Where do you stand in the Palestine/ Israeli conflict?

Question

I just wanna know your opinion...

Thanks. :o)

Answer 1

i stand on Palestine of course...because israel wants to destroy Aqsa mosque "third holy place in Islam" palestians now trying to defend what is right. israeli prime minister seized their land but bush didnt called he as terrorist...but the people who protecting his own country against these devil called "terrorist" something not right huh...
the truly terrorists are sharon and bust

Answer 2

We need a two state solution. Not 1967 borders, but still a two state solution with an (even though I hate to say it) internationalized Jerusalem.

I am pro-Israel, but I am not anti-Palestinian. I want the fighting to stop.

I have more answers if you post a bit of a more specific question later...you can't really ask such a vague question and get a detailed answer...I could write a book on this subject....

I believe, as does the U.N., that both sides have historical claims to the land so a solution cannot be found in historical claims. However I do believe that Israel is a legitimate state as it was legally created by the U.N. I believe the Arabs simply reject all Jewish presence in Israel while the Jews have been almost all too willing to compromise. (U.N. established a partition plan long before 1948, with Arabs getting about 5 times the land of the Jews, but still the Arabs rejected it)

Basically I think that's it...in a very, very, VERY crude nutshell.

Answer 3

With the Palestinians of course...
Israel was created without caring that on that land Arabs were living for centuries...As I remember one of the reason the British gave Palestine to Jews was that anyway the Arabs have enough lands,so a country less wouldn't be such a big loss for them...
Creating Israel was not the right solution for the Jews,nor for the Palestinians...it only caused many more problems...
It was wrong to created Israel there,as it would be wrong to create it in any other place...
The Palestinians are the victims there...They are killed on a daily basis,they had to leave their homes and go live in UN's refugees camps outside Palestine...They lost everything...not Israel is the innocent victim there...on the contrary...

Answer 4

LOL....talk about a complex issue

Both sides have made mistakes....both sides have claims

I think you have to look at it from a perspective of what both sides, and their supporters, want.

Israel wants a safe nation, with defendable borders, free trade, and stable neighbors that accept her right to exist.

The Palestinians seem to want different things. The stated aim of Hammas is still that there can be no Jewish State. The Stated aim of Fatah is a homeland.

The aim of the US is to have a reliable, western, Democracy in an unstable part of the world. The US gets valuable intelligence out of Israel. The reason we didn't face a nuclear Iraq was Israel bombed their reactors in 86'.

The aim of the Arab countries, and Iran, differs slightly. Jordan seeks an Israeli return of land, but also expects Israels right to exist. Egypt's Government does this as well, but the people there are more radical, and the country is unstable. Most of the other nations use Israel as a bread and circus act for their citizens (especially Syria and Iran). The truth is that most of the Arab world are afraid of the refugees.....they are better educated, more western, and more modern then they are. They are afraid of the evil western influence in their nations. It's in their interests to have them in a nation far away...like Israeli lands.

The other key factor here is to understand the British role.....they ruled that land for centuries.....and promised it to several groups during ww1 if they'd help the allied forces. After the war, the Brits stayed instead. There were then terrorist attacks against the British...and they left. They left a VERY unstable situation behind them.

Jews, under the zionist movement, were returning to Israel before it was Israel. They BOUGHT much of the land. The majority of the land that was initially granted to the Jews was actually already owned by Jews. This is one of those little facts that no one wants to discuss. The Jews who were there were in a terrorist war already with the Palestinians. The actual battle between Arab and jew in Israel actually pre-dates the state of Israel. They sold the Jews land...but then attacked them. Jews also were not given access to the Western Wall in Israel. This caused a lot of resentment. Basicly...you had a situation of anarchy.

After WW2....the UN said, well, someone has to control it...the Jews have no homeland....we'll divide Israel..and create a Jewish state and an Arab state.

It was an optomistic action.

The Arab half, backed by Arab countries, attacked the Israeli half. The Israelis won that war...and took over large portions of the Arab half.

There have been several wars since then...the majority of which were started by the Arab countries....and Israel has expanded its territory during the course of those wars. Israel did annex land in a few occasions as well. The land that Israel took over is often called the occupied territories. That's the area that the Palestinians are fighting for as a state. These areas include the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights.

One of the nastiest fights is of couse over Jerusalem. Old Jerusalem is a holy land to Jews, and Muslims. It's also holy to Christians. Israel left control of the Holy Mount (a mosque, which was built on top of a Jewish temple) to a Muslim group. That land has been the focus of a LOT of political friction. Israel retains access to the wailing wall.

These are all complex issues. A lot of these issues were being worked out under the Road Map to Peace...but the Palestinians left those agreements and began the Initifadah. That was a strike, or protest, of Israel that became violent. Even the Palestinian people thought that Arafat made a mistake leaving the peace table. Arafat got greedy...and poisoned the talks.

My view is.....the whole thing is unfortunate. There were Palestinians who lost land. Roughly half of the Palestinians in the occupied territories never lived, or were descended from people that lived, in Israel. They were people who came to the UN refugee camps from Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria for the UN tents and schools. I feel badly for the Palestianians that did lose land, especially those in the Israeli half of the initial Israeli formation.

I don't think that there can be a peace until the Arab nations stop funding terrorism, stop screaming all jews must die in their media, their religious leaders stop the all Jews must be pushed out rhettoric, and Hammas, and Iran, Syria, and Saudi Arabia, accept the existence of a Jewish state.

There is blame to be had on both sides....but the recent rounds of violence begun with the Palestinians.

I think it is the Arab states that are preventing a compromise, not Israel. It's also extremely difficult to negotiate when the negotiation partner is fighting with one another for control. Because these countries and Governments are so unstable, you don't know what their Governments are going to be like in ten years. You can make a deal with them, and they're gone in a week, replaced by another group that launches attacks from the land you just got back.

I think political stability in the occupied territories is also a neccasary pre-cursor to peace.

Answer 5

you're able to bypass decrease back to the tip of WWI. After the conflict, Britain which ruled the area under a UN Mandate promised the comparable element to 2 communities of folk. The promise to the Jews become a native land in part of the territory and to the Arabs the promise become something of it. in view that earlier than the contract you had Arabs residing in what's now Israel and Jews residing in areas slated for the Arabs conflict become incredibly lots inevitable. None the fewer the Jews agreed to abide with the help of the contract. the Arabs began the 1st of the Arab-Israeli wars, which they then proceeded to lose, as they have lost each and every conflict with Israel in view that. in case you prefer to comprehend extra google the Balfour announcement.

Answer 6

I stand 100% with Israel. I think that there should be a two state solution. Israel goes to the Jews and those Muslims who want to live with the Jews in Brotherhood, Prosperity, Liberty and under Universal health care and education. Those Palestinians who do not should go to Jordan, most of that country 80% is Palestinian anyway. So, technically they already have their own land. Thus, the two state solution.

Answer 7

I think that it is PATHETIC. that 2 groups of people cannot live together and leave each other alone. how does it Hurt you if your neighbor is of a different religion than you. it does not. so why can they not live together without bloodshed. they are all fanatics and i really would like to see both sides wiped out for nothing else than sheer stupidity.

they fight over the so called holy land for how many years, now the land turly is holy...with bullet holes.

and how holy can it be with that much blood soaking it.

it is a good thing that Joshua did not say , "The bottom of the ocean is the holy land" they would have all drowned by now.

Answer 8

Looking at it as a Christian, I recognize Israels claim to that land on the basis of Gods covenant with them.

Looking at it as an American, I recognize the UN agreement granting them that land and our responsibility as an allie to help defend them. Israel is the only functioning democratic state in the middle east and I just cant believe that we have a bunch of anti-semitic bigots over here that advocate abandoning them or siding with the Palestinians. (who dont even want to be a sovereign state) and use the resources to fund more terrorism.

Answer 9

I think both sides need to try and get along, but they've been fighting over that same piece of land forever and ever. I think Israel wouldn't have had this trouble if they had listened to God in the first place when He led them from Egypt, but noooo every time Moses had his back turned, they were worshiping a golden cow or something. GEEZ.

Answer 10

It's such a long standing problem & nothing ever gets resolved.

Israel should give the Palestinians a break, give them some land where they can live peacefully & there would be no more killing.

Answer 11

I think both sides have legitimate points to their argument. Historically the land is Jewish, but there is room enough for both people if the Palestinians lay down their arms.