The Israeli’s and Palestinians have been fighting over control of the same piece of land for nearly a century. (“The Mideast: A Century of Conflict”). The fighting has been relentless, taking devastating tolls on both the Israeli peoples and the Palestinian peoples. The constant violence and killing has only remained a fuel for the hatred and blood thirsty motivation against one another. This conflict has torn families apart, ruined ties between two groups of people, and put the rest of the world in difficult position, as well as their neighboring countries, due to the fact that no one knows how to help. How do you calmly and efficiently resolve an issue that has ensued for over one hundred years? Which there lies another portion of the problem. …show more content…
And still other people may say it was when the first war between the Israelis and Palestinians broke out. However, the key to resolving any conflict is to understand it’s roots and causes. It seems to be that it began when the ownership of the land was [is] disputed primarily between two different groups: Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs (“The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict”). This would be the start of the tension, but not the violence between the two people. The true problem potentially lies in the basic fundamental perspectives and views of the Israeli Jews and the Palestinian Arabs about who owns the land or who deserves to inhabit it. Jewish Israeli’s, whose ancestors began migrating to the area in the 1880s, say their claim to the land is based on a promise from God, and also for the need for a safe haven from widespread hostility toward the Jewish people (known as anti-Semitism). The Palestinian Arabs say they are the rightful inhabitants of the land because their ancestors have lived there for hundreds of years” ("The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict"). The dispute has simply and undeniably gone on for much longer than necessary, and with each new offense, each new murder, each war, or new emotions of hatred, it takes a turn for the worst on …show more content…
Of course the Israeli’s believe the land is theirs based on God’s promise, and Palestinian’s believe the land is their based on the fact that they have been there for so many years. Although it would take a third party, who is completely unbiased, in order to possibly resolve this issue. Which would mean the involvement of other countries who are not biased or a part of the conflict at hand. It is believed that “the international community must stay focused on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the two-State solution as the only viable way to make that happen” ("Two-State Solution”). This conflict is now so complicated and so dangerous that no country, group of people, or political leader knows what to do about it all. Many countries are effected, “but now, the entire region is so troubled that no one, not even the U.S., can give the Israeli-Palestine conflict the attention it once demanded. And American officials can no longer argue that a settlement would ripple positively across the Middle East” (McLaughlin). Would it be best for a third party to step in and try to resolve the situation? Or would it be best to let the Israeli’s and Palestinian’s to keep battling it out amongst themselves? One thing is for certain, no matter which group is believed has to have ownership of the land,