Question

UPSC Prelims 2018 Question:

The term "two-state solution" is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of

  1. 1. China
  2. 2. Israel
  3. 3. Iraq
  4. 4. Yemen

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2: Israel

Detailed Solution

Explanation:

  • The Two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict envisions an independent State of Palestine alongside the State of Israel, west of the Jordan River.

  • United Nations Security Council resolution 1397 was a resolution adopted on 12 March 2002 by the United Nations Security Council. The Council demanded an end to the violence that had taken place between the Israeli and Palestinian sides since September 2000. It was the first Security Council resolution to call for a two-state solution to the conflict.

Therefore, option (2) is the correct answer.

Subject: Polity | International Relations

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