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Experts say these dynamics have raised the prospect of a one-state solution, which some argue has already become reality. Many observers view that outcome as perilous given the possibility that, with Arabs forming at least half the population, Israel will no longer be a Jewish state. And if Israel were to deny Palestinians equal rights to remain a Jewish state, that would undermine its future as a democracy. Despite these concerns, there’s some interest in the notion of a one-state solution: In January 2023, a joint Israeli-Palestinian poll [PDF] found that 52 percent of Israel’s Arab citizens would support a shared state with equal rights for Jewish and Palestinian citizens, compared to just 20 percent of Israel’s Jewish citizens. About one in three Palestinians said they would support such a plan.