even then. at this point when you look at the encroachment of settlements and the israeli politics, when you look at the degree to which palestinian s defunction remains, gaza being ruled by hamas, do you underand do you think that there will be traction for this idea that you are seeing going on the palestinian side and with some liberal zionists like peter beinart, maybe the only solution is one binational state in which you give the palestinians political rights within israel? i don t really see that happening, fareed. i think the best you could hope for i do think we re in the one-state reality more than in the two-state reality, but i don t see it as a one-state reality in which the jewish majority basically gives full equality to the palestinian minority if you brought in the 2.5 million palestinians from