Article one
The war between Israel and Palestine presents an important moral paradox and tragedy of this age. This is because on one hand, several innocent lives are being lost and, on the other hand, it is a war that must be fought by all means and has proven that it cannot be fought morally. In this regard, therefore, it may be said that the war is collateral for a better future. That stems from the justification and necessity that Israel had in waging war against the Hamas. Israel acted on self-defense since Hamas continued bombing Israel’s territories and its militants continually springing from tunnels and killing Israel civilians.
The tit for tat strategy particularly in an ongoing war is not an effective way of winning the war in question. It is because of its potential of raising the chance of a greater conflict between the warring parties. There will also be a consistently building tension between the two as is the case with Israel and Palestine when both nations do resort to tit for tat when they have been attacked by either. Alleviation of the tit for tat can be accomplished when a formidable ceasefire between these parties is established. (Botelho and Diamond, 2015, 1)
Article two
Normalization of violence, as well as, hostility is a great hindrance to conflict resolution because the conflicting parties have in fact accepted the fact that the violence is necessary. It results from the impending mistrusts of those in war. Besides, bringing them to the negotiation table for purposes of resolving the conflict is, in most cases, impossible since no one is willing to compromise his hard-held position (Kelman, 1987, 354). The primary contributing factor is that they perceive the achievement of peace as being very impossible. Therefore, this normalization is a huge deterrence to the attainment of a peaceful cohesion between the parties.
A two-state solution is a possible way of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The solution will require both Israel and Palestine to make tough decisions since enormous danger lurks in the Middle East consequently requiring both countries to show a personal commitment, as well as, leadership to the attainment of peace through the negotiations. It is a just manner of achieving peace especially when the concerned stakeholders i.e. the governments are in support of the initiative (Wells and Jacob, 2009, 10).
Article 3
A great possibility exists for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian war nonviolently. However, it is first imperative noting the concerns of both parties. Israel’s is security for its population while Palestine’s is the control of Gaza. To thus attain a peaceful future, negotiations are crucial as it has the propensity of bringing the parties together and enabling them to discern the areas where they can compromise. The peaceful resolution to this war should be spearheaded by the top organs of the United Nations and the United States. (Bar and Tov, 2007, 69)
Article five
The interest that outside powers have in Syria which have otherwise complicated the conflict is a large contributor to the intractable problem experienced in the country. It is because all of them have different agendas some of which are increasingly detrimental. Another intractable challenge for Syria is the continually increasing numbers of refugees both internal and external. The conflict has displaced several people from their homes with America being the primary destination of the immigrants (Rouhana and Bar-Tal, 1998, 765).
A significant devastating consequence of the Syrian war to its neighbors and especially Turkey and Jordan is that the influx has resulted in a big resource, as well as, an economic burden. This has culminated in secondary problems such as misunderstanding between the immigrants and the host communities.
References
Bar, Y. and Tov, S. 2007. The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict- From Conflict Resolution to Management. 1st ed. [eBook] New York: Palgrave Macmillan, p.308. Available at: http://en.jerusaleminstitute.org.il/.upload/the%20israeli-palestian%20conflict.pdf [Accessed 15 Jan. 2017].
Botelho, G. and Diamond, J. 2015. U.S.-Russia military tango raises fears of conflict. [Online] CNN. Available at: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/17/politics/russia-us-military-threats-rise-ukraine/ [Accessed 15 Jan. 2017].
Kelman, H. (1987). The Political Psychology of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: How Can We Overcome the Barriers to a Negotiated Solution? Political Psychology, 8(3), p.347.
Rouhana, N., and Bar-Tal, D. (1998). Psychological dynamics of intractable ethnonational conflicts: The Israeli-Palestinian case. American Psychologist, 53(7), pp.761-770.
Wells, R., and Jacob, B. 2009. Conflict Resolution in the Twenty-first Century: Principles, Methods, and Approaches. 1st ed. Michigan: University of Michigan Press, p.16.
