During demonstrations held in multiple cities over the weekend, three activists interviewed by Fox News Digital described a political future in which Israel, the West Bank and Gaza would form one state. They said the state should provide equal rights to Jews and Palestinians and include a Palestinian right of return.
Hatem Abudayyeh, founder of the U.S. Palestinian Community Network, said his organization supports a “democratic secular state of Palestine.” He said it would cover the territory now comprising Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, and that achieving it required dismantling what he called Zionism’s “racist system.” Abudayyeh said the proposal would not involve expelling current residents.
Miko Peled, an Israeli-born activist, also endorsed one state, describing his goal as a post-Zionist, post-apartheid democracy with equal rights and a right of return. He said it should be called Palestine.
Sam Husseini, a journalist running for Congress in Maryland, said he favored “one person, one vote” and a right of return or compensation for Palestinian refugees. He suggested “1948” as a possible name, while saying he believed Jewish residents could accept the name Palestine if everyone had equal rights and protection.
The article also describes protest chants rejecting a two-state solution, including a “one state” chant at a London demonstration. It reports that a CodePink coordinator, asked whether Palestine included present-day Israel, declined to answer and later called the question a “gotcha” question in a social media post.
The report’s broader claims about protest networks, funding and the movement’s aims are attributed to Fox News Digital and its sources. The activists’ statements do not establish that all demonstrators or organizations share the same position. Israel’s leaders reject accusations of genocide and apartheid, according to the source report.
