Is a two state solution an ambition that is fading away?

Updated 21/01/2013 following Binyamin Netanyahu's comments

Just weeks away from the Israeli elections, a resolution to the Israel Palestine conflict appears more remote than ever. On my visit to Israel it became apparent, particularly when talking to the Western and Israeli media, that the notion of a two-state solution is dying with Israel’s ongoing expansionist policies in the West Bank.

Injustice of Israeli occupation of Palastine

On 16 August, a Palestinian taxi carrying six
people, including two children, was hit and
destroyed by a Molotov cocktail. The incident occurred in the West Bank
close to the Israeli settlement block of Gush Etzion. All six occupants were
injured, two seriously. On 26 August, three Israeli settler children, aged
between 12 and 13 years, were arrested on
suspicion of involvement in the attack.

Israeli soldiers break the silence on abuse

I thought I would republish this artcle by Gerald Horton, International Advocacy Officer - Lawyer
Defence for Children International – Palestine Section as it adds the ongoing debate around the West Bank and imprisonment of children as part of a policy of collective justice. I was in Palestine and the West Bank earlier this year....

On 26 August, the Israeli organisation, Breaking the Silence,

Children held in detention by Israel rising

Today, DCI issued the Detention Bulletin for May. Some points to note are:

234 children in detention – up 6 percent.
39 young children in detention – up 18 percent.
73 percent increase in children in detention since December.
US State Department releases annual human rights report – Palestinian child detention features.
Palestinian child detention again raised in UK parliament.
DCI issues