The question of how or even whether to divide the strip of land that lies between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea has been something of an obsession for generations of world leaders and pundits, not to mention the Jews and Arabs who were directly affected in a conflict that was going on long before the State of Israel was created in 1948. The choices that have presented themselves for ending the fighting over the land of Israel/Palestine are stark: Either there can be one unitary state in which Jews and Arabs live happily or unhappily together or the disputed property can be split one way or another into Jewish and Arab states. Though there were always some Jews who hoped for a unitary Jewish state ruling over all the land, the Arabs’ superior numbers generally meant that primarily those who opposed Zionism and wished to ensure the end of Jewish sovereignty over any portion of the country have supported the one-state solution.

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