Philip Weiss reports that John Mearsheimer, although he is not optimistic about the prospects of Middle East peace, has urged Muslim Americans to form an alliance with Jewish Americans in pursuit of a two-state agreement in the Middle East. Mearsheimer notes that there is no prospect whatsoever of Israel agreeing to a single state in the foreseeable future, and that therefore a two-state agreement is the only possibility for peace and ending the occupation.

According to Weiss, Mearsheimer told his American Muslim audience in Detroit: “A two-state solution is the only good outcome for the Palestinians at this point in time. And it is also the only good outcome for Israel. Thus, I think it would make good sense for the Muslim community to rally behind the two-state solution and work hard to form alliances with those individuals and organizations in the American Jewish community who back the idea of creating a Palestinian state living side-by-side with Israel. President Obama is going to need all the allies he can get to deal with Israel and the hardliners in the lobby. This is not a magic formula by any means, but it is the best hope we have of ending the Arab-Israeli conflict.”

I couldn’t have put it better myself.