Discussion Questions:
- Even though America has been allied with Israel for a long time and only 37% of Americans are against the occupation, should the US still support Israel? What would the possible repercussions be of taking this stance?
- What solution would you propose to this conflict if the Bedouin tribes refuse to move?
- If the Israeli government would be successful in gaining E1, how would this impact the idea of a two-state solution?
Regarding the third question I think that if the Israeli government is successful in gaining E1 it will become increasingly difficult to achieve a two state solution. If a two state solution was to work the Palestinians would most likely get the West Bank, but if there are Israelis settling in would-be Palestine, it would be hard to remove them.
ReplyDeleteGoing off of what Christina said, I agree that if the Israeli gov. gains E1, this wont help with a two state solution. It would cause more frustration with the Palestinians. If they decide to go back to 1967 boarders, the Palestinians would have the West Bank along with other land currently under Israeli rule. The difficulty of trying to remove the Israelis from that land could persuade individuals to stay as a one state, but the best thing overall is a two state soultion.
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