This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss a potential ceasefire agreement in Gaza. In advance of the prime minister’s visit, the leadership of Israel’s governing party made a significant, if not historic, statement.

Likud Cabinet ministers, along with Knesset speaker Amir Ohana, have signed a petition urging the Israeli government to formally assert sovereignty over Judea and Samaria — what much of the world still refers to as the “West Bank.” This move sends a clear message: A two-state solution is no longer a viable basis for peace.

Israeli leaders are signaling what many have long believed: that the era of “land for peace” is over.

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