Israeli Palestinianconflict
Israeli Palestinianconflict
Israeli Palestinianconflict
The conflict between Israel and Palestine has been an ever troubling
problem in the Middle East. It is the struggle not only of land and borders,
but also for the right to be recognized as a state. With neither the Jews nor
the Arabs willing to reconcile for a peaceful solution and failing to even
come together and talk about it, the international community has stepped in
to propose solutions to this problem.
There are 3 possible ways the conflict can go: two-state solution,
one-state solution, or the present situation which is not actually a solution
to the problem at all. However, the present situation where neither side
gives up their land and have to live in conflict is the only situation both
sides are willing to accept. For now the cease-fire is holding up the two
countries but who knows how long it will last. The one-state solution has
been proposed and denied by Israel but promoted by Palestine. It calls for
the unification of both sides in an Israeli-Palestinian democratic
government. The two-state solution, however, has been given quite an
amount of hope; with the majority of both sides in favor. Yet they are unable
to fully recognize the proposal and remain at war or at least a cease-fire.
The international community has organized a multitude of peace talks
throughout the span of the conflict, some of which were mildly successful
and most that collapsed and failed. In the recent years, the United States
have been a major part of both the war and the peace talks. The 1967
border is currently holding the 2 sides together. In 2010, President Obama
encouraged the resumation of peace talks. During the talks, both sides
seriously showed interest in the two-state solution that was first proposed in
the 1980s. Palestine has openly agreed to continue talks, but Israel has yet
to confirm. In April 2012, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
sent a letter to Benjamin Netanyahu in which he replied a week later, for
the first time, acknowledging that the right for Palestine to be recognized as
a state. Thus, promoting the peace talks.
In 2013, the United States of America launched direct peace talks
between the two rivals scheduled to last 9 months. However, upon the
arrival of the due date, the talks collapsed, blaming it on Israel. 3 months
later, war broke out resulting in countless casualties from both sides,