The no-state approach is more faithful to historical patterns of life in the region and no less realistic than state-based approaches — all of which have demonstrably failed, repeatedly and catastrophically.Solutions that appear “realistic” are in fact impossible in practical terms. Palestinian self-organization and agency, as well as broader Middle Eastern social histories, reveal the error of focusing on states and state-centered solutions. Modern states in the region are all of an imposed nature, with each state functioning as the enemy of a substantial part of the population it rules. By their very structure, these states generate conflicts and wars.The idea of a no-state solution represents an adjustment to the historical nature of social self-organization in the region.Mohammed Bamyeh is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Pittsburg and the author of Anarchy as Order: The History and Future of Civil Humanity. He was presenting via Teams September 7, 2025.Listen as a video: https://youtu.be/4LlexZWltN0Telegram:https://t.me/aryhmaFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/aryhma/Instagram:aryhmaTwitter:https://twitter.com/A_ryhmaYoutube:https://www.youtube.com/user/AryhmaHelsinkiTwitch:https://www.twitch.tv/aryhmaApple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/a-ryhmä/id1508757319

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