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Do you believe that the conflict of the Palestinians and the Israelis can be resolved?
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∙ 11y ago
Against all odds, the historical evidence for the viability of such a solution increases daily as more and more people in aggregate begin to realize that the take-all approach is in vain. A majority Palestinian youth begrudgingly accept Israel whereas their parents do not. A majority of young Israelis petition the government to accept some form of a Palestinian State whereas thirty years ago, a small minority would have done that. The biggest impediments to a peaceful solution are intransigent religious fanatics on both sides and external supporters on both sides. The reason that they all cause such problems is that they are unable to appreciate the facts on the ground over their ideologies of how the world should be.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoA number of things would have to take place before a long-standing peace (as opposed to a mere cessation of hostilities) could take place. There are other requisites, but there are the most important.
1) Mutual Recognition: Israel would need to recognize a completely independent and sovereign Palestinian Government that would fully control a certain amount of the former British Mandate of Palestine (most likely Gaza and the West Bank). Israel would also have to confer on this state the unambiguous nature of being correct and necessary for Israel. Conversely, Palestine would have to recognize the Right for Israel to Exist as a Jewish State occupying the remaining amount of the British Mandate of Palestine (most likely 1949-Israel). Both sides would have to recognize the historical and emotional value that the land also has to the other.
2) Regional/International Recognition: States that have adopted attitudes strongly favoring one side at the expense of the other, such as the Arab States would need to recognize the legitimacy of both Israel and Palestine.
3) Israeli Reparation Payments: Israel dispossessed many Palestinians of their property, either by malicious activities that took place during the Arab-Israeli Wars or by Ben-Gurion refusing to let Palestinians who left return after the 1948-9 War. Israel needs to pay the Palestinian government reparations for the land that was taken in this way.
4) Israeli Withdrawal from the Settlements: Israel must withdraw from the Settlements to provide Palestine with a viable infrastructure and complete sovereignty. The Settlers must return to Israeli territory. The buildings, however, should be left as partial payment of the above-mentioned reparations.
5) Palestinians Must Concede Right of Return: Recognizing the State of Israel as a Jewish State is meaningless if Palestinians en masse are allowed to Return to Israel. Therefore, Palestinians (and their backers) must abandon the notion that they can ever return to Israeli territory. Palestinians should leave the refugee camps and become proper citizens in this new country of Palestine.
6) Jerusalem Must Be Shared or Internationalized:Palestine and Israel both want Jerusalem and the only way to solve this is either divide the city East/West respectively and divide the Old City or Internationalize the City or some combination of Internationalization and division. Neither side will rest until it can assure its followers that its holy sites will be protected.
7) Liberal Thought: Just in general, people have to be willing to compromise and live with that compromise.
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Does the Israeli-Palestinian conflict represent a struggle of right against right?
Yes. This is a conflict where both sides, the Israelis and the Palestinians, have rights to certain piece of land in the Southern Levant and those rights are in direct conflict. Jews believe they have a right to their ancestral homeland of Israel and Arabs believe they have a right to their ancestral possession of Palestine. Unfortunately, these two rights conflict because Israel and Palestine overlap.
What do Israelis believe the sources of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict to be?
Not every Israeli thinks the same way and you can find a wide variety of opinions across the Israeli political and social spectrum. Some Israelis think that the Palestinians are to blame and that the Palestinians as a group and Arabs as a whole cannot imagine the possibility that someone other than them has a right to govern any area in the Southern Levant. There are other Israelis who think that the entire conflict would end if Israel would only retreat from the Occupied Territories in the West Bank and withdraw all of the settlements. Most Israeli opinion, though, is somewhere in the middle, faulting both Palestinian Militants and Israeli Government Intransigence.
Who is to blame for the Arab-Israeli conflict?
Answer 1Everyone is to blame for the continuing conflict. Israelis are continuing to build settlements in the West Bank and Blockade Gaza, preventing the Palestinians from properly developing a State of their own. Palestinian organizations like Hamas refuse to recognize Israel as a Jewish State. American benefactors support Israel without encouraging it to abandon the practice of the settlements. Arab Nations do not try to engage Israel openly and honestly and believe in holding the Palestinians in refugee camps while they continue to demand that Israel host all of the refugees, something which they know is a non-starter with Israel.Answer 2Palestine. the Israelis had control of the land first, but the Palestinians seized it from them thousands of years ago.Answer 3In basest terms: GodThe differences between the countries started out being religious, with each claiming that their own religion is the one that should have the region, it has since turned into a political issueAnswer 4God is to blame. As well as the Germans, British, Americans and French. And, of course, the Israelis and Palestinians
Why do the Israelis and the Palestinians both want the Gaza Strip?
The Israelis believe it is rightfully theirs according to the Biblical land of Israel, but the UN-recognized border goes outside it, so the Palestinians want to have it as their own nation. The previous opinion is incorrect. Israelis do not actually want the Gaza Strip, specifically because it is NOT part of the Biblical Land of Israel (Gaza is recognized to be part of the Philistine State in Biblical Times). The reason that there is conflict in Gaza is that Israel believes that the regime in Gaza is hard-set on the destruction of Israel. Palestinians do want the Gaza Strip, as explained by the previous opinion, so that they can have their own country.
What do Palestinians believe in?
In terms of religion, most Palestinians are Sunni Muslims with a minority of Christians. "Druze Palestinians" and "Jewish Palestinians" typically identify with Israel more than Palestine and therefore call themselves Druze Israelis and Jewish Israelis. In terms of day to day occurrences, because of the relatively high level of education, Palestinians are less prone to believing conspiracy theories, except where Jews or Israel are concerned, than other Arab groups. They also tend to be more rational for the same reason. In terms of values, Palestinians have many of the same values as other Arabs, such as a high regard for family and tradition, open arms and hospitality to strangers, and strong emotional displays (especially concerning anger).
Does the Israeli-Palestinian conflict represent a struggle of right against right?
Yes. This is a conflict where both sides, the Israelis and the Palestinians, have rights to certain piece of land in the Southern Levant and those rights are in direct conflict. Jews believe they have a right to their ancestral homeland of Israel and Arabs believe they have a right to their ancestral possession of Palestine. Unfortunately, these two rights conflict because Israel and Palestine overlap.
What do Israelis believe the sources of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict to be?
Not every Israeli thinks the same way and you can find a wide variety of opinions across the Israeli political and social spectrum. Some Israelis think that the Palestinians are to blame and that the Palestinians as a group and Arabs as a whole cannot imagine the possibility that someone other than them has a right to govern any area in the Southern Levant. There are other Israelis who think that the entire conflict would end if Israel would only retreat from the Occupied Territories in the West Bank and withdraw all of the settlements. Most Israeli opinion, though, is somewhere in the middle, faulting both Palestinian Militants and Israeli Government Intransigence.
Who is to blame for the Arab-Israeli conflict?
Answer 1Everyone is to blame for the continuing conflict. Israelis are continuing to build settlements in the West Bank and Blockade Gaza, preventing the Palestinians from properly developing a State of their own. Palestinian organizations like Hamas refuse to recognize Israel as a Jewish State. American benefactors support Israel without encouraging it to abandon the practice of the settlements. Arab Nations do not try to engage Israel openly and honestly and believe in holding the Palestinians in refugee camps while they continue to demand that Israel host all of the refugees, something which they know is a non-starter with Israel.Answer 2Palestine. the Israelis had control of the land first, but the Palestinians seized it from them thousands of years ago.Answer 3In basest terms: GodThe differences between the countries started out being religious, with each claiming that their own religion is the one that should have the region, it has since turned into a political issueAnswer 4God is to blame. As well as the Germans, British, Americans and French. And, of course, the Israelis and Palestinians
Why do the Israelis and the Palestinians both want the Gaza Strip?
The Israelis believe it is rightfully theirs according to the Biblical land of Israel, but the UN-recognized border goes outside it, so the Palestinians want to have it as their own nation. The previous opinion is incorrect. Israelis do not actually want the Gaza Strip, specifically because it is NOT part of the Biblical Land of Israel (Gaza is recognized to be part of the Philistine State in Biblical Times). The reason that there is conflict in Gaza is that Israel believes that the regime in Gaza is hard-set on the destruction of Israel. Palestinians do want the Gaza Strip, as explained by the previous opinion, so that they can have their own country.
What do Palestinians believe in?
In terms of religion, most Palestinians are Sunni Muslims with a minority of Christians. "Druze Palestinians" and "Jewish Palestinians" typically identify with Israel more than Palestine and therefore call themselves Druze Israelis and Jewish Israelis. In terms of day to day occurrences, because of the relatively high level of education, Palestinians are less prone to believing conspiracy theories, except where Jews or Israel are concerned, than other Arab groups. They also tend to be more rational for the same reason. In terms of values, Palestinians have many of the same values as other Arabs, such as a high regard for family and tradition, open arms and hospitality to strangers, and strong emotional displays (especially concerning anger).
Why do Israelis and Palestinians feel entitled to the same piece of land?
Because both parties have lived upon the land for a very long time. Both have ancestors who have lived and died there and each would be offended if they were forced to leave the land of their forefathers. Furthermore, each side has their own reasoning for being entitled the land. The Palestinians had previously owned it. However, Zionists (people who believed that the Jewish people should have their own nations) exiled the Palestinians with help from the British. This is considered unjust by Palestinians. Jewish Israelis believe that, according to the Bible (Genesis ch.28 and elsewhere), they are entitled to the land of Israel because of Divine command. Secular Israelis like to use a more objective argument and claim that the Israelis took a part of the land by U.N. resolution, and a further part from the Palestinians through war, fair and square. Therefore, they have earned this land and are entitled to keep it. This is the conflict in essence, though it gets much more complicated than this. See also the attached Related Links.
What are the gods that Israelis believe in?
Jews believe in the one God, creator of heaven and earth.
Do the Palestinians believe in God?
yes, all Muslims including palestinians believe in God. It is their belief in God that lets them fight against a nuclear armed state of israel with barely any weapons.
Do you believe that Montresor resolves his conflict with fortunato?
No, Montresor's conflict with Fortunato is not resolved. Montresor seeks revenge for an insult and ultimately kills Fortunato in a premeditated and calculated manner. This act only serves to perpetuate the conflict rather than resolve it.
What are the Israelis and Palestinians fighting for?
They're not fighting over religion. Religion has nothing to do with it. They're basically fighting over land. The Jews literally came into Palestine and "threw out" the Palestinians because they needed a place to live. So now Palestinians are trying to fight back because they want their land back. The Jews had no right to take their land away from them.
List two effects that organized religion has had on society and give two examples from the past andor present world events that illustrate your examples?
education and war-- Education--there are many religious schools both past and present, and war--often people from one religion feel that people who don't believe the same way should be killed. Examples both past and present--conflict between Israelis and Palestinians; crusades both old and new of Christians fighting the Muslims.
Do Palestinians believe that Jewish settlements are a major obstacle to the peace process?
Whether or not their people believe it, their leaders publicly claim it.
