# Does McCalin have a clear two-states position on the Israel-Palestine question?

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**Created:** [October 3, 2008, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mccalin-have-a-clear-two-states-position-on-the-israel-palestine-question/466280 "2008-10-03T06:14:09Z")\
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This is really more of a GQ, but we know that any thread with the word “Palin” in it will end up in GD or the Pit, so here goes…

While watching the VP candidates’ debate, I was intrigued to hear Palin unequivocally state that she and McCain support a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine problem. I was not aware he had such a directly stated, forceful position on the issue.

A cursory Google search yielded [this website](http://www.jstreet.org/campaigns/does-john-mccain-support-a-two-state-solution) and a few others which would seem to support my understanding, but I admit I need my ignorance fought.

So, did Palin go a step beyond McCain’s expressed views, or did she accurately characterize them?