Now might be a very formative time for the future of the Middle East and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. According to the L.A. Times, Israel is under increased pressure to resume peace talks and subsequently come up with a plan for peace. If they fail to do so, the "Middle East Quartet" (the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations) has warned that it will attempt to "jump-start the process by formally endorsing, for the first time, the creation of a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital."
This, of course, is a controversial and divisive topic both in Israel and internationally. Even the prime minister's cabinet, according to the article, is divided. Most of my family seems to just want the conflict to be resolved, and if that involves a Palestinian state then that is an idea they could handle. My opinion on the subject is conflicted, however I imagine that a Palestinian state is a necessary outcome of a successful solution to the conflict. I also feel that the sovereignty of a Palestinian state is going to be a complex debate, because Israel and the international community will want to keep a close eye on its formation, which means ceding some control. Also, Israel is going to be against the militarization of a Palestinian state which is contradictory to a modern definition of state sovereignty.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-israel-peace-plan-20110419,0,2928506.story
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