An Alternative View at the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Keywords: Israel, Palestine, why, instability, money, manpower, equipment, resources, political will, foreign influence, lenses
Abstract Type: Poster Abstract

Abstract

The Israeli-Palestinian region has been a hotbed for violence and instability since the British Balfour Declaration of 1917, the first public support of a Jewish State by a major power. Since that defining moment in history, the region has been a battleground not only for Israel and Palestine, but for the entire international community. The amount of money, manpower, military equipment, resources, and political will being flooded into the region indicate that this conflict is of particular importance to the international community. Thus, it is safe to assume that these same international actors are having a significant impact on the region’s inability to achieve objective peace. Analyzing this problem from a geographical, historical, financial, and political worldview; it is apparent that this region’s instability has been largely propagated by external actors both state and non-state. This research is intended to address to the matter of: How has foreign influence since WW1 prevented the finding of a viable solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Answering this question provides an alternate viewpoint through which we can understand the reasons behind the conflict between Israel and Palestine. This is important because looking at this issue through a different lens may provide us with a potential path to peace in the region.