Israelis and Palestinians conflict will continue indefinitely until they forgive each other in order to move forward in peace. The primary approach to solving the conflict today is a "two-state solution" that would establish Palestine as an independent state in Gaza and most of the West Bank, leaving the rest of the land to Israel. Though the two-state plan is clear in theory, the two sides are still deeply divided over how to make it work in practice. The alternative to a two-state solution is a "one-state solution," wherein all of the land becomes either one big Israel or one big Palestine. Most observers think this would cause more problems than it would solve, but this outcome is becoming more likely over time for political and demographic reasons.…
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has proven to be one of the most complex and “intractable” conflicts of modern history – or as some may even add – of all time. And after many decades of failed attempts at peacemaking in this region, there still seems to be no conceivable end to the conflict. During those same decades, most of the parties involved as well as the international community have embraced the idea of a two-state solution, but the question we pose today asks whether this solution is still a viable option considering the present context, and if not, is it finally time to consider a one-state solution? This essay will argue that although a two-state solution remains the more desirable and popular option, keeping in-line with both nations’ desire for freedom, civic rights, dignity, statehood and nationhood, it may no longer be a possibility in the near future and as time passes. A one-state solution also has its faults however, as it simply fails to address the issue of inevitable future conflicts and retaliation, which would stem from the most problematic symptom of a bi-national state: the reduction of Palestinian-Israelis to second-class citizens within their own country. Finally, the essay will attempt to show that regardless of what the more desirable and feasible option may be, the context today points to a de facto one-state reality, which some argue would ultimately need to be embraced as the only option.…
In order to solve political problems in Gaza they use Violence, which creates a great unbalanced power that can discriminate and destroy against anyone who is different or has different views than you. “But it was not violence that won full and equal rights. It was a peaceful and determined insistence upon the ideals at the center of America's founding. ”This quote from President Obama completely contradicts what happened in Ender’s Game and what is currently happing in Egypt. Nothing is being achieved innocent people, who too have the same human right, will perish because of the name of violence.…
Why is the Gaza Strip a conflict area for Israel/Palestine and who should govern the Gaza…
There are two solutions to the problem, the one-state solution and the two-state solution. The one-state solution would combine Israel, the Gaza strip and the West Bank into one country. There are two sides to this solution. One of them is favored by some Palestinians, creating a single democratic country where Arab Muslims would outnumber Jews. This would essentially end Israel as a Jewish state as the identity would be washed out with the Palestinian Arab population. The other side is favored by some Israelis. This involves Israel taking control of the West Bank and forcing out the Palestinians or taking away their right to vote. However, this has been rejected by many, including Zionists, the extremist Jewish group, as it is a human rights violation. The two-state solution is exactly what it sounds like, a separate Israel and separate Palestine. This would satisfy both the Israelis and Palestinians as both countries run separately. This two-state solution “has been the goal of the international community for decades, dating back to the 1947 UN Partition Plan, and many nations say that it is the only way out of the conflict,” according to Oren Liebermann, Angela Dewan, and Lauren Said-Moorhouse of CNN. However, the inability of Israelis and Palestinians to decide on terms of a two-state solution poses interest in a one-state solution, partially since if the two sides…
When you contextualize the issue, it’s evident that the Palestinians do have some validity to their grievances. One issue at hand is that the land Israel now occupies was once considered Palestine. The two civilizations used to coexist. It wasn’t until the mass influx of Jewish people following World War II when the battles over the region truly began. Following WWII, the Jewish Israeli settlers were given part of Palestine as a result of the persecutions to the people. It was done so by the United Nations on May 14th, 1948 in the following declaration. “By virtue of our national and intrinsic right and the strength of the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, we hereby declare the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine, which shall be known as the State of Israel” (Siegel). It was a reasonable solution--a two-state territory.…
The U.S gave land to the jews so they could live together in peace.Palestinians are echausted, desperate and very angry because of the israelis occupation…
Palestine sits upon the Mediterranean Sea between Egypt, Syria, and Arabia; the land has switched hands many times over the past few thousands of years. Being a holy land for all three Abrahamic religions has led to a brutal conflict between them since their formation. The current conflict in Palestine has been raging for about three quarters of a century, but before it can be addressed some history must be known. For four centuries the land had been ruled by the Ottoman Empire, and as it began to collapse in the late 19th century ethnic Jews worldwide started a semi secular nationalist movement called Zionism which called for a return to their homeland of Israel which was promised to them by g-d in the Torah. In the First World War the Ottomans were on the losing side, and in 1917, with the Zionist movement growing, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Arthur Belfour declared that Britain backed the idea of establishing Palestine as a “national home for the Jewish people.”…
Three weeks later, The Second Battle of Gaza had started on April 17, 1917 where the Turks had ameliorate their defences. Dobell fired frontal assaults on Turkish troops. He used up to six or seven tanks, deadly gases and also gas shells. The gases and tanks were a dejected dereliction. After a few days of conflict the attack was cancelled, no land was gained from either sides.…
Type your response here: When Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced that he would seek recognition from the United Nations for a Palestinian state, Israel complained that Abbas should have pursued that objective in face-to-face peace negotiations and warned of grave consequences, threatening to expand settlements or even to "cancel" the peace process altogether. Now that the General Assembly has upgraded the Palestinians' status — from "observer entity" to "nonmember state" — the Israelis are proceeding in a dangerous and self-defeating way.…
All of us want to be able to live in our own homes in safety, to sleep at night without fear. The Israeli and the Palestinian conflict is really only about people fighting for a home to live in. The Jews lived in the Holy Land in the Ancient times, so Jewish Israelis saw it as a home they once owned. However, when most of the Jewish people were kicked out of the Holy Land long ago, they never lived comfortably and safely anywhere else. Finally in the 20th century, they returned and created a new nation of themselves, new hope and pride. But the same land was home to the Palestinians, whose Arab ancestors migrated there in the 7th century. The Arabs saw an increasing number of Jews coming to what they saw as their land—buying up property and becoming more organized—a serious threat that made them feel increasingly dispossessed. Many Jews preferred to ignore the signs, until riots broke out in 1921 and 1929. They attacked Jewish neighborhoods. I would take side of the Israelis.…
With Israel receiving three billion dollars in aid annually from the United States of America, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an issue that is relevant to life in the U.S. However, to many it is no more than a distant battle fought in a land few will ever see. The documentary film Death in Gaza attempts to humanize the conflict through the everyday lives and voices of young children living in the war-stricken area. While the documentary is relatively one-sided, showing only the Palestinian viewpoint, it does serve the purpose of shedding light and interest on an issue that is unimaginable to those not living in the region, yet is fought and survived by people no different than ourselves.…
Israelites shouldn’t have to live in fear of suicide bombers and of air raids, they deserve to live long happy lives filled with joy and laughter. I mean come on, why do the Arab countries have to have what was Palestine but is currently called Israel? They already have, Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Now granted not all of these countries are the biggest (Djibouti, Jordan, etc.) but a lot of them are really quite big. Not to mention some of them aren’t even in the Middle East let alone near Israel (Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, etc.). Although Algeria, Libya, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia are huge! Also Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt all have access to the Mediterranean Sea. Palestine and the rest of the Arab League don’t need Israel and if they continue to badger Israel and to attack it, the least they could do is let it have more security. Plus, Israel really isn’t that big. The only reason that they want Israel is because they believe that God gave it to them, oh, and they want access to the Mediterranean…
Although Palestine has a governing authority its “government” is not effectively controlling the West Bank or Gaza, which leads to an understanding that it is not ready to be its own state.…
By creating a Palestinian state several of the Middle East issues could be solved. One of the major problems between these two sides is the West Bank and Gaza Strip occupation. Israel has taken this territory as theirs since the 6-day war. From that time on Israel has build and grow its population about 220,000 (In a Nutshell: Israeli Palestinian Conflict P. 2). This has been mostly in the West Bank. As a result Palestinians insist withdrawal from the territory. In the Camp David Accord Israel agreed on giving full Palestinian control over the Gaza Strip and most of the West Bank. These would certain conditions such as: The state would not have an army with heavy weapons and Israel would lease areas in the Jordan Valley or maintain temporary sovereignty over them for up to 25 years. Palestinians rejected this treaty.…