Maddy's Final Thoughts on Peace Summit

I have learned a lot from my unit in English class about conflict in the Middle East. I am both intrigued and compassionate about the conflict between Israel and Palestine, and the effect it has on Israelis, Palestinians, and the people of surrounding places, such as Jordan, Syria, and even the United States, though they can't really be considered a "surrounding" area. I would consider myself empathetic for both Israel and Palestine, more of a "Pro-Peace" person. I don't know just quite what either side is feeling, so I can't synthesize with Israelis or Palestinians, so a peace route is a great middle ground. I know that Israelis are in the area because they were, in a way, forced in during the Holocaust, and the Torah states that some of the land there belongs to Jews. And I understand that the Palestinians were there before the Israelis and just want a place to live -- or better, an independent, sovereign country. The Palestinians are getting more and more angry as the Israeli population grows larger because as the amount of Israelis in Israel grew, so did the amount of space they needed. The Israelis have "taken over," or built many settlements on Palestinian land, such as inside the West Bank and Gaza. These areas are pieces of land that Israel still refuses to return to Palestine after the 1967 War (also nicknamed the "Six-Day war).

But both Israel and Palestine have their faults. If Palestinians want an independent state so badly, they should work towards it via a compromise with the Israel, instead of forming militant groups, such as Hamas, in protest. The Palestinian government should just make a compromise with Israel to either split Israel and Palestine to form a two separate countries, or merge them both into one, solitary country.

Another alternative would be to get one leader that both Israel and Palestine trust. Since Israel is in alliance with the United States, Palestinian leaders aren't going to trust, say, the President of the United States. Complete strangers would not be a good option either, though, because neither side knows if they are trustworthy. If one person could just step up to gain both Palestinian and Israeli trust, then the constant fighting for control between Israel and Palestine might just stop. As long as there is a trustworthy person out there who wants to make a change, peace is still possible between these two conflicting countries.