Possible steps in a two-state solution that may end crisis

THE Israel-Palestine tension has raged for decades and it will take giant diplomacy to create peace.

- BY CHRIS HUGHES

The two-state solution, in which Israel would live side-by-side with an independent Palestinian state, is the model favoured by the West, including the US and EU.

But what might that entail and what could be the process?

Step 1: A 60-day ceasefire is declared in which both sides negotiate for permanent peace - but a threat of all-out war remains. Ten hostages are handed over, with the corpses of 18 more, and jailed Palestinians are exchanged.