As the UK sanctions Israeli settlements, is the two-state solution dead?

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has said the United Kingdom will sanction illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, describing the move as “overdue” and necessary to “salvage” a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.He made the comments on Tuesday as 11 nations joined the UK in supporting or ⁠considering curbs on trade in goods with settlements that are a barrier to a future Palestinian state.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UK bans goods from Israeli West Bank settlements: What that really meanslist 2 of 3Nicaragua urges ICJ to reject Germany’s bid to throw out Gaza genocide caselist 3 of 3Israeli parties submit slates for October Knesset electionsend of listBut analysts say the step is far from enough to drive momentum for Palestinian statehood, threatened by ever-expanding settlements in the West Bank and an increasingly hostile Israeli political environment.Tahani Mustafa, a lecturer in international relations at King’s College London, told Al Jazeera the latest anti-settlement measures are “modest” and unlikely to have a significant impact on ambitions for Palestinian statehood.“After three decades of breakneck settlement expans...