Thursday, May 17, 2018

The problem with Israeli and Palestinian extremists

Extremists among Palestinians and Israelis want the other party to just go away. Palestinians in the Gaza strip want to return to ancestral land. But that land is now new country. The past is gone. Similarly, settlers want to take over Hebron in West Bank because their ancestors lived there. Not possible. Some may argue that establishing Israel was unfair to Palestinians. But even the unfair people drew boundaries and gave Palestinians a country. Let us give Palestinians a country again. Even Israel knows without peace there will never be real security.

Monday, May 14, 2018

Three state solution - Israel and Palestine

Three state solution (Israel, West Bank, Gaza) seems the best in the Israel Palestine conflict. These boundaries formed naturally over time. Hence are true boundaries. One may argue that Gaza will be ruled by extremists. In reality all three states have the same risk factor. That region never had self governance. Yes, not even Israel.