NEW DELHI, April 29 -- Global leaders, including Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, Emmanuel Macron, Rishi Sunak, Olaf Scholz, and Mohammed bin Salman, endorse the two-state solution as the most viable solution to the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. This proposed solution advocates the coexistence of separate Israeli and Palestinian states within the same geographic area. While integral to conflict discussions, it encounters challenges such as land disputes, settlements, historical grievances, geopolitical complexities, and Palestinian leadership divisions.

The roots of the two-state theory can be traced back to the 1917 Balfour Declaration. During World War I, Palestine was under Ottoman rule, whic...