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what had happened to the Palestinians who were suppressed, it was obviously proving that Israel has been ruling under One-State Solution as the apartheid government. The Palestinians were denied their rights when the Jewish were all about equalities but until when will this last? Will they one day come to the conclusion to apply the equality between the two states and start the Two-State Solution? It was in the discussion for decades but up till now there were no talks about realizing the idea of Two-State Solution, which the world was hoping there would be equal rights granted to the Palestinians. Gideon Levy stands to his point that this must have come to its end because this act was unacceptable in the 21st century and the only way to end this is equal rights and that equal rights is the Two-State Solutions. Does Two-states solutions s one of Israel's propaganda? When we talk about Israel, the propaganda continues to play on our mind. Israel is a mastermind and they've been spreading propagandas like posters, newspapers and so on. Al Jazeera released the latest news about Israel's propaganda war waged through TV shows. It’s out on Netflix, “The Messiah is the latest popular TV show supporting Israel in its propaganda war against the Palestinians”. Israel's newest propaganda war is being waged through slick tv shows on several media service providers such as Netflix and HBO. While racist depictions of Arabs and the glorification of Israel is not new in the film and TV industry, there has lately been a surge in programs venerating the Israeli underground services while demonizing Palestinians as threats to global security and removing their history. Back to the Two-State Solution, most nation states are very good propagandists, but don’t you think that Israel has taken it to another level? According to the Israeli historian Ilan Pappe, he responded in an interview about the Two-State Solution still seems to be the only one on the table. It is there and it’s going to be more and more legalized as an apartheid state with every passing day. If we will continue to talk about a Two-State Solution, if we will continue to talk on the basis of the assumptions of the previous peace process, there is nothing we could do to change that reality, in which six million Palestinians would continue to live under an oppressive regime in various forms. Again, it goes back to a rationalist Western way to look at reality. Now it seems that there is such a wide coalition for a Two-State Solution that you go for it. You do not evaluate its morality, its ethical dimension. It’s like this Jewish joke, about the person who loses his key and only looks for it where there is light. Not where he lost it. The Two- State Solution is the light, it’s not the key. “I know it’s difficult for some people to realize that the Two-State Solution is dead. Many of us still sleep with the Two-State Solution, but you are sleeping with a corpse. Many of us still dine with the Two-State Solution, but you are sleeping with a dead body. It’s time to go to the morgue together and watch together the corpse of the two-state solution. Hopefully we will all be invited to the funeral so that we can get over it and move on,” said Ilan Pappe. Israel Democracy or Apartheid? Israel argues that they are a liberal democratic country. The Israelis enjoy practising religious, civil, social and political equality just like any other democratic countries. However, are they as democratic as they declare? Apartheid is defined as a system of institutionalized racial segregation. The most common apartheid country is the one and only South Africa. However, most also see Israel as an apartheid rather than a democratic country. The obvious reason for this idea is because the Palestinians are treated differently from the Jewish Israelis under the Israeli law. There are dozens of Israeli laws and policies institutionalized this existing system of racial discrimination and domination which strengthen the idea of Israel being an apartheid instead of a democracy. Among the acts carried by the Israel that are prohibited by the UN Apartheid Convention are forcible transfer of Palestinians to allow through for illegal Israeli settlements, denying Palestinians their right to freedom of movement and residence, preventing Palestinians from returning to their homes and lands, systematic and severe deprivation of fundamental human rights based of Palestinians identity, murder, torture, unlawful imprisonment and other severe deprivation of physical liberty especially towards Palestinians living in Gaza and persecution of Palestinians because of their opposition to apartheid. There are many clear-cut signs that can no longer be denied on Israel being an apartheid. No matter the amount of abnegation they throw whenever the state of Israel is being called an apartheid, the actions of biasness shown towards the Israeli people and against the Palestinians are visible. Racism was part of the birth of the state of Israel; apartheid is part of its fabric. Nelson Mandela agreed. Palestinians struggle for equality, as do people of colour (both Jewish and non- Jewish). Is Two-State Solution the only solution? A Two-State Solution where Israelis and Palestinians live sideby-side as sovereign nations remains the sole option for lasting peace and containing the situation is not sufficient. The building of Israel settlements must stop immediately and completely as they’re illegal under international law, threatening the Two-State Solution and also initiating a significant obstacle to peace efforts. A Two-State Solution is an alternative to a One-State Solution which is a door to abolish the never ending conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. There is a lot of hope at the moment of seeing the Two-State Solution being implemented. SASARAN EDISI 82 127