For all his deep emotional attachment to the idea of Israel embracing all of historical Judea and Samaria, Rabin knew that the only way to ensure a democratic Jewish state with viable, secure borders was to accept a Palestinian state alongside it, equally secure and viable.
Les deux pays partageraient Jérusalem comme capitale, et trouveraient une solution mutuellement acceptable à la si sensible question du retour des réfugiés palestiniens.