Chris Cantell Discusses World News: Some conflicts are just enrooted in us by Barbora Misakova

Arguments between Jews and Arabs exist so long, that most of us already lost in it. So to clear it a little bit, let’s look on some facts. When the World War I. ended, the League of Nations approved the British Mandate of Palestine what in their language have meant intent to create a national home for the Jews. Two years later, in 1947, United Nations divided Palestine into two states – one part should be for Jews and the second one for Arabs. In 1948 the Jews declared independence of the state of Israel. Of course Arabs had another plans and that’s why they just refused to accept this, quite brave step of Jews. I think that talking about violent conflicts and wars which followed is unnecessary. But what is important is the fact, that Jewish state was expanding its borders even beyond those which were appointed in the UN Partition Plan. And, naturally, it was a thorn in Arabs’ side and it is a reason why these decades of violence are still continuing.

Since then some of the conflicts were ended when Israel signed peace treaties for example with Egypt or Jordan, but conflict with Palestinians is still hanging in the air. And now we are getting into the point, where lot of perspectives on the whole situation and relation between Palestinians and Israelis diverge. Is it a national conflict, political or religious? The truth lies somewhere between. A peace agreement should be a result of long lasting Israeli and Arabian dialogues. But the road to this destination wouldn’t be easy. There will have to be concessions from both sides, and they are going to be painful for everyone. This time Israeli leaders are considering Saudi plan which offers a comprehensive peace between these two enemies. This plan offers peace in exchange for land captured during the 1967 war – the West Bank, Gaza Strip, east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. Israel has said that plan gives a good basis for other discussion, but it is not good enough to sign it immediately. Even though the Saudi plan was in general welcomed, Yuval Steinity, an Israeli lawmaker from the conservative opposition consider it a nonstarter, because “it doesn’t recognize Israel’s right to defensible borders … (and) demands Palestinian refugees settle in the Jewish state as well as the Palestinian state, which is totally unacceptable.” As it seems, some conflicts are just so enrooted that it is more than impossible to get rid of them. Let’s hope this is not that case.


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by Barbora Misakova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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