Israeli Palestinian Conflict
Jonathan Allen
Mrs. Zachariades
English 1 P-AP Period 8
2 February 2013
Two States For Two Nationalities
In the news recently, you may have heard about the “Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.” What is the big deal about it? Why is it so important? The big issue is that in 1967, Israel claimed land after winning the Six Day War which the Palestinians now want back. This land, the Gaza Strip and West Bank, is considered contested territory, and both the Israelis and Palestinians are settling in it. A multitude of solutions to this conundrum have been proposed: the one-state solution, the two-state solution, the three-state solution, and the list goes on. These solutions are all based around the distribution of territory between the groups. I for one support the two-state solution which would divide the territory to form a Palestinian state separate from Israel. My first reason for this solution is that the one-state solution, which is rather popular, wouldn’t accomplish anything. Both groups wish to gain something for their own people, and one state shared between the two of them would undoubtedly cause more violence. Both the Jews and Palestinians have terrorist groups that combat the opposite nationality. These groups consist of average citizens in the area who claim to represent their people, so, we can infer, each nationality has at least some sort of, either miniscule or massive, inbred aversion to each other. They would continue to fight within this state’s borders with even more ease. With as much rivalry as they have for each other, one state allowing free movement of these individuals would only make anti-Semitic or anti-Islamic terrorism easier. Another reason for the two-state solution is to protect Israel’s existence. One can assume that since groups like Hamas are the semi-organized authority over the Palestinians, and these groups don’t recognize Israel’s authenticity as a country, many Palestinians don’t recognize Israel. As a result of this, if
Mrs. Zachariades
English 1 P-AP Period 8
2 February 2013
Two States For Two Nationalities
In the news recently, you may have heard about the “Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.” What is the big deal about it? Why is it so important? The big issue is that in 1967, Israel claimed land after winning the Six Day War which the Palestinians now want back. This land, the Gaza Strip and West Bank, is considered contested territory, and both the Israelis and Palestinians are settling in it. A multitude of solutions to this conundrum have been proposed: the one-state solution, the two-state solution, the three-state solution, and the list goes on. These solutions are all based around the distribution of territory between the groups. I for one support the two-state solution which would divide the territory to form a Palestinian state separate from Israel. My first reason for this solution is that the one-state solution, which is rather popular, wouldn’t accomplish anything. Both groups wish to gain something for their own people, and one state shared between the two of them would undoubtedly cause more violence. Both the Jews and Palestinians have terrorist groups that combat the opposite nationality. These groups consist of average citizens in the area who claim to represent their people, so, we can infer, each nationality has at least some sort of, either miniscule or massive, inbred aversion to each other. They would continue to fight within this state’s borders with even more ease. With as much rivalry as they have for each other, one state allowing free movement of these individuals would only make anti-Semitic or anti-Islamic terrorism easier. Another reason for the two-state solution is to protect Israel’s existence. One can assume that since groups like Hamas are the semi-organized authority over the Palestinians, and these groups don’t recognize Israel’s authenticity as a country, many Palestinians don’t recognize Israel. As a result of this, if
Cited: "Israeli-Palestinian Conflict." Israeli-Palestinian ProCon.org. ProCon.org, n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2013. <http://israelipalestinian.procon.org/>. This website educated me extensively on the topic. and provided me supporting and opposing arguments for my solution. It had quotes not only from experts, but also from users. "Israeli-Palestinian Conflict." Www.nytimes.com/. The New York Times, n.d. Web. 2 Feb. 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/topics/israeli-palestinian-conflict>. This online newspaper gave me up to date information and advances in my topic. Since There is constantly debate on this issue, a constantly updated newspaper gave me the most recent information. "Muammar Gaddafi 's Arguments against a Two-State Solution in Israel/Palestine." World Mathaba Independent News Agency. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2013. <http://worldmathaba.net/items/2065-muammar-gaddafi-s-arguments-against-a-two-state-solution-in-israel-palestine>. This article gave me Muammar Gaddafi 's opinion on the correct solution for the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. It provided me with a quote that can be found in paragraph 6 of my paper which is a statement by Gaddafi. " 'Support Growing for Two-state Solution '" Www.JPost.com. The Jerusalem Post, n.d. Web. 5 Feb. 2013. <http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=251311>. This article from The Jerusalem Post displayed interesting statistics regarding the conflict discussed in my paper. I used on of these statistics in paragraph 4 of my essay, and it also provided me with additional background information on the topic. "Welcome to the Purdue OWL." Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Feb. 2013. <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/>. This website provided me with all the information necessary to write my paper in MLA format. Without it, I wouldn 't have wrote my paper in the specified guidelines for most English reports.