For the first time in years Israel’s leader wants a Palestinian state

are common. Yet Yair Lapid, Israel’s prime minister, caused a stir when he told the General Assembly on September 22nd that he wanted to make peace with Palestinians based on the “”. That plan itself is not new. It has been the basis for negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians since the Oslo accords of 1993 and is supported by many governments around the world. It aims to divide the territory currently controlled by Israel into an Israeli state and a Palestinian one.