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Tony Klug

Tony Klug is a longstanding writer on the middle east, whose contributions include successive Fabian Society pamphlets advocating a two-state solution (A Tale of Two Peoples, 1973) and a unilateral Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank (The Only Way Out, 1977). In 2003, he proposed a transitional international protectorate for the occupied territories.

For many years he worked at the international secretariat of Amnesty International as a campaign organiser and as head of international development; he has also served on the international boards of New Outlook and the Palestine-Israel Journal and as a trustee of the International Centre for Peace in the Middle East. He is a senior consultant at the Middle East Policy Initiative Forum and a special advisor on the middle east to the Oxford Research Group.

Recent articles


Two states for two peoples: solution or illusion?

The attraction of a "one-state solution" to the Israeli-Palestinian impasse is growing in parallel with the absence of political progress in the region. All the more reason to create a solution based on reality not fantasy, says Tony Klug.

Israel-Palestine: how peace broke out

The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians seems more intractable than ever on the fortieth anniversary of the six-day war. But a dynamic for peace could be released by a few simple, brave steps. Tony Klug explains how.

The West Bank and Gaza Strip: an international protectorate?

Israelis and Palestinians appear trapped in a war without end. Could a creative, international initiative help resolve their corrosive conflict? As external powers and local actors pore over the latest ‘roadmap’, an experienced analyst of the Middle East proposes an imaginative solution that offers hope to all sides.

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