One-state solution
A proposed resolution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in which Israelis and Palestinians share one state, rather than forming separate states.
Two-state solution: A proposed resolution establishing separate Israeli and Palestinian states. It divides sovereignty between two states instead of placing both peoples within one state.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: A national and territorial conflict between Israelis and Palestinians over land, sovereignty, security, and political rights. The one-state proposal is one of several political frameworks offered to resolve this conflict.
Liberal democracy: A political system combining competitive elections with civil liberties and legal limits on government. Supporters often frame a shared state around equal individual citizenship and democratic institutions.
Mandatory Palestine: The territory governed by Britain under a League of Nations mandate from 1920 until 1948. Its history supplies the territorial and political background from which competing state proposals emerged.
Jerusalem: A city claimed as a capital and a place of religious significance by Israelis and Palestinians. A shared state would still need to determine the city's governance, access, and political status.
Confederation: A political union in which distinct states retain substantial sovereignty while sharing selected institutions. It offers shared institutions without requiring a single sovereign state.
Palestinian nationalism: A national movement asserting Palestinian identity, political rights, and self-determination. Any shared-state plan must address Palestinian claims to collective self-determination.
Consociationalism: A form of power-sharing democracy that gives distinct social groups representation and mutual protections. It offers institutional tools for sharing power between national communities in a common state.
UN Partition Plan: The 1947 United Nations proposal to create separate Arab and Jewish states in Mandatory Palestine. Its adoption made partition the principal international framework against which one-state alternatives took shape.
Israeli settlements: Israeli civilian communities established in territories captured by Israel in 1967, including the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Their residents, land claims, and legal status pose practical questions for any common polity.