Examines what the best solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict might be, if the United Nations should grant Palestinian statehood, how the circumstances in the Palestinian Territories can be improved, and how the United Nations should treat the Palestinian Territories.

Chapter 1: What is the best solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? The two-state solution should be implemented /The Economist -- A one-state solution should be implemented /Ghada Karmi -- Two-state condominialism should be considered as a viable solution /Anne-Marie Slaughter -- Rethinking Israel-Palestine : beyond bantustans, beyond reservations /Noura Erakat -- A Palestinian state should be based on pre-1967 borders /Barack Obama -- Return Israel to pre-1967 borders? How about returning the US to 1844 (or 1802 or 1861) borders? /George Berkin -- Chapter 2: -- Should the United Nations grant Palestinian statehood? No to the Palestinian "state" /National Review -- Statehood exposes Israel's contradictory Palestinian policy /J.J. Goldberg -- Palestinian statehood is counterproductive and blocks peace efforts /Hillary Clinton -- Palestinian statehood is just and affirms the legitimacy of Palestine /Pierre Tristam -- Chapter 3: -- How can circumstances in the Palestinian Territories be improved? The Palestinian Authority should be dissolved /Steven A. Cook -- The Palestinian Authority should not be dissolved /Dawoud Abu Lebdeh -- The Palestinian Authority should recognize Israel as a Jewish state /Jeff Jacoby -- The Hamas-Fatah reconciliation is crucial to the Middle East peace process /James Zogby -- The Hamas-Fatah reconciliation : threatening peace prospects /Michael Robin -- Palestinian attempts at institution building do not solve the region's problems /Nathan J. Brown -- Chapter 4: -- How should the United States treat the Palestinian Territories? The United States should recognize Palestinian statehood /Zvi Bar'el -- The United States should not recognize Palestinian statehood /John R. Bolton -- The United States should rethink aid to the Palestinian Authority /James Phillips -- The United States should make a concerted effort to root out corruption in the Palestinian Authority /Elliot Abrams -- The United States should take a more proactive and aggressive role in Palestinian-Israeli peace talks /Alon Ben-Meir -- The United States should be doing more to stop Israel's crimes against the Palestinian people /Sarah Marusek.