For Israelis, this would mean permanent occupation of East Jerusalem and the West Bank, and thus reckoning with an Arab majority, which would erode the foundations of their state – democracy and the rule of law – and thus its legitimacy. Such a development is the greatest threat that Israel faces in the medium term, which makes a two-state solution vital to its own interests.
对以色列而言这意味着永久性的占领西岸和东耶路撒冷，从而不得不面对在数量上远胜于己的阿拉伯人，而这将削弱他们建国的基础——民主和法治——进而影响其地位的合法性。 这样的事态发展是以色列中期面临的最大威胁，而两国方案也因此对捍卫其自身利益至关重要。