Opposition leader Yair Lapid says the possibility of a Palestinian state is “not dead, but the two-state solution has been ‘postponed’ because of the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7”.

Lapid’s specific statements are the first time an Israeli lawmaker has made reference to the two-state solution since October 7 without rejecting it, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did.

“I think what happened has postponed the possibility the two-state solutionof the Palestinian state, and I say this as a supporter of the two-state solution,” Lapid told The Majalla, a Saudi-owned Arabic magazine based in London.

“For years, those of us who have supported a Palestinian state have always said, ‘We have to make sure we have the security measures that Israel needs to make sure our people are safe and healthy,'” he explains.

“But the whole idea of ​​what security we want for our people changed on October 7,” Lapid continued.

“Unlike the PLO or the Palestinian Authority, Hamas has never been in favor of a two-state solution … and they are doing everything in their power to postpone this thing.”

“I don’t think the idea is dead. I think it will be significantly delayed because we have to find ways to ensure the safety of our people,” Lapid added.