1. One day yes, not soon however.
2. Didn't they already get recognition as a state?
1. One day yes, not soon however.
2. Didn't they already get recognition as a state?
Well, you're welcome to believe that. I'm sure a lot of the "hawks" in the Israeli government have convinced themselves of the same. Then again, a lot of leaders have probably convinced themselves of the same in the past, right up until the point where their products are banned, their diplomats are declared unwanted and their foreign funds are frozen.
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2. Yes, they did by a great majority in the UN. Israel and the US managed to block them gaining full UN membership though, against the will of the majority of member states. Which highlights a worrysome disregard for democracy.
Answer is simple = everybody recognises (as in for real, not only on paper) Israel and jews rights to exist, conflict ends.
P.S.
I am willing to bet a cookie that this will turn into another "The Evil Zionist Juice is eating palestinian babies!" thread...
It's not a solvable problem. The events that back the conflict date back literally thousands of years. It's unlike anything Western cultures can easily grasp; the longest grudges among European nations were measured in centuries, not eons, and even then were mostly political, not as deeply ingrained as this.
There is no "good guy" in this fight. They're both being belligerent, and both are crossing the line of acceptable behaviour. And there really are decent Israelis and Palestinians who want the conflict to go away so they can just live their lives in peace. The hatred, on both sides, runs deep enough though that it will be almost impossible to stamp out. You might tamp it down for a generation or two, but that's a hiccup in the duration of the conflict.
I don't foresee a solution. The best possible option is likely a solution that NEITHER side likes, but it would have to be forced on both of them, and I'm not convinced that's any better; they're sovereign nations and we (speaking of other nations of the UN) aren't their parents.
That said, if they're committing human rights violations and the like, ALL support needs to be cut off. And potentially trade embargoes to boot. That kind of BS shouldn't be acceptable, let alone encouraged, regardless of the reasons for it.
The US really needs to stop pretending we can solve this because because we treat both sides the "same". Are neutral or whatever.
As Rosie Gray amd Andrew Kaczynski of Buzzfeed noted, at yesterday's hearing on Chuck Hagel Israel was mentioned 166 times, and Iran (a problem closely linked to Israel) 144 times. Afghanistan was mentioned only 20 times, and the problem of suicides of U.S. troops only twice. Glad to see that those Senators have their priorities straight. No wonder Mark Twain referred to Congress as "the smallest minds and the selfishest souls and the cowardliest hearts that God makes."
http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/se...t-iran-and-isr
bad idea. Allies can be enemy in the future. Since, they are in no risk of getting destroyed themselves, let them build their own weapons. Those weapons can be used against us in the future if our interest changes (we are democracy, interest changes are like fashion fads for us).
I think the only way this ends is with Palestine as a free and sovereign state. Not soon, probably, but it's what will happen.
'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
False, both group do not equally emphasize a religious claim to the land.
One group, was living there for hundreds of year until present, and just wanted to keep living there.
One group mostly left 2000 years ago, wanted it back. Claim their religious lease from 3000 years gives them greater rights than current residents.
How many arab countries (+Iran) do not recognise Israel? That should answer the question.
Also, i said not on paper, while a certain group of people consisting of tens of millions cant get into their heads that jews are humans too, it wont ever stop.
You should study history harder, you will find out that basically only the second map is correct.
Seriously just drop a bomb on both of them and end this crap. Just my opinion.
The conflict will end when the area known as palestine is wiped of the map. That's what the Israeli government wants, and they have the means to achiev it.
There's not gonna be a peacefull resolution to it at least.
“The north still reeks of undeath. Our homelands lay in ruin. Pandaria oozes our hatred and doubt. What hope is there for this world when the Burning Legion again lands upon our shores?” - Eric Thibeau
Why should we care about drama on the other side of the planet in a land area 40% smaller than Lake Michigan?