Solution to the big problem of the two cultures

What should we do about the conflicts between the Jewish and Arab states? Too many people have died from the conflict and it still continues. Peace talks have been tried but have failed miserably. Today all the Palestinians want is the land back from the war of 1967. If they get this they vowed to stop all terrorism and live peacefully. One would think that the people of Israel should give back the land and try to resolve this problem between these two cultures. This is where the but comes in. The people of Israel will not give up the land in total thus continuing the on going war between the two. In order to understand this situation a short history lesson is necessary.

After WWII the Jewish people had no where to go. Many were afraid to live in Germany because of the racism. So most went on boats and looked for a new start. Some came to the free land of America and eventually we stopped accepting them. Now with no place to go the boats would be turned around with very little food and people crammed in the little ship. This is when the Jews decided to go back to their holy land Jerusalem. There was only one problem with that idea. The Palestinians lived on this land.

In 1923 the British divided Palestine in

Now to say that the Israelis are the bad guys is not entirely true because what Palestine is doing is wrong also. Terrorism is the worst case scenario and the last resort for an economically hurting country. A man by the name of Mortimer Zuckerman writes, "It is critical for Israel to break the Palestinian delusion that terrorism will make the Jewish state go away" (84). This is true because of the fact that the terrorism is not helping but adding fuel to the fire. Palestinians also refused a good offer from Israel for some land. George Will writes, "Arafat spurned a reckless generous Israeli offer- control of up to 95% of the West Bank, removal of 40,000 Israeli settlers, redivision of Jerusalem and a limited right of return"(64). Turning this down was an understandable move though because it isn't what they asked for, although the Palestinians need to realize that to receive something you must give up something else. The problem with that is both sides are forever at a stand still. Israel saying if you stop terrorism we will give you back your land, and the Palestine saying the exact opposite. One needs to step up and take a chance in order for peace to develop. Also Palestine needs to realize that Israel is there to stay. A women by the name of Sari Nusseibeh writes, "In shaping a better future, we must come to regard Israel as a natural part of the Middle East"(41). Palestinians fail to realize that and until they do this war will never end in peace no matter what either side does.

Nineteen years later another war broke out because Israel was scared of an attack by Egypt so Israel launched an attack on Egypt first. This is a critical part because this is where the Israelis won the West Bank and Gaza strip. Ever since that time there has been constant fights between Israel and Palestine. Pales