Seeking a cure to conflict that's safe for all

(JNS) — How is a two-state solution to the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians like a cure for cancer? Consider the following:

• Rational people of goodwill wish that there truly were “Y” today.

• Rational people of goodwill hope that someday in the future there truly will be “Y”.

• Rational people of goodwill understand that, notwithstanding their wishes and hopes, “Y” is not a reality today.

If you substitute “Y” for either “a two-state solution for the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians” or “a cure for cancer,” you will generate propositions that most people, I think, wou...