India urges Israel, Palestine to re-engage in direct talks for two-state solution Stating that the Israel-Palestine conflict is almost as old as the UN itself, India called on parties to refrain from steps that hinder the resumption of negotiations. PTI 3 December, 2020 4:31 pm IST Text Size: A+ United Nations: Welcoming the decision to resume coordination between the Palestinian Authority and Israel, India has urged the leadership of both sides to use the opportunity and re-engage in direct negotiations to advance the goal of a two-state solution. The two-state solution has for decades been the primary focus of efforts to achieve peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The solution would establish an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel — two states for two peoples. In theory, this would win Israel security and allow it to retain a Jewish demographic majority (letting the country remain Jewish and democratic), while granting the Palestinians a state.