A few weeks ago, Manhattanville College students had the opportunity to hear about the Israeli-Palestine conflict search for peace and agreement. The representatives from this region in conflict were very clear on the objectives of their reunion as well as the current position of their respective regions, and the willingness and effort to achieve the peace agreement between the two of them.
The key players representing the regions in this conflict are Saeb Erakat, Chief Negotiator for Palestine, and Avi Gil, former Director-General of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Israel's Ministry of Regional Cooperation. They talk about the sensitivity and volatile stance of their regions and accept the need of a third party involvement to set the environment for the negotiations to take place.
A very interesting topic since the history behind the players and the conflict itself is extensive, since the British Mandate and the Balfour Declaration, that has not been resolved for almost 3 generations. The Palestine negotiator project the conflict as a transition that is difficult to do and hard to achieve, but necessary for the health of the two regions. He set a sample involving the new generation and how the two of them can get along perfectly. The young generation, in the example, which were females, from Palestine and Israel, called each other regarding the welfare of the other concerning a flood that had happen a few years ago. The concern was from the Israeli friend, who was preoccupied for her Palestinian friend.
Given this information it is clear that young generations of Israelis and Palestinians can get along together, but the question is why the older generation can't accept each other???Probably the meaning of the conflict is getting lost through generations.
Well, it is a fact that peace will be here soon and according to both of the speakers the job does not end there. It fact, it is where it begins, signing a paper will mean nothing if we do not make the effort and make it happen.
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I think for any peace to be reached between Palestine and Israeli, a state needs to be created for the Palestine’s. I think it’s safe to say that violence will never ease if the Palestine’s don’t find justice in a country called “Palestine”. And who is to say that the violence will ever end even if the Palestine’s demands are met? In addition, here's something to think about...Where would this new state be located? Will it lie some where other than in Israeli, would the Palestinians be willing to move or would more violence be seen because they want to remain in Israeli? Just today President Obama met with representatives of Turkey to proclaim Palestinians should be granted their own country. Will the U.S. involvement help speed up this goal for the Palestine’s and stop the endless bloodshed in the Middle East or will the hardships continue to prevail? Is the United States the deciding factor in the Middle East?
ReplyDeleteWith regards to the forum, I believe that in order for peace to be achieved in the region, the people must change their stereotypical perceptions of one another. By establishing friendly relationships with one another, it would be very easy for the people of both regions to accept a truce as well as any other agreements made between the two governments. I also agree with Louis because I feel that peace agreements should begin with the creation and or restructuring of the Palestinian state.
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