Meanings
- geopoliticsThe situation in which the Palestinian Authority governs the West Bank, Israel controls its sovereign territory and Hamas rules the Gaza Strip.
To a large extent, residents of Gaza and the West Bank are two different peoples, and the idea of a three-state solution — Israel, plus a Hamas-run Gaza and a Fatah-governed West Bank — makes historical sense.
2007 June 20, Jacob Savage, “The three-state solution”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2021 - geopoliticsA proposed approach to resolving the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, with the creation of a new Christian state.
"The only solution here, if you’re going to have a two-state solution, you have to have a three-state solution… you have to have a Christian state," he said.
2025 October 14, Steve Bannon, quotee, “Steve Bannon pushes for 'three state solution,' formation of 'Christian state' in Middle East”, in The New Arab, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2025
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