Imagine walking to a bus stop with some friends to go shopping. On a bench sits a bag of candy. You reach for it, to take it or possibly just to move it, and the next thing you know you're surrounded by white coats and blurry faces. You find out your two best friends and dead and you're missing both of your arms. Now imagine living in a "house," no bigger than six hundred square feet, with your parents, two sisters, two brothers, and your mom's parents. You can't leave you hose, in fact no one in your village can. All because some Israeli kids got hurt in a terrorist act nearby and someone said your little brother did it. This is just one set of instances that can happen to anyone in Israel. These kinds of occurrences lead to many ways to solve the growing problem. One is the suggestion of an independent Palestinian state. The Palestinians should have their own state because it can lessen the conflict between the Palestinians and Israel and it will give Palestinians, especially the refugees, a chance to start over.
             One reason there should be an independent Palestinian state is that it will create the possibility for lessening the conflict between the Palestinians and the Israel, giving hope for peace. The Palestinians are willing to begin the peace process as shown by Haydar 'Abd al-Shafi, a Palestinian delegate at the 1991 Middle East peace conference in Madrid, Spain. "Within our democratic, social, and political structures, we have evolved a respect for pluralism and diversity, and we shall guard the opposition's right to differ within the parameters of mutual respect and national unity" (144). This quote shows that the Palestinians have respect for diversity as long as it follows the rules of the nation. This is a positive thing because if the Palestinians get a nation of their own, they will be tolerant of other people's religions and morals. This is good for a country be...