the 2 state solution seems like one of the more possible things that could happen in that area.

I thought the sentiments in the OP correspond pretty well with how I feel about the ramification's of the death of Peres. Is the death of the two-state solution just a leftist mantra? What do you think?

The author of this piece (Phil Weiss) opposes a 2 state solution. As for those who actually do support 2 states (a Jewish one next to a Palestinian) Peres or no Peres the prospects are grim so long as the Palestinians continue to violently oppose the existence of a Jewish Israel and deny the rights of the Jewish people to live in peace within their own land.

Here's Fatah TV the day Peres died...

Former Israeli President Shimon Peres demonized on official PA TV on the day of his death
http://www.palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=763&doc_id=18857

What do you think about the arguments in the OP about the demise of the two-state solution? Is it dying, already dead or something else?

There can't be a two state solution as long as the Palestinians reject the legitimacy of a Jewish state. It's like saying that the Israelis and Palestinians can't have a salad together when the Israelis won't pour the dressing. It ignores that the Palestinians won't even make the salad. What's really going on here is that even though Leftists such as Mondoweiss (and you) don't really want a true two state solution, they will happily crap on Israel with the false claim that the Israelis are preventing it.

If that one, you and your BDS buddies oppose the existence of a Jewish state and so do the Palestinian leaders.

That's the problem, not Israel.

So long as Palestinian leaders don't want Israel to exist as a Jewish state, there won't be a peaceful 2 state solution. The Israelis could offer the Palestinians any & everything, but so long as the Palestinians reject a Jewish state, it won't matter. That's not Israel's fault.

That's why Netanyahu is Prime Minister. The Israelis are pretty sure that the Palestinians will never make peace with a the Jewish state,

....and will never recognize a Jewish state, what should Israel do?

It's game over, Netanyahu won...

How was Israel to blame then?

What matters now is that the bi-national state is the only option left.

Do you think that there are any other ways to solve the I/P conflict?

First there is the two state solution, which is not dead despite what you have said.

Second, Israel could annex the West Bank, grant citizenship to the Palestinians living on it, and still be a Jewish state. Let Egypt take Gaza.

Third, Israel could annex the West Bank, make all the Palestinians legal residents, and let Egypt have Gaza.

Fourth, Israel could annex the West Bank, Jordan grants the Palestinians living there Jordanian citizenship, and Egypt gets Gaza. Okay, Jordan is not likely to go for it, but it's still possible.

those are just the first four off the top of my head. I understand how the Left looks to every challenge as a reason to get rid of the Jewish state, but that isn't going to happen.

There's one thing that I must ask you though - what kind of incentive would enable Egypt to "take Gaza"? Wouldn't it be much easier (and less expensive) for Egypt to just let Israel keep Gaza?

What's not plausible about Israel giving citizenship to the West Bank Arabs and keeping a Jewish state?

As for Egypt, I suppose there could be some quid pro quos given to them. However, if they didn't want to keep Gaza, then the Israelis could just go in, exterminate Hamas, and incorporate that as well. Much harder for the Palestinians (especially Hamas), but it's doable. The only thing that won't happen is the Jews giving up their state.

It didn't work for South Africa, so why do you think it would work for Israel?

That isn't argument. If the Palestinians are citizens of Israel, then by definition they will have civil rights, just as current Arab citizens of Israel have civil rights. The majority culture will still be Jewish, just as the majority culture in France is French, in Japan it's Japanese, and the same in any other liberal democratic country.

While that's fine with me, there's just one final, small matter - will they get equal civil rights, or will they have limited civil rights just like non-Jewish Israelis currently have? It's not really that important, but you yourself refer to Israel as a liberal democracy, and if Israel ever became a liberal democracy, all Israelis would have equal civil rights...

Because that doesn't establish a lack of civil rights.

However, I'm not arguing that non-Jewish Israelis have no civil rights, I'm arguing that they have unequal rights. A fair analogy would be the American South during the Jim Crow era. Unfortunately, non-Jewish Israelis can't appeal to any constitution for equal civil rights, though.

But the question remains: - Do the Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem get Israeli citizenship or not in your scenario?

The Palestinians could get Israeli citizenship or Jordanian or Egyptian citizenship. Most likely Israeli. Of course, that's
assuming that they are prepared to live peacefully with the Jewish state and that a separate Palestinian state is not possible. Neither of those propositions is currently true.

Tich can't name even 1 law that demonstrates non-Jews in Israel have unequal rights.

But apparently it's important to rant incessantly 24-7-365 against Jews who must be oppressing someone today somewhere in the world.