Our Policy

A conflict-ending resolution that results in an internationally-recognized Palestinian state alongside Israel that is viable, secure, and prosperous is the only way to guarantee Israel’s security – and the safety of Israelis and Palestinians alike – in the long term. Nobody can guarantee a complete end to all violence once a peace deal is reached. But it is clear that without a negotiated resolution to the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict, violence will continue. Indeed, Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory has not made Israel secure; in fact, as many Israeli senior security experts – and former security officials – have argued, the opposite is the case.

A negotiated resolution will ensure that Israel has secure, defensible, universally recognized borders. A cornerstone of such an agreement will be the fulfillment of Palestinian security obligations and the cessation of acts of violent terror. Accordingly, a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must be accompanied by strong and enforceable security arrangements, such as those proposed by General John Allen in 2014, as well as an international mechanism that holds the parties responsible for maintaining their commitments.

See also: US Security Assistance to Israel