Israeli and Palestinian groups urge world not to abandon two-state solution

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Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups made a joint appeal in France, warning the international community that abandoning the two-state solution would be catastrophic as the window for peace narrows. Their warning comes as world powers convene amid escalating concerns over settlement expansion and violence in the occupied West Bank. The groups, representing both populations, urged sustained diplomatic focus on a two-state framework, a position that reflects consensus among moderate voices even as political realities on the ground grow more fraught.