Middle East Conflict: Issues Between Israel and the Palestinians

             The situation in the Middle East represents one of the most important international conflicts since the end of the Second World War. The ongoing disputes related to the existence of a Jewish state at the expense of the Palestinian people has drawn the attention of the international community which has been trying for more than half a century to find a proper resolution to the wars that represent an everyday reality for both the Israelis and the Palestinians1.
             Along the history of the conflict there have been numerous attempts and plans that tried to offer feasible solutions and compromise plans that would cater for the needs for nationality, security, and economic prosperity of all the parties involved. However, to this day, the major issues that affect the region have remained unsolved, despite these efforts. The reason for the failure to implement a viable solution to the problem at hand is hard to ascertain. However, different plans such as the Clinton Parameters, Taba, and other plans proposed various alternatives to war which offered solutions with a limited degree of applicability nonetheless.
             The Clinton Parameters represented a set of ideas presented by the Clinton Administration in late 2000 soon after the realization of the fact that the peace talks between the Israeli and the Palestinians were reaching a deadlock. Under these circumstances, the issue of finding a proper solution for the way in which politics must be conducted in the area and how each party should consider the issue of territory, security, and refugees became a stringent matter. Therefore, the Clinton Parameters addressed all these issues and offered a list of ideas which as it was pointed out were mere guidelines. There related to the possible solution for the situation regarding the territory of an eventual Palestinian state, with parts of the West Bank. Also, the issue of the land annexed by the Israeli state would be solved through land swap and cre...

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