Peace in the Middle East

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

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the one of the world’s oldest conflicts, and it is still an ongoing problem in the world. Zionists and Arabs: two groups with conflicting beliefs who both claim Israel as their own. In wake of the Holocaust the U.N decided to gift the Jews a homeland for the lives lost in the genocide. In 1947, the U.N Partition divided the land of Israel (Historic Palestine) into two separate states: Arab and Jewish. Since then, the state of Israel has been the center of conflict between the Arabs and the Zionists. As time passed the Zionists gained more land from winning the Six-Day War, and consequently the Palestinians had to live as refugees in other Arab countries. Additionally, more than 75% of the land belonged to

The Israel-Palestine conflict is one of the most long-term, pressing, and largely confounding social, political, and national quandaries of our age. Since we have been moving with surprising velocity into the vast horizons of globalization, the conflict has built up tremendous momentum and has called into question the adequacy of our current attempts at coming to a peaceful resolution that can simultaneously and successfully address both sides of the struggle. The purpose of this paper has been to understand the prospect of a two-state nation solution for Israel and Palestine. The discussion arises a retrospective view of the context behind the present analysis. We begin with a discourse that informs the reader of the historical narrative between the Jewish inhabitants of Israel and the Palestinians who also seek to live in the lands which comprise Israel. At the forefront of the discussion are some key issues such as trends in Israeli settlement expansion over time, the manner in which these settlements create political challenges towards the prospect of a two-state solution, and the fragmentation of power within Palestinian political parties which inhibit the opportunity for proper negotiations amongst the two parties. Finally, we delve into a discussion on nationalism, it’s importance in the discussion of a two-state solution, and the challenges posed when trying to formulate US Foreign Policy towards the matter.

Bin Laden’s letter toward the United States exemplified the idea of radical Islam to convert the world into Islam. This radical idea clearly disregarded the justness of any other ideologies and religions without any elaborations. While the West widely criticized this radical religious idea, Bush’s speech post 911 had actually shown a similar disregard for any dissent. In his speech, Bush stated “night fell on a different world, a world where freedom itself is under attack,” (Bush) The quote implicitly put the universal world “freedom” into a domestic level, but failed to acknowledge that the freedom for the United States or the Western society may not apply for other countries. Both Bin Laden and Bush failed to realize the possible coexistence

The Arab-Israeli conflict, initiated over one-hundred years ago and still continuing, has confounded both policy-makers and citizens; despite the best efforts of foreign leaders, only one substantial accord has materialized in the decades of negotiations: the Israel-Egypt peace treaty of 1979. Before one undertakes to understand such a complex topic as the Israel-Egypt peace treaty, however, a broad knowledge of the historical background of the two countries involved is essential to understanding the motivations and aspirations of both parties, which in turn will shed light on the peace treaty itself. Foreign policy can’t be viewed in a vacuum; rather, each country must be viewed as a nation with legitimate historical and political

Due to the 80% of citizens reporting a Jewish faith, it is clear to say that Judaism has had a large role in handling conflicts. In the Torah, it is repeatedly shown through figures like Moses, that the most effective means of conflict resolution is through peace and mutual gain(Sacks). However, Israel shouldn’t back down on its morals. The steadfast attitude shown in both Israel and Palestine has clearly made mutualism harder to achieve, delaying the problem(Countries and Their Cultures). Finally, I was curious to know “ How have Israelis viewed the seemingly eternal conflict?”. Though most people have conflicting views on the complex issue, the general agreement between both Palestinians and Israelis is that the conflict is degrative towards both parties. Itamar Rabinovich - president of the Israeli Institute, former Ambassador to the United States, and former chief negotiator. - was quoted by the New York Times saying “Both Israelis and Palestinians pay dearly for the impasse. Keeping the settlement project in the West Bank saps Israel’s resources, compromises its international legitimacy and injects negative norms into Israel proper”. This is clear to many people, with the most pragmatic solution proposed being a two-state system. This would entail Jerusalem serving as a dual capital and Paste revoicing much of the west back as

Peace Summit Project/ Bill Clinton/ Nathaniel Elcan Bill Clinton, was a former president of the U.S who had a major impact in the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Bill Clinton had a large effect on the conflict because his main goal was to establish peace between Israel and Palestine. Due to many events and outcomes Bill Clinton affected the outcome of the conflict by trying to forcefully make peace between Israel and Palestine, which had a positive outcome at first but later proved to be ineffective . Bill Clinton ended up negatively affected himself Israel, and Palestine countries, by helping them come together and creating a peace agreement so that they would no longer dispute about their lands.

The topic of peace has been on the mind of historians, political leaders, and the general public for as long as our history has been recorded. Will there ever be peace in the Middle East? Will the age old battles, both foreign and domestic ever end? This question, pondered on throughout decades of Western civilization, has both a simple answer and a complex reasoning. To even begin to uncover the answer, one must understand the conflict and its deeply rooted origins to even draw a hypothesis of the outcome. We must first venture into the guarded minds of radical Muslims, our coalition forces, and the minds of the non-violent Muslims who seek liberation from the grip of evil. We must delve into the history of the Islamic world, the tales of

Examine the historical context that allowed for Israel’s creation, and explore its history since 1948 up to until now, taking stock of all major conflicts and interactions with Palestinians and Arab countries and their results. Do you think there will ever be peace between the two, and if so, how do you anticipate this taking shape?

What surprised me most was that the information that I had learned was the complete opposite of the truth. Palestine has went through so much trauma and suffering because of Israel. They hardly ever have enough to live off of. Israel doesn’t want people fighting against their laws, they only want Palestine to do what they want. Israel has taken so much from Palestine, and they will suffer until someone stands up and breaks the chains on Palestine. Our two countries, the US and Israel have some values that are similar. We both love to be with family on holidays. We all help each other in times of need, and we all strive to have a better future for our children. Give them the life they deserve to have.

Trump’s relationship with Israel has been complex since the start of the campaign, but as president he has kept a very pro-Israel stance. While in Tel Aviv, President Trump met with President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before travelling on to Jerusalem, where Pres. trump made history by becoming the first sitting president to visit the Western Wall. Pres. Trump also continued the tradition kept by many US presidents and leaders from around the world of visiting Yad Vashem, the massive Israeli Holocaust remembrance site outside Jerusalem. On the next day, Pres. Trump met with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to discuss potential strategies for renewing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. One of Trump’s campaign promises was to achieve an ultimate solution to the nearly seventy-year long conflict, as well as keep the US neutral on the negotiating table. Most everyone on Earth would like to see a solution, it’s just a matter of how it gets done. Hopefully, these visits with the leaders from both Israel and Palestine have set in motion the process to find a lasting solution that both sides can rally behind.

Because President Bush’s address is ideological, it relies heavily on the assumption that his world views, religious views, and ideals line up with those of the audience. If there were discrepancies in any of the three, his argument would fall flat. He began his address by presenting his world view with the statement that, “for as long as whole regions of the world simmer in resentment and tyranny - prone to ideologies that feed

he leaders of the past have failed miserably in making peace in the region. Yasser Arafat of Palestine was an extremist and cause a lot more harm than good. Bill Clinton thought he made a big leap when he met with leaders of both countries, however it proved in time to be a waste time. President Obama has done next to nothing to help the situation and all he does is give more money to Israel. We need to get leaders from other nations out of the picture and just let Israel and Palestine to fix the issues. The United States needs to support Israel, but not do it all for them. Radical terrorism is spreading like wildfire in the middle east, we need to take Palestine out of that equation. This doesn’t mean they can’t have allies. Palestine

'For too long, the citizens of the Middle East have lived in the midst of death and fear. The hatred of a few holds the hopes of many hostage. The forces of extremism and terror are attempting to kill progress and peace by killing the innocent. And this casts a dark shadow over an entire region,' President George W. Bush in his June 24, 2002 address to the nation.

The establishment of a Palestinian state living side by side with Israel is supported by many world