On January 14, 2026, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jakarta, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Sugiono delivered his Annual Press Statement (PPTM 2026). He spoke of conscience. He spoke of humanity. He spoke of Palestine as a moral test for the world. He invoked President Prabowo Subianto’s instruction that Indonesia must not remain silent when humanitarian crimes occur openly. He reaffirmed that Palestinian independence is an amanat konstitusi—a constitutional obligation rooted in Indonesia’s own anti-colonial struggle.

And then, in the same speech, he repeated the most dangerous lie in modern diplomacy: the two-state solution remains the final goal.

Let us stop softening this with polite language. In 2026, continuing to promote the two-state solution is not just wrong—it is obscene.

After Gaza has been obliterated. After tens of thousands of civilians have been killed. After starvation has been weaponized. After entire families, neighbourhoods, and histories have been erased. To still talk about two states is not diplomacy with conscience. It is diplomacy as cover. Cover for mass murder. Cover for apartheid. Cover for a genocidal status quo.

The two-state solution is not “stalled.” It is not “under........

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