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Everybody knows the conflict between Palestine and Israel, it is a conflict that has been going on for over a hundred years. The conflict, in fact, is so old and known that you can find it in any history books, and it is taught in any history class. The conflict begins in the early 1800’s, Jews were being persecuted in Europe. Originally the Jews owned the Holy land, Jerusalem, but were kicked out.
From 1920 to 1947, the British declared the “Promised land” to the Jews as a payback for all the persecution they went through hundreds of years before. The increasing number of Jewish people immigrating to the “Holy Land” increased tensions in the region. The State of Israel was ratified on May 14 1948, but the Arab states rejected the partition of Palestine and the existence of Israel. Many wars were fought between the Muslim Arabs and the Jewish Israelis for who controlled the land.
Till this day the Jews and Muslims are in bitter disagreement. And violence and war are the only way they choose to handle things. Many peaceful attempts have been made by other countries to stop this gruesome conflict that affects so many people. The most famous example is the Camp David Accords made on September 17, 1978, where president Jimmy Carter attempted to get Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to sign a peace treaty.
The signing the was successful but the long lasting peace was not; the Egyptian president was later shot down by his own people, who felt he was a disgrace. My opinion of all this chaos? I think this is all just stupidity of people. It is 2010, so why is there still a problem with this? Did not slavery end centuries ago? Was not segregation in America extinguished decades ago? Did Apartheid not disappear in South Africa years ago? So why do we still have this problem with Palestine and Israel?
Is it not time to move on with the past? What should be done is a order should be taken, somebody should take control of this situation. The countries like U. S. , England, and Germany , with bigger armies should put some order back in the east. A solution should be processed and made. Similar to what is done in peer mediation should be done with these countries. Consequences should be given if rules cannot be followed. I believe that having consequences set in place could be a key point in resolving a conflict such as this one.