PERSPECTIVE #1:

THE UNITED STATES

PERSPECTIVE #2:
THE UNITED NATIONS
The United States
Government has always taken
a special interest in the
conflict, usually serving as the
primary middleman negotiator
between Israel and her Arab
neighbors. Our Nation
considers Israel its best ally in
the Middle East and has a
vested interest in its security
and prosperity. Twice
America has succeeded in
achieving peace treaties for
Israel with Egypt in 1979 and
with Jordan in 1994.
Presently, the Obama
administrations stance is the
further pursuit of a Two-State
solution, utilizing Secretary of
State John Kerry to this end.
However, many consider his
Presidency the most apathetic
in Israeli support since its
founding, and he has even
suggested going back to the
1967 borders as a basis for
negotiation, stirring up much
controversy.
This perspective very much
plays a double-edged sword in
the conflict. On one hand, it
was this very body, which
gave consent and acceptance
of the Jewish State of Israel in
1947, yet is seen by many in
the International community
as being heavily in the favor
of the Palestinians cause and
extremely anti-Israel in its
resolutions and policy
statements. At one point, the
United Nations passed a
resolution equating Zionism to
Racism in 1975. That said, the
United Nations has very little
political sway in the matter
and mostly is symbolic at best.
Their position is to maintain
civil order and to act as
security on the borders with
their peacekeeping soldiers.

RESEARCH PAPER BY: CORY CARBONE
SUMMER A SEMESTER 2014
PERSPECTIVE #3:
THE EUROPEAN UNION

Europe was initially
heavily in favor of
establishing a Jewish State in
the post World War II
circumstances of the
holocaust. In fact, it was the
British government who
sponsored dividing their
mandate into two following
their Balfour Declaration of
1917. But now in the present
day, most European
governments will say that
what had started out as a
gesture of repentance and aid
has turned into a nightmare
most would take back if they
could. In addition, Europe has
seen a surge in anti-Semitism
and brings up the problem that
the E.U. is a federation of
independent Nations. So each
Nation has their own stance on
the conflict, which creates
disagreement on how to
handle it. Europes way of
helping, is through their
financial aid to both sides.


MY RESEARCH BACKGROUND:
THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN
CONFLICT
WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR PEACE
At the conclusion of World War II, a concept
would be put forth, which would forever change
the modern political condition. 6 Million Jews
had been murdered by the Nazi Regime of Adolf
Hitlers Third Reich in what is considered one of
the most horrific crimes perpetrated against
Humanity! The Jews who survived the slaughter
were refugees without a home and void of
security from another potential holocaust. An
idea created by an Austrian-Jewish journalist
named Theodore Herzl in the late 1800s was
resurrected. This concept was Zionism. The
return of the Jewish people to their ancestral
My research will make the
argument that the Status Quo,
which has been maintained in
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
has not worked and is failing to
secure a lasting peace between
them.
I will assume the position
that the post Oslo Accord setup
of 1993 has capitulated and
failed in achieving what was
meant to be a solution to solve
the self-determination of the
Palestinian people, which in turn
would lead to mutual
recognition and a peace
settlement.
What I hope to uncover in
my paper and present in my
findings, is where do the three
major outsider perspectives
stand on this issue. And what do
they feel is the right course of
action in order to create a space
for compromise and dialogue?
homeland of what was then the British Mandate
of Palestine. In 1947, the United Nations decided
to give the Jews what they had dreamed of for
over 2,000 years. A Jewish State in the Holy
Land. The Mandate would be split right down
the middle with a Jewish State and an Arab State
living side by side. The Jews accepted, and the
Palestinians did not! What was supposed to work
on paper became the nightmare, fought to this
day! On May 1, 1948, David Ben Gurion
proclaimed the birth of The State of Israel. The
next day, 6 Arab nations invaded to destroy it.
Since then, a constant battle has been fought
between the Jews who came to call Israel their
home again, and the Palestinians who feel that
their land was taken and stolen from them.
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