The scenario they lay out sounds promising, but I think it’s a nonstarter. I don’t think a majority of Israelis will in fact buy it. Even more important is the fact that the majority of Arabs — Palestinians and others — will never reconcile themselves to a Jewish state in Palestine. Even if they do at some point agree to something along these lines, it will be for tactical purposes only. The Arabs know that time and demographics are on their side. They will not agree to a permanent, Jewish-dominated state, even with a Palestinian state beside it.

A Palestine in which Arabs, Jews, and others live together peacefully is I believe possible, despite the sufferings inflicted on the Palestinians by Israel. The benefits for both sides are obvious. But a Jewish state in Palestine with a smaller Arab state next door? If it ever happens, it won’t last. The Arabs will ultimately push the Jewish state into the sea, as they did the Christian crusader states in the Middle Ages, or they will swamp it demographically and then demand (quite rightly) equal rights — which similarly means the end of a Jewish-dominated state.