Board of Peace Official Warns Gaza and West Bank Escalation Could Kill the Two-State Solution

Board of Peace official Nickolay Mladenov speaking on the two-state solution amid Gaza and West Bank escalation

Summary A senior official at the US-backed Board of Peace said on Monday that the two-state solution is close to becoming unworkable. He pointed to two things happening at once: the stalled follow-through in Gaza and worsening West Bank escalation. Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza, made the remarks while speaking at the Hili Forum in Abu Dhabi, and his warning lands at a moment when the ceasefire process in Gaza is still only partly implemented. Background The Board of Peace was set up to oversee a US-backed ceasefire…

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