The conversation around a potential end to the conflict in Gaza has often focused on the two-state solution, but the idea remains contentious.
Recognising Palestinian statehood is key to breaking the "endless cycle of violence" in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says. Wong's remark in a speech on Tuesday night came as she reiterated the federal government's call for an Israel-Palestinian two-state solution — a position recognised in Labor's national platform. The party, however, has not before suggested recognising a Palestinian state ahead of such a plan.
Ian Parmeter, research scholar and Middle East Expert at the Australian National University's Centre of Arab & Islamic Studies, explained how in 1947 the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution supporting the creation of two states.
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