The Unsolved Middle East Conflict

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the issue of why the Middle East conflict, particularly the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has remained unsolved in the world today. In order to understand the nature of the "Middle East Crisis", the paper attempts to go to its roots and ask controversial questions that have not often been asked. The paper concludes that Israelis and Palestinians do have a common interest, that of long term peace and security, and suggests that the two people should be allies rather than enemies.

Outline:
Introduction
A Brief History of the Conflict
A Brief History of Both Leaders
The Intifada Uprising
The Current Circumstances
U.S Role and Policy in the Middle East Conflict
The Current Saudi Proposal
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The United Nations Resolution Council (UNRC) formed the state of Israel 54 years ago. Since then, the Israelis have been expanding their territories by use of military forces. Israeli expansion of the territories was due to the massive immigrations of new Israelis to the region. The Arab and Palestinian armies wanted to go to war with Israel because they were angry about the new lands occupied by the Israeli forces. These forces went to war with the Arabs and Palestinians a number of times. Israeli forces conquered a large number of territories in the battles fought with Arabs and later created a proposal for the settlement of occupied territory. These lands have included the Gaza Strip, West Bank and East Jerusalem (Rubin 79)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• The Anatomy of the Arab-Israeli Conflict http://www.megastories.com/mideast/index.htm
• A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2003/20062.htm
• CNN Mideast: Land of Conflict. Path to peace runs through a history of tumult http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/mideast/stories/overview/
• Lewis, Dana. "Israel to Move Forces from Ramallah." MSNBC and News Services. 14 Mar. 2002. http://www.msnbc.com/news/677951.asp?pne=msn
• Tarabay, Jamie. "4 Killed in Shootout Outside Military Base." Rocky Mountains News. Sunday, February 20, 2002: 12A.

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